Destination: China

Kunming : I like it!

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [538] | Comments [1]

Arrived in Kunming, watched a movie with Joy, and relaxed into the warm welcome I have from this great couple here. Joy is originally from Anhui province, and Mark is Irish. They run the best bar for live music here in Kunming, and their couch is ... Read more >

Photos: Mountain walk

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 | By samvanneilson | Photo Gallery

the happenings

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [386]

Hello fellow land lovers! Been a while since i have posted but until recently there has not been too much to report. I was flat broke until the 15th so from the 9th to then i stayed in and ate noodles and watch stuff on the internet. I have been ... Read more >

Tags: china, date, hiking, school

Thoughts about Gender issues in China

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [778]

September 25, 2010 Gender issues have always been an interest to me, and so today I figured I should watch a few interactions on the street just to check out a few differences between our interactions and the Chinese. The biggest difference between ... Read more >

Friday Fun Day

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [779]

September 24, 2010 Today’s conversation partners’ class was really fun. I met a girl, whose name is lost to me know, that hardly spoke any English and we really didn’t have very much in common but it was fun trying to figure out what she was saying.... Read more >

September 23, 2010

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [640]

Today we had such an interesting class with Professor Liao. The topic was the rural revolution in China and at first we were all really tired from the festivities of ZhingQiuJie the night before, but once he started relating the experiences of the ... Read more >

ZhongQiu Jie (Mid-Autumn Festival)

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [785]

September 22, 2010 Today is the Mid Autumn Festival here in Xiamen! Playing a gambling game, drinking tea, eating moon cakes and spending time with one’s family to watch the moon generally celebrate this holiday. (Or so I was told) We were able to go ... Read more >

Photos: ZhongQiu Jie (Mid-Autumn Festival)

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Photo Gallery

Typhoon Fanapi

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Views [838]

September 20, 2010 Well today we had Typhoon Fanapi hit Xiamen DaXue, which was seriously destructive. Apparently 70 people died from it in the province below us. I suppose we are lucky, but seriously I was absolutely SHOCKED to see how many people ... Read more >

Photos: Typhoon Fanapi!

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Photo Gallery

Photos: Xinjiang

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By hintonnn | Photo Gallery

Photos: More of Xiamen!!

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Photo Gallery

South Korea

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 | By ness0168 | Views [313]

Eventually this will contain information about my trip to Seoul, Donghae, Samcheok, Sokcho and Busan.

Paul and Yokos wedding and general mayhem

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [772]

I’m thankful that after the absolute chaos of Saturday that I spent yesterday charlando with Ana, my friend from Argentina who teaches Spanish in Zhengzhou, and then Julia, who I stayed with, into the small hours of the night, relaxed and happy.... Read more >

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 | By vesipenkova | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010