Category: travel
Updated on August 2, 2011
On the border
Tuesday morning, we rolled into Yanji (a town near the border of North Korea and China) at 4:30 AM. It was early, but it certainly wasn’t bright. We took a taxi down sleeping streets to the one open… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Go out in joy
You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12 I’m back home again,… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: A story for the grandkids
This snapshot features a trip from several years back. I briefly mentioned it in a previous snapshot, and include it here to bolster my courage as I head off on what will likely prove to be an interesting… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
A walk on the wild side
National Holiday officially began yesterday. I had grand plans of cooking, eating, lesson planning, reading grad books, writing grad papers, cooking, eating, and sleeping. Lots and lots of sleeping. But then my teammate Seth mentioned the idea of taking… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Bits of my day
I woke up at 4:45 AM. I put on my jeans after a quick shower. I felt something in the pant leg. I reached up to grab said object and ended up fishing out a large beetle bug… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Jumping the pond
After trains, planes, and automobiles, I am safely tucked into my parents’ house in the States. It’s currently 1:25 AM and I’m bright eyed and bushy tailed–the pitch black darkness hasn’t convinced my body that it’s not really mid-afternoon…. Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: Fuling Tomb (Shenyang)
This weekend, the team headed to Shenyang for our annual team retreat. It seems a bit counter-intuitive to pack it up and head out of town during one of the busiest seasons of the year, but the trip has… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
A bit of sunshine
It is gray today. Stark, dark, gloomy, dreary gray. The type of gray that requires having lights on all day. The type of gray that encourages curling up under a blanket letting the hours melt away in unproductiveness… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Luang Prabang, Laos
My first stop after conference was in the ancient capital of Laos, Luang Prabang. My stay there largely centered around our riverside bungalows, especially considering I was intimately tied to our bungalow’s bathroom for two out of the four… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
The year of the tiger
Chun Jie Kuai Le! Happy Chinese New Year! The year of the tiger has now begun, and I have quite purposefully avoided its beginning in China. The few days leading up to Spring Festival are some of the… Read More
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