Hey…so i finally got all the pictures I had taken so far to upload…(the internet is kinda slow out here) Here’s the link to our first field visit…The Aga Khan Palace..(u might have to enlarge …
Asia
The Sound of Separating Skin and Flesh
Last weekend we made a voyage to Tai Shan, or Mount Tai. It is holiest of the 5 sacred Taoist mountains of China . Because the city of Tai’An is on the whole worthless, dirty, …
Beijing, the last couple weeks, and Beijing
It’s been a long time since last update, and for that I apologize. If you have the attention span to read all of this in one sitting, I commend you. Since we last left off, …
N here we go…
So the summer session just got under way – n t’was pleasant to see new faces all around after such a long time..the students are from all over the USA and all from diverse backgrounds …
Pleasant Weekend and Wolves in ATM Clothing
Classes started a week ago, but my Classical Chinese class is pitifully easy. Each day we go over a short story, character by slow and painful character, for two hours and fifteen minutes of class …
I do not have a fever
Or so the PRC Health Bureau tells me. After a quick 12+ hour flight, we landed, and sat and waited as health officials came onto the plane and took our temperature by zapping us on …
Up, Up, and Away from all the Zhong Guo Ren
I’m now almost exactly 24 hours from boarding the great silver bird and taking off. Currently I am debating the virtues of staying up the entire night before and whether that will help me adjust, …
学期结束了
大家好! (Hello) I’m now only 9 days away from getting on my 13 hour flight from O’Hare to Beijing. I finished finals last Wednesday so since then I’ve basically been hanging out with friends and …