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Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Views [5242] | Comments [3]

October 15, 2012 - After visiting the Famen Temple yesterday, my guide and the driver brought me to Baoji. Imagine Boise’s worst inversion, and then double it. It’s a good thing I don’t suffer from SADD. I have a feeling ... Read more >
Tags: baoji, baoji university, china, shaanxi
Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By zioned | Views [1645] | Comments [2]
Thought I would write about my school and classes in a little more detail now that I have finished my official first full (a little more than full) week at Jinling High School, Nanjing, China. You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinling_... Read more >
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [1396] | Scholarship Entry
The vultures arrive at the burial site at the same moment as the convoy of four-wheel drives. They approach from the east, the cars from the west, and the enormous birds take their places in silent vigil on the high crags of the mountainside. The vultures ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By korric | Views [1054] | Comments [2]

One of the students in Mantis group recently went home to the U.S., where he will return to his job as a karate instructor. There is a kata in his style that is not generally shown to outsiders, but he wanted to present a gift to his kung fu brothers ... Read more >
Tags: china, martial arts
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [946]
October 10 - Tuesday Seoul, South Korea Hong Kong International Airport We spent the morning doing last minute research on the internet, downsizing as much as possible to fit as much as possible in the carry on bags and as little as possible in the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By oryxx | Views [801] | Comments [1]
A couple of weeks ago a lovely young German couple arrived
for what is their third visit to Chen Jia Gou.
I was chatting with the guy, Robin, and he told me that on his first
visit he practiced intensely for two weeks then realised he had ‘burnt ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Sep 2011 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [761] | Comments [2]
Oh China, you silly rapscallion, it seems you dream up new and inventive ways to drive me insane every other day. I would pay money, real money, not Chinese yuan not American dollars but British Sterling Silver pounds for a Lowe's right now. The light ... Read more >
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 | By oryxx | Views [663]
Well! This week is
exactly halfway through my time in Chen Jia Gou! It’s a good time to reflect on the last
twelve weeks and wonder about what the coming twelve may bring (hopefully some
sunshine!).
It took a long while to get used to a six ... Read more >
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 | By d_o | Views [575] | Comments [2]
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Sat, 21 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [436]

After a 15 hour flight, I thought I would have a coffee. Was delighted to see a Starbucks. I decided to follow the advice of a young woman who sat near me on the plane and experience some local coffee. She purchased a "white coffee" for me from a shop ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry
After unsuccessfully spending a summer looking for a job in London, I received an offer from a Chinese university to teach English in Harbin. I didn´t hesitate, I passed the selection and accepted the challenge, even though I didn´t know anything about ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 21 Aug 2015 | By zioned | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 2 Jul 2006 | By sarahmg | Photo Gallery
something i'll be building on, don't worry!
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Sat, 29 May 2010 | By bundynbeaches | Photo Gallery
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