I think you are doing a great job imparting a sense of community; It may be our individual investments on the line, but there are a lot of other people in the same boat with us. If we all pull together and keep a sense of good humor, then we have a much better chance of making it to that distant shore.
I'll look forward to reading your update every day. Your humorous anecdotes about your Chinese community are very entertaining, and somehow comforting.