What an amazing journey Sam and I have had over the last couple of months. We have just returned to London after 2 months in Changchun, China and I can't believe how quickly the time has disappeared. Sam was selected to attend a sculpture symposium in Changchun with 50 other artists from around the world. There are too many pics and stories to share here.....but there's all that and more on our China blog.

While we were in China, Masterton Mayor Gary Daniel and local counciller Jonathan Hooker came for a visit and to build on the sister city relationship between Masterton and Changchun. The official schedule was hectic but it was great fun tagging along and getting an insiders peek at the governing of an industrial Chinese city of seven million people. I reckon half of Mastertons 20 000 or so people would fit into the hotel we were staying in! The official Masterton delegation (yep, thats us too!) appeared in the local rag recently- read the article here.

"Sister city relationships strengthened"

Sam and I with Mayor Garry Daniels and Councillor Jonathan Hooker. On the far-left are ex-Mastertonians and Chinese residents Jan and Graham who came along to support the NZ delegation and translate

So...looks like it's J9 and Sam's London adventures from here on in....we'll keep you tuned.