Arrival and My Hutong
August 15th 2010 I've wanted to visit Beijing even before I thought about teaching in China. So I'm finally making the trip, determined to make the most of it and go all out. Everything about this place is big, even the winding hutong neighborhoods.
I fell asleep on the train while watching the shadows of mountains fade into others. We were constantly passing picturesque blue lakes, the sun reflecting off o
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