Monday, November 29, 2004 11:10 PM |
Animals in the house. |
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004-2:19 PM |
Question from a student about dog meat. |
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004-10:46 PM |
Trouble communicating with hairdresser. |
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Wednesday, December 1, 2004-11:58 PM |
Flip-flop related injury. |
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Thursday, December 2, 2004-10:41 PM |
Tom Brokaw ends his tenure as Nightly News anchorman. |
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Friday, December 3, 2004-5:33 PM |
Couldn't find the post office. |
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Saturday, December 4, 2004-7:11 PM |
The rice cooker is a big help in the kitchen. |
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Sunday, December 5, 2004-6:22 PM |
Finally found a sichuan restaurant. |
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Monday, December 6, 2004-2:10 PM |
Chinese men don't find like I thought they would. |
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Tuesday, December 7, 2004-10:20 PM |
Traveling between mainland China and Hong Kong. |
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Monday, December 13, 2004-4:45 PM |
More problems getting my mail. |
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004-12:18 PM |
A letter from a former student. |
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Wednesday, December 15, 2004-1:42 PM |
Valuable laundry lesson. |
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Sunday, December 19, 2004-4:21 PM |
Dental floss and a wristwatch. |
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Friday, December 24, 2004-11:53 PM |
Quest for artificial snow. |
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Sunday, December 26, 2004-8:09 PM |
Small mistake. |
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Monday, December 27, 2004-8:09 AM |
Another way to practice Chinese. |
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Monday, December 27, 2004-1:35 AM |
Inconveniences of living in China. |
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Monday, December 27, 2004-5:49 PM |
Guangzhou isn't always warm. |
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Thursday, December 30, 2004-6:31 PM |
It's finally warm again. |
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Tuesday, January 4, 2005-7:12 PM |
Natasha, Wan Wan, and I visit Xiamen in Fujian. |
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Tuesday, January 4, 2005-8:56 PM |
Suffering from a suspected case of food poisoning. |
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Monday, January 10, 2005-9:33 PM |
Confusion over how to fix the toilet. |
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Friday, January 14, 2005-3:16 PM |
Strange DVD box. |
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Saturday, January 15, 2005-10:46 AM |
Censorship in Guangzhou, China. |
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Thursday, January 20, 2005-6:00 PM |
A little confusion about the word crab. |
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Monday, January 24, 2005-9:52 PM |
Comparison of Hong Kong and Guangzhou. |
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Thursday, January 27, 2005-12:26 AM |
Teaching little kids can be a pain. |
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Monday, January 31, 2005-1:25 PM |
The first direct flights from China to Taiwan in 50 years. |
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Monday, January 31, 2005-7:05 PM |
Trouble finding a job in China. |
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Wednesday, February 2, 2005-3:23 PM |
School recovers lost revenues by paying teachers less. |
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Saturday, February 5, 2005-2:28 PM |
Democratic reform in primary schools. |
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Saturday, February 5, 2005-11:04 PM |
Bears and walruses and documentarians don't mix. |
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Sunday, February 6, 2005-11:09 PM |
The computer I have barely works. |
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Monday, February 7, 2005-10:07 AM |
Spicy Sichuan food. |
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Wednesday, February 9, 2005-8:31 PM |
Celebrating Chinese New Year's in Jiangxi. |
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Thursday, February 10, 2005-3:43 PM |
Living large in Jiangxi Province. |
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Saturday, February 12, 2005-8:46 PM |
Water problems in Jiangxi. |
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Monday, February 14, 2005-9:24 AM |
Not feeling well. |
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Tuesday, February 15, 2005-5:11 AM |
Shave, haircut, and soothing scalp massage. |
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Wednesday, February 16, 2005-6:17 AM |
Too much Chinese TV. |
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Saturday, February 26, 2005-10:03 PM |
Hopefully the monsoons will bring better weather. |
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Monday, February 28, 2005-12:43 PM |
It's difficult to enter the footwear industry. |
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Thursday, March 3, 2005-8:57 PM |
Natasha's brother goes back to school. |
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Sunday, March 6, 2005-2:29 PM |
The only thing I'm sure about is I wanna go to Tibet. |
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Monday, March 7, 2005-9:09 PM |
Different perspective of Macau. |
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005-4:08 PM |
China considers legislation to authorize military response to any move by Taiwan towards independence. |
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Wednesday, March 9, 2005-7:36 PM |
Young couple's plans to save a bundle. |
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Thursday, March 10, 2005-4:00 PM |
Students nearly get a chance to enforce the "five week rule". No teacher after five weeks, no class. |
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Friday, March 11, 2005-11:13 AM |
China plans to manage electricity. |
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Friday, March 11, 2005-1:13 PM |
Macau and Tibet are both in China, but that's probably about all they have in common. |
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Sunday, March 13, 2005-8:54 PM |
Natasha and I spend one day in the former Portuguese colony of Macau. |
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Monday, March 14, 2005-6:14 PM |
Wen Jia Bao scores for the PRC. |
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Wednesday, March 16, 2005-11:28 AM |
Just heard there's a place to go bungee jumping. |
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Thursday, March 17, 2005-12:34 PM |
How to prepare yourself for bungee jumping. |
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Saturday, March 19, 2005-12:34 PM |
Anxiety over plans to go bungee jumping. |
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Sunday, March 20, 2005-10:31 PM |
Bungee jumping at White Cloud Mountain in Guangzhou. |
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Tuesday, March 22, 2005-5:21 PM |
Mini Ukranian-American Summit in Guangzhou. |
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Wednesday, March 23, 2005-11:34 AM |
Meditating on future plans in the evening rain. |
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Friday, March 25, 2005-10:33 AM |
Review of Kekexili. |
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Sunday, March 27, 2005-12:48 AM |
Natasha's first visit to the zoo. |
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005 |
Review of the movie The Beauty Remains. |
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005-10:45 PM |
TIBETAN PRIMER: Practical information for first-time visitors to the Himalayan Kingdom. |
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Thursday, March 31, 2005-10:45 PM |
What not to do when shopping in China. |
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Sunday, April 3, 2005-8:54 AM |
Mitigating the effects of altitude sickness. |
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Sunday, April 3, 2005-3:16 PM |
News reached China that the Pope died. |
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Tuesday, April 5, 2005-12:26 PM |
2000 years of history, 350 words. |
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Wednesday, April 6, 2005-10:59 AM |
Advice for foreigners studying Chinese. |
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Friday, April 8, 2005-11:05 PM |
Top ten thing's to do in Tibet's capital Lhasa. |
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Sunday, April 10, 2004-3:49 PM |
Around 3,000 Chinese protesters called for a boycott of Japanese goods in a protest at near the Japanese consulate in Guangzhou. |
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Monday, April 11, 2004-7:38 PM |
Three people from Ningxia Autonmous Region selling "dry vegetable" in Yuexiu district. |
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005-6:06 PM |
China's two Catholic Churches. |
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Thursday, April 14, 2005-9:48 PM |
Basic information about the HSK exam. |
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Friday, April 15, 2005-9:58 PM |
Chinese regulations regarding travel to Tibet can be confusing. |
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Saturday, April 16, 2005-11:06 AM |
Three basic food groups of Tibet: yak milk, yak meat, and tsampa. |
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Monday, April 18, 2005-9:53 AM |
Motivation for the HSK exam from a Shaw Brothers movie. |
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005-2:01 PM |
To pay for my trip to Tibet, I'm teaching a few extra hours a week. |
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Thursday, April 21, 2005-10:41 AM |
Tensions rise when money becomes scarce. |
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Thursday, April 21, 2005-8:45 PM |
What happens when people disagree about stuff that's important. |
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Sunday, April 24, 2005-6:15 PM |
Beijing and waterfalls with no water. |
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Sunday, April 24, 2005-12:08 AM |
Censors react to pictures, not words. |
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Monday, April 25, 2005-10:06 PM |
How I almost spoiled everyone's day. |
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Thursday, April 28, 2005-8:45 PM |
A cautionary tale of skiing on grass. |
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Friday, April 29, 2005-11:09 AM |
TIBETAN PRIMER: Practical information for first-time visitors to the Himalayan Kingdom. |
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Saturday, April 30, 2005-11:22 PM |
Not one student shows up for class. |
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Sunday, May 1, 2005-12:45 PM |
Be careful with your valuables if you visit Guangzhou. |
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Sunday, May 1, 2005-10:37 PM |
Natasha takes her first flight on a Boeing 777. |
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Monday, May 2, 2005-8:23 PM |
Natasha and I both have mild symptoms of altitude sickness after arriving in Tibet. |
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Tuesday, May 3, 2005-9:00 PM |
Visiting Tibet's natural springs and shopping for Tibetan souvenirs. |
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Thursday, May 5, 2005-9:50 PM |
Our tour group fills our itinerary with too many things. |
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Friday, May 6, 2005-9:03 PM |
One of the most arduous travel journeys of my life. |
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Sunday, May 15, 2005-12:45 PM |
Taking an exam gives me a new appreciation of being a student. |
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Thursday, May 19, 2005-12:50 AM |
Students compete in a contest to determine whose English is the best. |
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Sunday, May 22, 2005-11:26 AM |
Natasha and I see the final Star Wars movie in a movie theatre. |
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Thursday, May 26, 2005-10:11 PM |
The European Finals soccer match between Milan and Liverpool changes the way I look at soccer. |
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Monday, May 30, 2005-11:42 AM |
Without a solid plan for next year, I want to take a little time and explore China's western reaches. |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2005-8:18 PM |
What's better, the fork or the chopstick? |
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Sunday, June 12, 2005-11:00 AM |
On the fifth day of the fifth month, Chinese celebrate Dragon Boat Festival. |
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005-1:10 PM |
"The Blue Kite" director's comeback effort manages only to test the patience of its audience. |
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Thursday, June 16, 2005-10:58 AM |
There are lots of vacant apartments in Guangzhou. Just not a lot with clean kitchens. |
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Saturday, June 18, 2005-9:06 PM |
Highly evolved and flexible guidelines to creating a comprehensive checklist of things to bring when traveling. |
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Monday, June 20, 2005-10:32 AM |
Cell phones serves as miniature flashlights when the power goes out. |
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005-9:52 PM |
"That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" is the first Chinese movie in a long time I enjoyed. |
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Friday, June 24, 2005-1:25 AM |
Americans bargain with the ego. Chinese bargain with the id. |
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005-2:25 PM |
Without a plan B, I'll be stuck in Inner Mongolia without a valid visa. |
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Thursday, June 30, 2005-5:39 PM |
Visa limitations might force me to make several visa runs during my summer trip so I can stay in China legally. |
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Saturday, July 2, 2005-11:45 AM |
A tactic used by the prophet Moses to cross the Red Sea might solve my problems, too. |
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Saturday, July 2, 2005-9:43 PM |
The most anxiety provoking places might just be a Japanese restaurant with dinner conversation in Chinese. |
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Sunday, July 3, 2005-1:00 PM |
Sometimes a language barrier interferes with conversation between Natasha and I. |
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Sunday, July 3, 2005-8:54 PM |
Natasha finally moved in to a beautiful apartment in Tianhe Qu. |
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Wednesday, July 6, 2005-11:50 AM |
Four hours of walking to move all of my stuff to Natasha's apartment before I start traveling |
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Thursday, July 7, 2005-1:16 AM |
The first time I met Natasha's parents, it was in Nanfeng. This time it's in Guangzhou. |
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Thursday, July 7, 2005-9:01 PM |
Dinner with Natasha's parents but no Natasha. |
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Thursday, July 7, 2005-10:00 PM |
Dinner conversation is very difficult to understand when everyone's speaking dialect. |
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Saturday, July 9, 2005-4:15 PM |
I thought a long time before having my head shaved. |
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Saturday, July 9, 2005-9:53 PM |
It didn't take long for Natasha's parent to find frogs for sale in Guangzhou. |
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Monday, July 11, 2005-8:46 PM |
I touch someone's snake on my first day in Changsham Hunan. |
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005-9:19 PM |
Mao grew up in Shaoshan in Hunan Province. |
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Friday, July 15, 2005-10:00 PM |
The most difficult journey I've made in China to date. |
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Saturday, July 16, 2005-10:00 PM |
Peter, a garbage truck driver, and Batumenke. |
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Sunday, July 17, 2005-10:57 PM |
Two people try to rip me off on my way from Wudangshan to Zhengzhou. |
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005-8:21 PM |
High school sports in China are a lot different than in the States. |
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Wednesday, July 20, 2005-10:00 PM |
Without a seat on the train to Hohhot I decide whether or not to upgrade. |
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Saturday, July 23, 2005-10:00 PM |
As I listen to "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" I question the authenticity of the Mongolian performances. |
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Sunday, July 24, 2005-11:25 AM |
The tour group manipulates me into taking an expensive horseback ride through the grasslands. |
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Monday, July 25, 2005-9:36 PM |
The second half of the first leg of my trip will be faster than the first half. |
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Friday, July 29, 2005-9:07 AM |
The looming expiration date of my Chinese visa forces me to leave Hangzhou. |
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Friday, July 29, 2005-10:01 AM |
No junk food, no fast food, no planes, no taxis. |
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Tuesday, August 2, 2005-5:58 PM |
My first stay at the Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong fails to impress. |
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Wednesday, August 3, 2005-5:41 PM |
The final region of China I have to step foot in is sparsely populated and far away. |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005-5:44 PM |
The train ride to Guizhou is cold and frightening. |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005-5:00 PM |
The Miao village Lang De impresses me so much I consider staying an extra day. |
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Friday, August 12, 2005-7:11 AM |
I stay with a family of four in Lang De. |
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Sunday, August 14, 2005-10:25 PM |
I'm seeing most of China through train windows. |
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Monday, August 15, 2005-7:27 PM |
Xining in Qinghai province would've been much more fun if the weather was a little sunnier. |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005-6:58 PM |
Two Tibetan Buddhist monks keep me company while kill time waiting for the train. |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005-12:47 PM |
In order to travel to Dunhuang from Golmud I need to get an Aliens' Travel Permit. |
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Thursday, August 18, 2005-11:18 PM |
Dunhuang is crowded with foreigners who might be more like me than I'd like to think. |
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Friday, August 19, 2005-2:56 PM |
At one time there were around 1000 grottoes decorated with Buddhist art carved into the cliffsides near Dunhuang. |
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Friday, August 19, 2005-11:56 PM |
At Shirley's cafe a diverse group of Americans discuss travel plans and foreign policy. |
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Sunday, August 21, 2005-12:45 PM |
Some travelers but themselves in difficult situations because they don't think things through. |
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Monday, August 22, 2005-10:00 PM |
Kashgar Uighur culture make it hard to remember I'm still in China. |
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005-3:53 PM |
With more money, time, and someone to travel with Kashgar would be more fun. |
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005-10:00 PM |
I purchase two camel hair Afghanistani rugs in Kashgar. |
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Saturday, August 27, 2005-1:22 PM |
Avoid the bus when traveling from Kashgar in Western China. |
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Saturday, August 27, 2005-9:50 PM |
The draw of America is outweighed the draw of China. |
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Sunday, August 28, 2005-3:25 PM |
This might be my last gasp of fresh air, completely free and unattached. |
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Monday, August 29, 2005-10:53 PM |
In the early morning I quiety leave Xinjiang. |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005-1:21 PM |
I test the limits of what is possible with modern consumer technology. |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005-7:22 PM |
The day my visa expires I cross the border into Hong Kong. |
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Thursday, September 1, 2005-6:31 PM |
Internet bars in China are improving, but perhaps at a cost. |
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by guest blogger Mike Shearing |
Guest blogger Mike Shearing writes about being 5 foot 11 inches in China. |
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Sunday, September 4, 2005-11:38 PM |
Some things in China I'll have to leave behind. |
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Friday, September 9, 2005-9:52 PM |
Counterfeit products are everywhere in China. |
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Sunday, September 11, 2005-8:23 PM |
I set my instant noodles on fire. |
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Monday, September 19, 2005-5:00 PM |
After two years in China I'm still not a cultured guest at Chinese dinners. |
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Monday, September 26, 2005-1:17 PM |
Reporters Without Borders website not accessible from Internet bar in China. |
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005-7:42 PM |
The Undisputed Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab Champion of Guangzhou |
Natasha reigns as video game champion. |
Thursday, September 29, 2005-9:50 AM |
My last full day in China. |
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Saturday, October 1, 2005-2:26 AM (Beijing time) |
My first day back in the States. |
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