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February 19th 2012
Published: March 9th 2012
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Catapulted into the political epicenter after 18 hours of travel, the patriotism is super palpable in Beijing. Over the next four days, I tip-toe around religious topics and some seemingly very personal political topics ( IMO: the influence of Mao is still totally alive.) But everything else is fair game and multi-questioned; mostly revolving around my age, nationality, why I'm traveling alone... Read Full Entry



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kinda creepy shaolin monkkinda creepy shaolin monk
kinda creepy shaolin monk

he was the star in this kung fu performance
first dayfirst day
first day

first group of Chinese girls to ask for pictures. I took one with each of them individually, then asked for one with my camera, it was crazy!
water cubewater cube
water cube

they LOVE Michael Phelps
the lazy susan!the lazy susan!
the lazy susan!

agghhh, this is what my lunch and dinner looked like for over a week!
Summer PalaceSummer Palace
Summer Palace

overlooking the lake
Summer PalaceSummer Palace
Summer Palace

that's ice out there
Summer PalaceSummer Palace
Summer Palace

it was so friggin' cold, every picture is with my hands in my pockets!
Rickshaw thru the HotongRickshaw thru the Hotong
Rickshaw thru the Hotong

with this crazy Republican Canadian-I mean c'mon!
Hotong couryardHotong couryard
Hotong couryard

there are 8 apts in this unit. I'm standing in front of the shower they share. the bathroom is every 800 meters
what?what?
what?

just moving some electronics on my bike
Mrs. WongMrs. Wong
Mrs. Wong

teaching me dumpling 101



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