Lijiang & Baisha
Lijiang is one of the oldest preserved towns in China and fortunately for us, is only a quick flight away from the provincial capital. We left Kunming in the evening so that when we arrived it would be even more Read More …
Month: August 2017
Kunming and the Stone Forest
I feel like I should’ve felt worse that our flight to Kunming took off without Drama, a student acquaintance and the third member of our little troop who was going to accompany us half the way. But by the end of this Read More …
Flavors of Kunming
Kunming has a specialty bread – similar to a moon cake – but traditionally filled with rose flavored filling (see first photo). But rose, to me, tastes like potpourri and potpourri reminds me of old ladies. So while I’m munching, all Read More …
Wandering Around Zhong Guo
Excerpt from the summer of August 2014 We had spent the majority of the summer in our China home either helping with summer camps or recovering from helping with summer camps. There were only about three weeks left until school started up Read More …
Ship’s Log: Mice in the Cotton Candy
A quick post for two relatively quick jobs: Removing the insulation: Finally, an easy job. How hard could it be to remove fluffy stuff? It was like pink cotton candy, after all. And actually, it was pretty easy… until the mice. Not Read More …