My China Photo Scrapbook This China photo scrapbook I made for my mom with pictures from my time teaching at Anhui University in Hefei, China from 2011-2012. The original is A4 size. Pictures include my adventures all over china including … Continued
I’m back in China! I mentioned my plan to return to the Orient a few months ago. Well, now I’m back in this fascinating place living in Beijing. I’m teaching English at a small language school called Amerilish. By the … Continued
The Orient has been calling for three years, and I’m finally picking up the phone. I don’t know where I’ll be yet, but the plan is to return this autumn. I am exploring a couple of options right now. In … Continued
China, an ancient land rapidly adapting to a modern way of doing things. That is the dichotomy that exists all over the most populous country in the world. On one corner you can find an ancient street with structures built … Continued
This month, leading up to Thanksgiving, I’m expressing my gratitude for people who have influenced me in someway–it’s all about the people. Aaron may have been the one to get me to China, but he wasn’t the only friend I … Continued
Last year I designed a China scrapbook from my time in China with all of my blog posts and more pictures. For Christmas, my mom gave me vouchers to have the scrapbook printed. I’ve had too many instances of my … Continued
I recently spent about a year in China. It was great! I’ve been thinking more about it lately as I’ve been finalizing a 2013 calendar with pictures from China, working on a photo story on Photobucket, and working on a … Continued
From the Mogao Caves we hopped in a taxi for the day to visit a few other sites outside of Dunhuang including a 2,000 year old wall and gate and Yadan National Park where Zhang Yimou’s Hero was filmed. 1,000 … Continued
After a 27 hour train ride, Aaron and I arrived in Chengdu, the biggest city of the western Chinese provinces. I’ve been waiting for this trip since I decided to come to China for two main reasons; Sichuan is the … Continued