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Tuesday, 15 Jul 2008 | Views [86]
Bangkok this time. My flight was about four hours, so I tried to catch up on the sleep that I'd missed by "sleeping" in the airport the night before. It worked alright. I arrived and bought a Thai sim card for my cell phone. However, my ... Read more >
Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Views [119]
I arrived in Shanghai this morning at 8:15 for my last 24-hours on Chinese soil. It feels appropriate. Like I've come full circle. I'm leaving the same port that I arrived in 17 days short of one year ago. Twenty-five days short of the Olympics.... Read more >
Friday, 11 Jul 2008 | Views [67]
Tonight, I had conflicted interests. I spent the day wandering around a lovely restored part of town called Ping Jiang (Peace River) and the Couple's Garden (a classical Chinese garden). It started to rain, so I planted myself in a coffee shop for ... Read more >
Wednesday, 9 Jul 2008 | Views [71]
In the U.S., I've often thought that employers try to stretch their employees too thin. Instead of being a cashier, one becomes a cashier/floor cleaner/shelf straightener/item getter/item putter away/problem solver/customer greeter. There is always ... Read more >
Wednesday, 9 Jul 2008 | Views [69]
I'm impressed. Not only did Susan show me much more than I'd ever intended to see in her city, but she insisted on paying for most of it. I'm at a complete loss as to WHY? If I'd paid for all my couch surfers, I wouldn't be on this trip. In fact, ... Read more >
Sunday, 6 Jul 2008 | Views [82]
Susan, my couch host, doesn't really know much history about her hometown. In fact, she doesn't even know as much as I learned from reading the Lonely Planet. "Ask a boy. Boys are good at history," she said. I guess the talents of the ... Read more >
Saturday, 5 Jul 2008 | Views [88] | Comments [1]
With the opportunity to write far sooner than I ever thought, I'm taking advantage. I arrived in the Southern Capital (that literally what the characters Nan Jing translate to) at 4am. I mentioned earlier that I managed to screw up my train ticket ... Read more >
Friday, 4 Jul 2008 | Views [75]
This is the last time I’ll be writing from Beijing. I would like to sum it up concisely and neatly, but that’s pretty much impossible. Instead, I’m just going to list the things I’ll miss and the things I won’t. Hopefully, this will be entertaining ... Read more >
Wednesday, 2 Jul 2008 | Views [78]
This is the official last time I'll be writing from my lent Lenovo computer that runs Windows 2000. Everything is packed and most of it is already moved to Ilan's for my last couple days in Beijing. I have to donate some clothes, eat lunch, and ... Read more >
Tuesday, 1 Jul 2008 | Views [89]
Today, my last day in my apartment, I woke up after noon. I almost immediately started cleaning. I picked up my carpets and swept. I washed some dishes and started the process of cleaning out my fridge. I threw away a lot of stuff. I gave my left ... Read more >
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