Over time, I seem to be slowing down. I have about 400 posts on the Tourguizhou website, telling people how it is to be a foreigner and live in a remote part of China. As China modernizes with high speed rail and modern airports, nothing seems so remote anymore.

It is very gratifying to see new and younger people stepping up and getting involved in the Guiyang international community. A lot of us share information on Wechat, in our groups. It is hard to really describe the international character of this community.  Even though I have friends from Russia to Africa, America to Europe, and India to Australia, there is one thing we all have in common . . . We are not Chinese. . . Not that there is anything wrong with that. Being an extreme minority in a foreign country creates a comradery.

I have seen groups and web sites come and go. They all contribute while they can. I love this new one . . . From Guiyang With Love .  It has the modern blog format and is very good. I am hoping they get more and more followers and participants.