Morning Assembly, Afternoon Noodles
November 22, 2011
We awoke this morning to the sounds of an assembly. Our hostel overlooks a Chinese school. At 8AM sharp, music blared and megaphones began. Childr...
Camp Champions Blog
Feng Shui, Shanghai and Shirtless Statues
November 21, 2011
Success! Yes, today I succeeded. I embarrassed at least one of my teenagers. I believe that one of the great joys in life it to embarrass one’s chil...
Pu Pu Post (with Poetry)
November 20, 2011
This blog is a bit of a melange - a pu pu platter post. I put it together over three different sessions, so it has a bit of everything. It starts wi...
Spanning the Centuries in Xi'an
November 19, 2011
Let me be honest. We are a bit pooped. We arrived in Xi’an with overly-ambitious plans to do 2-3 things a day. Once here, we discovered a great hos...
Europe, Asia and an Unnecessary Discussion of Aesthetics
November 18, 2011
We are only a week into the trip to Asia, but the contrast between it and the 8 weeks in Europe is becoming clear. The architecture in Europe is p...
Odd Clappers, A Bummed Employee and a Heavenly Temple
November 17, 2011
We are on a soft sleeper train from Beijing to Xi’an. Susie, the girls and I are in one berth while the boys are sharing a room with a baffled Chine...