上海 Blog #19 二零一五年六月七号星期天 Monday June 8th, 2015 Local Time: 21:40 Shanghai Time The fabric market was not my cup of tea. Tailor made dresses, suits and Qi Paos (traditional Chinese dresses) don’t really suit …
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Tailor Made Dress and the French Concession
Today started out great because in my Religious Studies class we discussed the Daoist idea of the “Usefulness of Uselessness”. This is one of my favorite Daoist concepts because it really provokes you to change …
Moments in Mountains to Myself
上海 Blog #18 二零一五年六月七号星期天 Sunday June 7th, 2015 Local Time: 21:37 Shanghai Time After spending the night in our relatively fancy hotel in Maoshan, our alarms went off at the unholy hour of 6:30 this …
The Pearl Tower and Mao Shan
On Friday, the weather was beautiful so we visited the Pearl Tower in the heart of Shanghai. Near the Pearl Tower area there was a roundabout with a circular walkway built around it where people …
A Unique Conversation with a Breath-Taking View
上海 Blog #17 二零一五年六月六号星期六 Saturday June 6th, 2015 Local Time: 22:29 Shanghai Time We’re shaking things up a bit off the beaten path today with our weekend trip to MaoShan. This is our first location …
See For Yourself
上海 Blog #16 二零一五年六月五号星期五 Friday June 5th, 2015 Local Time: 22:29 Shanghai Time They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so in an attempt not to inundate you, all I’m going to give …
Dinner and a Show: Us Being the Show
上海 Blog #15 二零一五年六月四号星期四 Thursday June 4th, 2015 Local Time: 17:34 Shanghai Time Lunch today was, zeme shuo yingwen, just plain weird. We decided to try this little hole in the wall called “Sugar.” Now …
Temples and Elementary Schools
Yesterday was the day I’d been waiting for!! After class, we visited the Jade Buddha Temple and the Old City God Temple. Let me start by saying, please google some pictures for reference. Unfortunately, uploading …
Time for Two Temples: Buddhism and Daoism
上海 Blog #14 二零一五年六月三号星期四三 Wednesday June 3rd, 2015 Local Time: 21:23 Shanghai Time Had noodles once again for lunch today. The Jade Buddha Temple was the first stop on the agenda today. You want to …
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Today we split into three groups to meet our host families for the day. In my group was Deshawn, Omer, Kyra, and Emily! We visited a family that was about a ten minute walk away. …