This post will mostly be of some food adventures. I finally got around to eating at McDonald’s, which is a really long time given that there’s one across the street from me. I decided to order a humble cheeseburger and 2 pies. These weren’t just any pies, there were Taro Pies! Unlike the Chinese KFC,…Continue Reading…
June 23 is the Dragon Boat Festival, or DuÄnwÇ” Jié. If you want to read about the history and stuff, look here, cuz I’m not going to type it out here. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but I knew it was a big holiday in China, so much that I even got the day…Continue Reading…
I’ve been in China for about a week now, and I would say that I’m adjusted to the jet lag now, but it still doesn’t help that sunrise here is about 4:30AM. I’ve slowly been picking up Mandarin phrases, such as, “where is the bathroom”, or how to properly respond to the cashiers at my…Continue Reading…
It’s been less than a week, and I realize that I’ve been taking many things for granted. In the US, we have clean, well maintained roads, a non-censored Internet, building codes that make sense, abundant red meat, Swiffers, and oh yes, sweet chocolate, non the barely-taste-any-sugar-it-mind-as-well-be-bitter-melty-plastic kind of chocolate. I also was informed that running…Continue Reading…
Hello folks! Elliot has graciously allowed me to use his blog again to document my business trip to Dalian, China. This is actually my first time in Asia, so I’m a bit excited an anxious at the same time. Let’s begin at LAX. For this trip, I would have to go to Seoul, Korea for…Continue Reading…
So begins my last post. Our roadtrip has finally reached its last day… We started off our day by visiting a Quaker church, which turned out to be very different from my usual Southern Baptist services. Here, they emphasized a more personal and direct form of worship through silence and reflection. We gather around in…Continue Reading…