04/14/2009
02/04/2009
Youngest street performers in the world
Unlike Beijing, Shanghai and of course Hong Kong, the Chinese are permitted to move to Shenzhen unrestricted so the rural poor move here in droves in the hopes of a better future. 
01/30/2009
Weekend in China
You'd think this was SoCal but I'm in Shenzhen S.A.R. China just north of Hong Kong. We come here for a bargain weekend. Counterfeit currency is so rampant it takes a few minutes for every transaction not to mention I'm a walking target for a mugging which by many accounts can happen in broad daylight in the midst of crowds. But I love the thill of urban warfare tourism so I'm having a ball. Plenty of free wifi so I can Moblog. Now I'm off to find a tailor. 
01/28/2009
01/26/2009
Life is Good
I know this has nothing to do with the inauguration but can a person be so lucky? Right after leaving DC I flew to Hong Kong then to the Philippines to scuba dive. Yesterday we were way too close to a venomous sea snake then today it was SHARKS! OMG! I will post pics and video asap. But let's just say that this tops my African safaris in terms of shear thrill factor. Undoubtedly the most exciting experience of my life. I always measure these moments if thoughts of my childhood in Eagle Pass flash through my head. This rarely happens. First day in the Governor's Office, the first nighttime African safari; hiking the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. And about an hour ago, watching sharks in a reef cave in the Philippines.
01/25/2009
Latino Gala
Texas State Representative Diana Maldonado and Juan Barrientos at the Latino Inaugural Gala in Washington D.C.
