The Traverse City (TC) Record Eagle, my hometown paper, has agreed to publish this blog www.tourguizhou.net on their web site.  I am looking forward to working with them and telling my friends in TC about the expat lives here in Guiyang, Guizhou, China.

I am a real estate appraiser in Traverse City, and maintain a company called “Certified Appraiser, LLC” .  My personal appraisal activity has dropped to about zero, as I have lived in Guiyang for several years now and refer old clients to qualified appraisers.  I am currently teaching English at Guizhou Normal University, here in Guiyang. I remain interested in TC, having spent twelve years as Township Supervisor of East Bay Township (1980-1992).

The subject of my blog is to chronicle our  day to day lives here in China. We are often quizzed by Chinese about the US. I have many friends in local government here in China and can’t help but compare the two systems.  Also, I remain active in TC issues and will comment from time to time on issues that remain close to my heart.

We encourage all expats to contribute here, however, only my posts will  be published in Traverse City.  Exceptions can be made for occasional guest blog contributions.