{"id":4973,"date":"2018-12-30T10:13:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T17:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=4973"},"modified":"2018-12-31T08:44:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:44:58","slug":"china-travels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/china-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"China Travels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/219\/animals-puppies-dogs-+-pawprints\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RUPET7GR_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4971\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4971\" class=\"wp-image-4971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RUPET7GR_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RUPET7GR_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/81\/animals-horses-ponies-+-carousel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/TTHRSSAB_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4970\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4970\" class=\"wp-image-4970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/TTHRSSAB_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/TTHRSSAB_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=OETHF&#038;p_match_pid=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OETHFREP_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4969\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4969\" class=\"wp-image-4969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OETHFREP_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OETHFREP_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n\n\n\n\nHello from Xian in China, the home of \nthe Terracotta Warriors. Sophie and I are halfway through her Heritage Tour in \nChina, and she is loving (almost) every minute of this trip. Today we walked and \nbiked the top of the 14th Century City Wall here, after taking a bullet train \nfrom Chengdu. <br><br>I was offline for several days but tonight I am going to \n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luanarubin.com\">update my travel \nblog<\/a><\/strong> so you can see what we&#8217;ve been up to. As you may know, \nSophie was abandoned at 2 days old, and we adopted her at 8 months old. Many of \nthe girls on the trip don&#8217;t even know their actual birthday or exact age, so we \nfeel fortunate to know her actual birth-date. <br><br>Some of the places we&#8217;ve \nvisited, are tourist sites I&#8217;ve been to a few times before. Chengdu (Panda Park) \nand Guilin are new for me, so I am having some moments of discovery also. For \nSophie, seeing the Forbidden City and Great Wall for the first time, was a joy \nto behold. The Chinese government pays for adoptees to tour their home country, \nand in fact we were able to visit the new Matching Room where orphans are \nmatched with families. <br><br>Having lived and worked as a designer in Hong \nKong, I am very familiar with the textiles and art of China, but it has been fun \nrediscovering these things through Sophie&#8217;s eyes. For many of the families, this \nis the first time they&#8217;ve been back to China since the adoption, and only the \n2nd time they have been here. <br><br>I am sending you special New Years \ngreetings from China, and I thank you again for supporting our family-owned \nbusiness, and our charity program. Much of the money we have raised has gone to \nhelp orphans and children living in poverty, through our partnerships with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amissionoflove\/\">Mission of Love<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157625856093938\">Engineers \nWithout Borders<\/a>. I also met with the Chinese representative of our newest \ncharity recipient &#8211; the Wild Foundation &#8211; while in Beijing. I try to have close \nrelationships with those who receive eQuilter donations, so you and I know that \nthe 2% of sales raised for charities, is being spent in the best way possible. \n<br><br>My wish for you and for the Earth in 2019, is that we live in a world \nwhere humans live in peace and respect for each other, for the environment, and \nfor the creatures that share the planet with us. Thank you for supporting our \nbusiness, and our efforts to make the world a better place. Together we CAN make \na difference. Happy New Year! <br><br>sharing your Passion for Fabric&#8230; \n<br>Luana and Paul <br><br>***** <br>Check out our 180 videos from international \nquilt festivals, PBS TV, artist and curator interviews on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/videos?fn=nl_20181229193712\">eQuilter Video \nPage<\/a>. Subscribe and catch the latest videos on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/equiltercom\">eQuilter YouTube Channel<\/a>. \n<br><br>******** <br><br>eQuilter Classroom &amp; Travel Calendar: <br>Dec 23 &#8211; \nJan 6 &#8211; China Heritage Trip &#8211; Sophie &amp; Luana <br>Jan 12 &#8211; eQuilter Charity \nSewing Day &#8211; Please RSVP <br>Jan 24-29 &#8211; Luana @ Tokyo Quilt Festival <br>Feb \n14-16 &#8211; &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=RUMDL&amp;p_search_type=all&amp;p_func=live&amp;fn=nl_20181229193712\">Love \nYour Mother<\/a>&#8216; exhibit at Mexico Quilt Festival in Mexico City <br>Feb 20-23 &#8211; \nQuiltCon &#8211; Nashville TN <br>Feb 24 &#8211; Lynn Koolish for CQC &#8211; in eQuilter \nClassroom <br>Mar 28-30 &#8211; &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=RUMDL&amp;p_search_type=all&amp;p_func=live&amp;fn=nl_20181229193712\">Love \nYour Mother<\/a>&#8216; exhibit at Spring Quilt Festival in Chicago <br><br>July 11-14, \n2019 &#8211; 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