Some pictures of my trip!

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I have been trying to aclimate to the culture and life around me. But I thought it was time for you all to get a taste of what is going on and what my life is like now!



These pictures were taken this morning on a walk from Dorothy's apartment. The next time I spend the night at her apartment, I will be sure to take some pictures of its very beautiful surroundings.



The things that interested me about the culture here have been the habit of spitting/snot rocketing as a casual thing to do when one feels the need. But this culture also has some things that I envy and have really grown to love. Such as how free everyone feels to be themselves. It might just be me, not knowing the language enough to know when people are judging me, but in general people here are very real. Just from my four day perspective.



You can all expect many more photos next week because this Saturday I will be going to the panda reserve! And I have a whole week off next week for the spring festival- so I am going with all of the people from my program to explore the city.



Love and best wishes for home,

Taryn



Ps. I am not sure how you view all of the pictures, but I posted 15.

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Photos

One Perfect Child
Walking from Dorothy's apartment to school.

Decorations
There is a lot of red around the city as Chengdu prepares for the Spring Festival.

Sam and Dorothy
Two of the coolest people I have met here thus far. They are both in their Junior year at Clemson.

Taxie Biker
I am always surprised that somehow these don't get hit, because they are quite agressive in traffic.

Typical day
Traffic law in Chengdu= survive

Random Stray
There are a lot of stray animals around. A lot of really cute dogs actually... however I saw this random cat crawling up a tree like a squirrel, so i decided it was photo worthy.

My view
My dorm room is pretty big. But I need to clean it up/make it look like a home before I show you what it looks like...

View from my window
This is what I wake up to every morning, or fall asleep looking at every night.

Looking down from my window
The noise of traffic lulls me to sleep

Comments

[Jackson]

Great Photos
All 15 photos are there - they're laid out kind weird, but they look great! Has it been that gray/foggy the whole time? Regardless, it looks awesome and I'm totally jealous of that view!

[ScoutingForFireflies]

To Jackson
Yes, It has been rather grey so far... It is actually the smog (something that I always took for granted was clean air back in GR).... But there will be some sunny warm days coming up!

[meredith borst]

Miss You
I've read your blog and seen your pictures. Don't worry, Mom subscribed me to your blog. I liked it. Take more pictures. And is there really lots of stray cats and dogs around?

[anonymous]

What great pics! What floor is your dorm room on? What is the weather like? Perhaps I should tag along with your mom..... (LOL) Still don't have a computer at home but soon, I hope. Julianna is going to flip when she sees the kitty picture! Love you!!!!! Aunt Aimee