Category: photography

Last day in pictures

I’ve now been back stateside a little more than a week. Jet lag is conquered and graduate papers are semi-conquered. Tomorrow I head up to Wheaton and Monday, yes Monday, as in the fourth of July, I begin… Read More

Sunday snapshot: Week of Lasts

This week has been all about “lasts.” Last time giving finals. Last time using the trench squatty potty in the teaching building (too much information?). Last visit to KFC. Last time bargaining with stubborn taxi drivers. Last time… Read More

Sunday Snapshot: Picnic at the Park

What is one to do when move across the ocean is imminent? When the to do list stretches a mile long? When there is six years’ worth of things to be sorted and trashed and given away and packed… Read More

All about the kids

Today is Children’s Day, which apparently is an international holiday. Speaking from personal experience, I don’t think the holiday is acknowledged in the States. But China? In China it’s a day for children to eat copious amounts of… Read More

Sunday Snapshot: Team Retreat {Harbin}

In the past six years living in Asia, I’ve had the opportunity to do many things I had never imagined myself doing. Riding elephants. Bunking with four people in a tiny one person steward’s cabin on an overnight… Read More

Sunday Snapshot: The Countryside

I’m not gonna lie–when the foreign affairs office called last Friday announcing an excursion to the countryside, I was anything but excited. In fact, I’m pretty sure I let out a significant groan. We’ve entered the final push… Read More

Sunday Snapshot: Twin Time

This weekend I headed off to the big city for a quick trip. One of the primary motivating factors was a visit to my Chinese nephews. These twins are seriously some of the cutest little Chinese boys I’ve… Read More

Stereotypical China

We think in stereotypes. Whether or not we admit we think in stereotypes perhaps depends on how politically correct we are attempting to be at the moment. But the simple fact is that our brains are constantly lumping, associating and… Read More

Turning the corner

It was the scent that drew me there. I was leaving the teaching building this afternoon and for once was halted by a pleasant smell. I glanced over at the bushes next to the building, and somewhat surprised… Read More

Sunday Snapshot: The Reason

I’m still recuperating. At least, when I go to bed at nine and fail yet again to get back to a morning workout, I like to use the excuse that I’m still recuperating. I’m not sure what’s been… Read More