Destination: China

Gallery: Around Luoyang

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By relivethefire | Photo Gallery

safely in shanghia

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By yram777 | Views [540]

so far so good ,no H1 N1 scares so far, as a matter of fact , on the way to China Jack would ask me do we need to worry about the food yet and I would reply "what do you mean?"fortunately or unfortunately we have drank coffee , tea , ice, water, ... Read more >

To go to Egypt or not go to Egypt?

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By muoy | Views [603] | Comments [2]

Yesterday was such an exciting day!!!  I booked my ticket to Shenzhen/Hong Kong to depart next Tuesday with plans to meet up with Wendy when I got there.  Those plans have completely changed now and I might end up going to Egypt for part of my trip.  ... Read more >

Gallery: Heart to Heart

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 | By muoy | Photo Gallery

Back in Xi'an....at Heart to Heart

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 | By muoy | Views [1568] | Comments [3] | Video

Video Note:  Wendy and I were goofing off at Heart to Heart.  There is a big playroom on the roof of the building and they had these little bikes for the kids.  We decided to be big kids and rode the bikes down a ramp.  :) Patrick and I decided to return ... Read more >

Video: Apartment

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 | By relivethefire | Views [568] | Comments [2] | Video

Low quality video of me showing you around my apt.  

Gallery: Chinglish

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By relivethefire | Photo Gallery

1st Day

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By relivethefire | Views [599] | Comments [1]

I woke up at 7:40 this morning to a pounding on my door.  I'd forgotten that Tim, husband of another teacher, had invited me out to breakfast this morning.  I got up, showered, and was down at his place at 8.  Instead of heading to breakfast, we ended ... Read more >

Tags: daily life

Gallery: My Apartment

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By relivethefire | Photo Gallery

I'm here!

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By relivethefire | Views [488]

The flight to China was absurd. It was about 20-22 hours of flying and layovers. Approximately 1.5-2 hours from Detroit to Toronto, 13.5-15 hrs to Beijing, and approximately 1.5 to Luoyang. There was about a 2 hour layover at every airport, so ... Read more >

Tags: arrival

The pandas are my neighbors...

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 | By muoy | Views [2002] | Comments [7]

We got the to Shaanxi Wild Animals Rescue and Research Center yesterday.  The pandas are so cute...they are so fat and lazy.  All they do is eat, poop, and sleep all day long.  It's a nice life to have, especially when you have someone cleaning after ... Read more >

Gallery: Qingdao

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 | By caz_sheppard | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Pandas

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 | By muoy | Photo Gallery

foto's CHINAREIS Esther&Enno online!!

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By esther_in_china | Views [472]

EINDEIJK heb ik tijd gevonden en zin gemaakt om de foto's online te zetten! Het is maar een selectie en de mooie verhalen krijgen jullie erbij als ik weer thuis ben, maar dit is alvast een voorproefje ;) x ES

Cold water has never tasted so good....

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 | By muoy | Views [1074] | Comments [4]

I'm almost thinking that Xi'an is hotter than Cambodia!!!  Today was extremely hot and we rode the bus during our trip out today.  The bus was crowded with sweaty and smelly people!  Taxis might be the way to go for the future.  It's only 1 yuan to ride ... Read more >