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Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island
VIETNAM: HALONG BAY AND CAT BA ISLAND April 19-21, 2006 We spent 3 days in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Island, which is a beautiful area with lots of hilly islands and floating fishing villages. My favorite part was kayaking and looking at the jellyfish up close. There was also a really large cave …
Mui Ne Beach
VIETNAM: MUI NE BEACH April 26-28, 2006 Mui Ne, is a lovely little fishing and tourist town spread along a curve in the beach. I really liked this place because the beach was full of local people using nets for fishing, so it was really interesting just to sit around and watch life here. One …
Nha Trang
VIETNAM: NHA TRANG April 24-25, 2006 Nha Trang is a beautiful beach with hilly islands. We took an all-day boat tour which included swimming, snorkeling and lunch. And here is where I had my best experience of the trip so far: snorkeling over a reef. I’d never been snorkeling before, and I couldn’t believe how …
Yangshuo
China: Yangshuo April 14-16, 2006 We spent the last three days of our China trip in Yangshuo, which has great scenery and is the “sister city” of Zac’s Grandpa’s city of Morehead Kentucky. It was through this connection that we ended up having lunch with Mayor Zhou in a restaurant right by the Li River …
BEIJING
CHINA: BEIJING October 1st -7th 2005, “Golden Week” WELCOME TO BEIJING, Population 15 millionWe arrived in Beijing at daybreak on National Day. We would be staying in Beijing for six nights and planned to see all the attractions that self respecting tourists should see. Beijing Tiananmen Square Forbidden City Summer Palace Lama Temple Temple of …
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON CAKES from http
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON CAKES from http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050919/od_nm/china_mooncakes_dc Mon Sep 19, 2:49 PM ET BEIJING (Reuters) — The people of Beijing munched through 15,000 tonnes of mooncakes — more than 1 kg (2.2 lb) per person — and bought one tenth of all the round cakes sold nationwide for Sunday’s Mid-Autumn Festival, Xinhua news agency …
CHINESE SLIPPERS
CHINESE SLIPPERS March 2005 My favorite class by far is my A7 adult class that I teach for two hours every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Because the students are at a pretty high level, the focus of the class is on conversation, with a few grammar tips or vocabulary words thrown in for good measure. …
Chinese Name
WHAT’S IN A NAME? October 2005 “I would like to suppose a coast,” Charlie says, holding his beer glass up. “Propose a toast,” Zac corrects, with only the hint of a wry smile. Charlie scrunches his eyes and shakes his head, trying to get the right consonants to rattle into place. “Propose a toast, yes, …
FINAL EXAM
FINAL EXAM March 2006 Well, Zac and I head out into the great unknown tomorrow. We’ve had lots of farewell dinners, and it’s really quite sad to say goodbye to all of our good friends here. Marin said Zac should go traveling by himself and I should move in with her. Emma said she would …
Chinese New Year
ENTER THE DOG January 2006 Firecrackers are for sale on the sidewalks. Lights are strung over the streets and in the trees. The supermarkets are insanely crowded and have a special emphasis on red underwear and giant stuffed dogs. People are eating dumplings and seem to be in good spirits. Windows are decorated with red …