Category Archives: China

Family Visit

After about a week, I’m finally getting the chance to sit down and type all of you. Getting internet has been a little bit sketchy as I haven’t been to a location in China that has Wi-Fi, so I have … Continue reading

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Going Back!

I’m on the plane right now, heading back to China!  Yay!  I’m really excited because I’m going to visit places I didn’t get to see last spring when I was there.  I’m traveling alone and meeting up with some friends … Continue reading

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Back to Reality

What a great trip! I’ve been home for a few weeks now and am finally back to the normal day-to-day grind. Time has gone by so quickly that I haven’t had time to stop and blog the remainder of our … Continue reading

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Hospital Tour

Today we were lucky enough to go to the floor reserved for foreign patients (the 12th, I think).  And let me say that you can only gain access to it if you are the patient or family member.  They WILL stop … Continue reading

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School Event

I’m so sorry I haven’t posted anything in a while.  They keep us on a pretty tight schedule and when we DO have time to ourselves, it usually means we nap. This morning we didn’t have hospital observation because we … Continue reading

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I Just Have Two Seconds :)

I just have two seconds to let you know that we made it to Tianjin and I’m sitting at my little desk in my dorm room.  I’m on the 10th floor and have the place all to myself, which will … Continue reading

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The Great Wall

Today we went to The Great Wall!  What more can I say?

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Food Market

Here’s something fun to know about me… I ATE BUGS!  

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Confucius Temple

The Confucius Temple is nearly eight centuries old and has had many restorations and additions.  It’s now combined with the Imperial Academy next door, which was once the highest educational institution in the country.  There’s a huge collection of ancient … Continue reading

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Yonghegong Lamasery

Wow!  What a trip!  It’s only been a few days and they’ve got our days jam-packed with tons of site seeing tours.  The first day was pretty relaxed so we could start to get adjusted to the time change, but … Continue reading

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