Wooooo!

Wooooo!

Well, the day began with the ever-so-delicious buffet breakfast at our hotel in Luoyaug and a slow booking of our tour bus. On the ride towards The Longmen Grotto and The White Horse Temple, our tour guide tells us that we get the opportunity to go to the geology...
Goin’ for a Bike Ride

Goin’ for a Bike Ride

As we exited our comfy air conditioned hotel we felt the beams of the sun lick our skin. Arguably the hottest day we have experienced, the sun was high in the sky and the anticipated China heat was upon us. Our tour guides agenda for today was to wear down the...
Day 7: Life is About Relationships

Day 7: Life is About Relationships

While at Beijing University the students asked Dr. Zha if he thought the upcoming U.S. presidential election would have any effect on our country’s relations.  I’m not sure the professor even took the time to blink his eyes before he uttered “no.”  Dr. Zha then took a...
Jade, Spaghetti, Mogadish, Meijers

Jade, Spaghetti, Mogadish, Meijers

It was 7:30 (or 0730 Chinese/military time) and the baritone voice on the other end cracked “good morning.” It was another anti-climatic start to another interesting day in the People’s Republic of China. After being startled by a half-made statute that vaguely...
Day Two!

Day Two!

 Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:35pm Beijing       Wow, what a day…  It started early; we left at 8:00, though Mr. Chisnell and the rest of our chaperones were late, “One dollar,” as Lu Xia said. XD       Anyway, it took about an hour and a half to get to the Great Wall, so...