One year ago today I was getting off a plane in Shanghai to begin my Chinese adventure. One year ago I was waking up only an hour after I fell asleep, feverish and confused in my surroundings due to extreme
The Statue with a Thousand Hands and Eyes
In the middle of Kaifeng stands the Temple of the Chief Minister. And in the middle of that temple stands one of the most amazing statues I have ever seen. The Four-Faced Thousand Eyes Thousand Hand Statue of Guanyin. It
Kaifeng: Jason the Rickshaw Driver
In Kaifeng, one of the 7 ancient cities located in Henan Province, our very sketchy hotel offered free breakfast. Much to our disappointment breakfast consisted of a basket of cold, hardening mantou (steamed bread), over boiled eggs and a salad
A Hike up Sacred Tai Shan (Mount Tai)
Got your hiking boots on? Good, you may want to make sure your laces are tied tight because we have quite a ways to go. There are over 6000 steps from the bottom to the top. Why are you looking
We're Back!
We survived 22-hour train rides, bus scams and heat-index temperatures of 120 degrees during our summer travels and have arrived home with tans and bags full of dirty laundry to prove it. It’s good to be back (especially in an
Photo of the Day: Rooftops
I kept expecting some Kung Fu masters to have an epic battle on the rooftops, but I left disappointed.
Photo of the Day: Trust Walk
In my class we did a trust walk activity. The class was split into partners and one team member was blinded. The room was arranged differently and chairs and “bombs” (the yellow paper) were set up all around the room.