Hello from a finally slightly drier Qufu! It’s done little but rain for the past week, and though Rob and I had a 30-minute night-time bike ride in a downpour that was actually quite exhilarating, the rest of the time, the bad weather has just been depressing. While it was fun to see the freshmen [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Around Campus
Posted in china, tagged absolutely gorgeous, campus life on 19 September 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Extraordinarily Conspicuous
Posted in china, tagged oh right i'm white on 16 September 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s easy for me to forget how much I stand out here…but usually not for long. I was wandering around taking pictures of campus (next post!), when I found the freshmen out in camo, on what might be the last day of their two-week military training, I knew I had to finally get the pictures [...]
Ok to be a Tourist
Posted in china, tagged absolutely gorgeous, beijing, imagine distant flute music on 4 September 2011 | 2 Comments »
Wow, it’s hard for me to believe that I’ve only been here in China for a week. It’s been a reeeaaally long week. I’m feeling pretty settled, though, and ready to give that teaching classes thing a shot tomorrow (whether I’m ready or not, it’s happening, so better I pretend I’m ready!) My schedule looks [...]
