Respecting Elders, At Least Most of the Time
November 27, 2011
I will get philosophical in this blog. Consider this a warning. Before I dive in, I will share one nice family picture to start. I will include mor...
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Pageantry in Guilin
November 26, 2011
Our train trip was uneventful until an hour or two before our arrival in Guilin. “Steve, I did not write down the address for the hostel we are stay...
Black Friday in Shangahi
November 25, 2011
[Note: If you have been following the blog in both Europe and Asia, you may notice that I am including many more pictures in Asia. This is primarily...
Trimming the Thanksgiving Turtle
November 24, 2011
My blog does not have any pictures until after the halfway point, so I wanted to include this odd one with the kids staring at a candle at a Daoist t...
Cooking Class and the 5 C's
November 23, 2011
Today, we enjoyed Day 2 of our epicurean adventure (thanks to the Silver Fox, my mom). Today we would do more than just eating great Chinese food, w...
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...