A new study is being reported by China Daily that 50% of new expats to China leave early due to a difficult transition.
China Transition Institute (CTI) president David Israel-Rosen said most foreigners are unprepared for what life will be like when they arrive in China.
"It is moving from the West to the East," he said. "It is not like moving from Chicago to Denver."
After all of the excitement over Larry the lobster (whose exit from the New York restaurant we're still trying to coordinate), I thought this video of a toddler's first encounter with mail order lobsters was pretty timely.
Happy Friday!
Mary-Alice Pomputius, from DogJaunt, has a guest blog up at Will My Dog Hate Me? that details some great training tips for preparing a pet for travel. If you've never worked on vocal commands to help your dog travel more easily, now's the time to start!
Many Latin and South American countries require not only a USDA endorsement from the state veterinarian but also a consular endorsement from their government's consulate office. However, Brazilhas adopted a "norm of reciprocity," which means that countries that do not require a Brazilian government endorsement for shipments coming from Brazil are treated in kind and not required to provide a Brazilian conuslar endorsement for shipments into Brazil.
We moved "Sunflower" from Tuckerton, New Jersey 
to Sutton Upon Derwent in the United Kingdom recently and got a great testimonial from Sunflower's family. We love getting emails like this one. There's nothing better than hearing how much our services mean to people and their families. After all, it's why we do what we do!
