Destination: China

Shanghai

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1315] | Comments [5]

Hi everyone, We arrived early this morning in Beijing after catching the night train from Shanghai. The train was very comfy indeed - with cosy sleeper beds and lots of nice extra touches including a flask of hot water, slippers and little toothbrush ... Read more >

Meeting the village people (of southern Guizhou)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Views [2987] | Comments [1]

Sanjiang I arrived just before 2pm and found out that there were no more buses to Zhaoxing that day. I found a hotel in Sanjiang, dropped my bag off and headed straight for the nearby Chengyang wind and rain proof bridge. Since I only had an hour ... Read more >

I'm still sick

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [598] | Comments [2]

It's getting ridiculous.  But I'm still sick.  I returned from Beijing on February...something I don't know the end of February.  And within two days, the noxious air had me with mucus filled lungs.  Now, about three weeks later, I'm still coughing.... Read more >

Tags: sick

This is your mind on university

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [764] | Comments [2]

My university experience took my mind and inflated it with a bicycle pump.  Then, it turned it inside out, poured acid on it to make it melt, and blended it to a pulp.  Then, it poured it into a mold, slightly different from the previous mold, and baked ... Read more >

Tags: culture, students, work

Gallery: Chinglish

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By bodiekern | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Yangtze cruise

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By sarahandphil | Photo Gallery

Yangtze river cruise

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [2532] | Comments [2]

Hi everyone,   We're back from our four day trip down the Yangtze and had a fantastic time.  The scenery was incredible, the weather was (eventually) sunny and the boat was great.  We really couldn't have asked for any more!   We left an overcast Chengdu ... Read more >

Getting lucky in the Longsheng Rice Terraces

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Views [6028] | Comments [6]

Longsheng The late afternoon in Longsheng was wasted really but Josianne and I found good, cheap food (stir fried rice noodles with oodles of vegetables) in the evening. Longsheng is not a pretty town so enough said really. We only came here for ... Read more >

Gallery: Yangshuo

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Photo Gallery

Parent-teacher conference

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1095] | Comments [1]

Today I had lunch with Kevin and his parents. They brought me to a very nice Sichuan restaurant in Beijing They picked me up this morning at 10:30 am. I thought it was a little early for lunch, but just went along assuming it was a tradition that ... Read more >

Tags: family, food, friends, students

Gallery: Parent-teacher conference

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Chengdu

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 | By pjscheck | Photo Gallery

China Update, Part 1: Toilet Adventures

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 | By pjscheck | Views [1262] | Comments [2]

So I live in China. That might be a surreal statement coming from a shy and anxious blue-eyed art dork, but it feels completely perfect and natural. Well, maybe not completely...but to say, 'I'm making a seamless transition' might be a more appropriate ... Read more >

Tags: china, toilet adventures

Leshan and Chongqing

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [2865] | Comments [5]

Hi everyone, Just a quick update before we get on our boat and sail down the Yangtze.  Well at least we've been told it's the Yangtze lurking out their beneath the grey skies... to be honest it could be the Amazon jungle for all we can see outside! ... Read more >

Pig brains

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1950] | Comments [1]

While this title could be a reference to anything...it is in fact a reference to the cerebral matter of the animal that is the patron of my Chinese zodiac year. In my rush to recount my Spring Festival travels, I forgot to mention it. I forgot to ... Read more >

Tags: food