Summer Abroad

Saying good-bye to China

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:10:45 -0400

My overall experience in China was very beneficial to me. I was lucky to be able to see both the face-paced lifestyles of the people in the large cities, as well as the laid-back people in the rural areas.

Indonesia and Singapore

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:02:00 -0400

After my stint in China I traveled to Singapore to visit some family friends.

Shanghai feels familiar after outer provinces

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0400

It was a drastic turnaround going from Luipanshui to Shanghai, the largest city in China.

Out of contact with the world in Guizhou province

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:59:00 -0400

Luipanshui is where I ate the strangest cuisine. The popular dishes in the community where I stayed included dog, snake, chicken feet, and beef, all of which the locals love.

Wowed by Wuyi Mountains

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:58:00 -0400

My trip to the Wuyi Mountains was a relaxing break from the more aggressive sightseeing that I had been doing throughout most of my trip in China.

Stone Forest in Shilin a breath-taking sight

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:58:14 -0400

After getting checked in and finding my room, I quickly fell asleep to prepare for a big day of sightseeing the following day at Shilin, more commonly known as the Stone Forest.

Christmas music, sightseeing and jellyfish

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:40:41 -0400

As I walked into the continental breakfast at Rosedale Hotel, I noticed some very different stations at the breakfast buffet, but some that I was familiar with as well.

Seeing sites old and new in Beijing

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:13:26 -0400

After my stop at Olympic Green, I headed to the outskirts of Beijing to see one of the many wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China.