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Sat, 20 Aug 2005 | By mark | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 20 Aug 2005 | By mark | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 1 Jul 2005 | By sheena_marie | Views [304]
.....stare. I'm not kidding. I get started at so much over here it's not funny. The women aren't as obvious about it as the men, but they all stare. Apparently it's not as bad (the staring that is) here in ZhuHai as it is in other provinces, but still.... Read more >
Tags: Work
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 | By sheena_marie | Views [297]
alive. Have now been in Zhuhai *counts the days* 6 days? (My days are so confused at the moment it's NOT funny!!). It's an interesting place. I currently have an apartment to myself on the 4th floor (of 27 floors). The bathroom takes a bit of getting ... Read more >
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Fri, 24 Jun 2005 | By sheena_marie | Views [340]
Arrived in China safely yesterday afternoon.Have managed to go shopping by myself and am about to go and try to get some food for myself (food that isn't KFC or McDonalds). Later!
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 | By solbeam | Views [3726] | Comments [1]
I take a deep breath, hold it, and step into the dank room. (When
the students ran into our shared room an hour earlier and exclaimed,
“It’s the most foul thing we’ve ever seen in our lives!” I laughed. I’d
heard the rumors of hell realms to be ... Read more >
Tags: food & eating, tibet
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 | By solbeam | Photo Gallery
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Tags: mountains, tibet
Sat, 9 Apr 2005 | By solbeam | Views [4208] | Comments [4]
Once upon a time I fell in love with Christianity. I went to
church twice a week and made the sign of the cross each time I went
down on my knees. I memorized and repeated prayers as I counted through
my rosary’s beads. I sang songs in the choir ... Read more >
Tags: philosophy of travel, tibet
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 | By solbeam | Views [4496]
Out of meditation retreat and back to tracking the footsteps of the prophetic pilgrims themselves! An update is on the way. In the meantime, I thought I'd share my backpack book stack... The Secrets of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation by Christian ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, tibet
Tue, 15 Mar 2005 | By mark | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 24 Sep 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [764]
Beijing to Hong Kong: Yay! Wendy feels better today! I still feel a little warm and I'm not moving too fast, but at least I can move. We are flying to Hong Kong today and so far, this airport business is pretty rediculous. I will restate my creed ... Read more >
Tags: china, culture, musings
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [1953]
Ugh...Today was definitely NOT a good day. I came down with my first ever case of, well, you can guess. We went to the Hard Rock Cafe last night to answer the craving for American food, but this morning I discovered it wasn't worth the effort. I should ... Read more >
Tags: (mis)adventures in local cuisine, china
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [1519]
The Great Wall is so amazing! It's surreal to think I was standing on one of the seven great wonders of the world! To get to the wall itself, you can either take a cable car up or climb 1,000 steps up the mountain. We made the climb and the the view ... Read more >
Tags: china, once in a lifetime, the great wall
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [684]
Imagine a group of 100 college students trying to make it through an airport together to fly to Beijin, not able to read or understand anything. Sound chaotic? I've decided I don't like groups of more than two people. Today we went to the Summer Palace ... Read more >
Tags: china, sightseeing
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