Destination: China

I am thankful

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By simsy | Views [595] | Comments [1]

here is a list from my journal of things i am thankful for during my time in Bejining so far...its so good to be reminded of how I am blessed 1. easily accessible internet 2. not getting sick so far, few bug bites, no terrible headaches 3. IKEA ... Read more >

But Where Has the Tent Gone??

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By travelheart24 | Views [1406] | Comments [5]

How many adventures can three girls have in two days?? Quite a few it seems!   Just off the top of my head, we rode camels across the Tenger Desert, went sledding on the sand dunes, had one of our tents blow away in the wind (!), and celebrated 4 ... Read more >

Tags: camels, girl talk, laughter

Last night in my apartment

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1163]

Today, my last day in my apartment, I woke up after noon.  I almost immediately started cleaning.   I picked up my carpets and swept.  I washed some dishes and started the process of cleaning out my fridge.  I threw away a lot of stuff.  I gave my left ... Read more >

Train tickets

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1180]

The one thing I was sure I could do in Chinese was buy train tickets. I've done it countless times now (mostly in Chinese), and I've never once gotten the wrong ticket. Today, I attempted to purchase my third to last train ticket in China. I went ... Read more >

June 28th-29th, Weekend Fun

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By simsy | Views [560]

Work Recap This weekend started out with a team meeting on friday.  We met at about 8:30 for dinner once everyone was done with work for the week.  It was just so encouraging to hear how the rest of the team was doing - especially the guys who I didn't ... Read more >

Gallery: The Summer Palace

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By simsy | Photo Gallery

Russian food and more goodbyes

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1083]

Tonight was Mario's last night in Beijing. He flies out tomorrow for Los Angeles. We decided on Russian food and one last night in Sanlitun. So we ate stuffed cabbage and chicken kiev with huge beers, went to Nanjie for Y10 gin and tonics, and ... Read more >

In Case you Missed it...UPDATE #2

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By simsy | Views [754]

I plan to send out updates weekly.  This week had a lot of new situations, and I wanted to let you know that I arrived and was adjusting well, so I sent out a few more frequently.  I have regular email access at work if you want to contact me, but please ... Read more >

My last date with Agent Cooper

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1077]

Today, I finished that enigma of a TV series, Twin Peaks. Kara and I watched until our eyes nearly bled and learned the conclusion of my recent obsession. It satisfied in an eerie way. But the ending of the show wasn't as sad as knowing I don't ... Read more >

Errands...oh the errands

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1090]

Because I didn’t do anything in the way of moving out yesterday, I decided to devote today to those tasks. Last night, after dinner, I bought the “Sex and the City” movie and spent the entire night watching and re-watching it. ... Read more >

Gallery: Album 14: Shanghai, China

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By leanne | Photo Gallery

Gallery: West & North Western China

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Photo Gallery

Doing a few miles

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1274] | Comments [1]

In the last few weeks work has taken me in to Inner Mongolia Province and out to the Tibetan / Qinghai plateau. The coal mine we work with in Zhunge'er is only a three to thirty three hour drive - depending on snow, ice, trucks, bicycles, potholes and ... Read more >

Twin Peaks

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1115]

Today, I forwent doing all kinds of errands necessary for the moving out process in order to finish the cult classic. I went to Kara’s this morning around 11am, and we watched about six hours of “Twin Peaks”, but we still didn’t ... Read more >

Carlos

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1172]

Carlos is one of my best students.   His English is pretty good.   His concentration is awful.   His desire to pay attention in class is minimal.   But his creativity…is astounding for a Chinese student.   He often thinks of ... Read more >