My final day with Rong, Ann and John was a trip to the mystical rice terraces of Longsheng. A few hours’ drive from Yangshuo took us through small towns, past dozens of pomelo vendors on the side of the street … Continued
The next day we went biking through the countryside of Yangshuo through the Yu Long River valley. We didn’t just stick to the roads but took many paths right through farmers’ fields and through back alleys of the local settlements. … Continued
Our first day on the trip and first of the New Year was wonderful. It started with a short bus ride to Xingping, a small fishing town between Guilin and Yangshuo. After walking down a 1,000-year-old street with, of course, … Continued
A Chinese saying is translated to “East or west, Guilin landscape is best.” Well, now that I’ve been to that part of the country I might have to agree. However, I would say Guilin isn’t the prettiest city of the … Continued
Anhui Pavilion Shanghai World Expo 2010 After the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 almost all of the pavilions were dismantled never to be seen or used again. In Shanghai, there are only a couple of the pavilions left. What I … Continued
For Christmas weekend, our whole little LDS Hefei group decided to visit Nanjing. The branch there was having a party and of course a Christmas service on Sunday. It was a delightful weekend. We did a bit more sightseeing including … Continued
Yes, that’s a random post title and song, but this post is about random other stuff I did during the Christmas season. Foreigner Get Together In addition to my lessons and party, I hosted a get together of my foreign … Continued
Over the last month, I gave a couple of lessons on Christmas. We talked about decorations, music, Santa and baby Jesus. We talked about how Americans and others around the world celebrate their biggest holiday. Middle School My first big … Continued
Christmas was an exciting and busy time for me even in a country that doesn’t celebrate the holiday as I’m used to. They do, however, celebrate even if on just a superficial level with decorations at every shopping center there … Continued
I finally visited the aquarium this last Saturday. I’ve past by it dozens of times only a couple of miles from my school. Like many things in China, it was such a great idea that had so much potential but … Continued