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11th December 2012

Model...
Congrats Kris. How exciting that your efforts are being recognized this way. D

11th December 2012

Terracotta Warriors
Kris - Loved your entry on this experience and especially your great photos. I will get there...thanks, Deanne

From Blog: The Terracotta Warriors

9th December 2012

Dad (continued)
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All of the statues were originally colored, but contact with the air apparently erases the colors, so they are going slow while they look for a way top reserve the original colors when they are unearthed.

From Blog: The Terracotta Warriors

15th November 2012

Wasana
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Inspired
Truly inspiring .... You have documented the experiences really well that I am now inspired to travel around the world :) Keep on sharing the experiences. Goodluck with blogging

8th November 2012

deleted_49612
deleted_49612

:)
Happy Birthday! :)

From Blog: The Months of September and October

20th October 2012

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

elephants...
great blog! will keep this place in mind for our next trip to thailand :)

From Blog: Elephant's World

11th October 2012

Jessica Hill
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Great photos!
The park is so pretty! I never went there, but I guess it's a good excuse to go back and visit if I ever have friends who live nearby...

From Blog: A different pace

9th September 2012

Jessica Hill
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Hilarious
I can see why students can make your job totally worthwhile. Instead of "kids say the darndest things," like Bill Crosby's show, you should start, and host, "Students say the darndest things!"

From Blog: It's the Little Things, Part 十一

6th September 2012

maeghan
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Hi! Just read your blog... what is the name of the hotel you stayed at? My friend and I will be in macau in November and are looking for cheap accommodation.. thanks!! :) xx

From Blog: Off to Macau!

16th September 2012

sunketing
Sunketing

my hostel
My hostel's website: www.sanvahotel.com Good luck!

From Blog: Off to Macau!

16th September 2012

sunketing
Sunketing

my hostel
My hostel's website: www.sanvahotel.com Good luck!

From Blog: Off to Macau!

1st July 2012

ElyseandPete
Wanderlusting Winter

Hotel Industry...LOL
We're doing debating this week. One group chose the topic dating in college and I got my favorite argument why it's a good idea. In this land of living with parents until you marry, and unisex dorms, and 4-6 roommates, the student offered this point: "It's good for the hotel industry." Sometimes the students are creative and I love it! I have to remember these moments for the moments that they are the typical cookie cutter Chinese student spitting out propaganda they are taught.

From Blog: It's the Little Things, Part 十一

24th June 2012

Butterbean89
Joe Walton

Wow
Recently I have become increasingly interested in the Khmer rouge and Cambodia and am currently reading 'first they killed my father: a child of Cambodia remembers'. I am currently in the process of roping the girlfriend into saving for a trip to Cambodia but it may be some time before I get a chance. Until then your awesome blog and my book will have to sustain me.

From Blog: Cambodia's not-so-distant past

24th June 2012

sunketing
Sunketing

Cambodia is awesome
Hi Joe, Camb is easily my favorite country in SE Asia. Travel is slow but straight forward and the people are very kind. They haven't quite all the kinks out of their tourism yet, so it's a bit less polished than Thailand (which I also love) so it feels like a more authentic experience. Hope you make it there! (I don't advise giving your girlfriend that book as encouragement, though. It's an excellent read, but depressing. Be sure to read her follow-up, too.) -Kris

From Blog: Cambodia's not-so-distant past

23rd June 2012

Fei
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I really like your writing style
I am a Chinese living in the States. A few years back I ran into your "Home is where your heart is", which struck me to the realization that in spite of cultural differences, people are pretty much the same. Since then I became one of your "secret admirers" (This doesn't sound right. No, I am not going to do anything to the President). I had been wondering about what the word "sunket" means for a white till you changed your name. :) This is another blog that I enjoy reading and hope you get well soon. My English skill runs into bottleneck, I am wondering whether an IV cycle will help.

From Blog: Who's that in the back of the police car?

17th May 2012

ElyseandPete
Wanderlusting Winter

Foot Wash
I have been going with a girlfriend every Friday night when we are in Hangzhou and def worth it after a long week of work.

From Blog: A Massaaaaaaaaahhhhge

9th May 2012

Jessica
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I love reading your entries. They are so well written, taking the words & thoughts right out of my mouth, that I find hard to express. My bf & I went to China, and trying to explain the cultural differences was a hard task, and getting any older Chinese person to take anything from our point of view was almost impossible.

From Blog: Dining Out In Prescott

9th May 2012

sunketing
Sunketing

Thanks!
Thanks for the words of encouragement. It's always great to get feedback and it's really nice to hear when others have had similar experiences. (It's also fun to hear about the opposite, though that seems to happen less.)

From Blog: Dining Out In Prescott

23rd April 2012

anonymous
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four levels
初级职称: 助教中级职称: 讲师高级职称: 副教授 , 教授

From Blog: My Official Certification

10th April 2012

ElyseandPete
Wanderlusting Winter

Expat Community
You are soooo right. I tend to go above and beyond for people in China and like to think I would do the same in the US. We have had to show our passports or Foreign Expert Certificate everytime we go to Shanghai but no one ever checks the ticket on board the train anymore.

From Blog: A Friend in Need...

11th April 2012

sunketing
Sunketing

Foreign Expert Cert
You have yours? Ours are kept under lock and key by the university. I think it's pretty common. I can check it out if I want to, but I need to return it within a week.

From Blog: A Friend in Need...

6th April 2012

kevin
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actually, you can drink tap water in China. most school kids drink directly from the tap water after they play basketball or soccer, nobody got sick. but at home, their parents usually only allow them to drink cooled boiled water, and thinking that's healthier, and some people only drink hot water and love it, they don't like the taste of cold tap water. just a chinese tradition , there is no proof that you will get sick when you drink tap water. like you said, everyone eat fruit washed by tap water, and clean their dish with tape water, no problem.

From Blog: Water

6th April 2012

sunketing
Sunketing

warm water vs cold
Likewise, they drink hot or warm water because they think cold food and drinks are not good for the body. It's part of ancient Chinese medicinal beliefs.

From Blog: Water

6th April 2012

sunketing
Sunketing

No, you can't
The "tap water" you're talking about is the filtered water that runs into my apartment. It's been purified, cleaned, boiled, etc. If you drink it, you'll notice it's not cold, but, rather, room temperature. The fact that tap water is not safe to drink is one reason you don't see drinking fountains in every mall, metro station, etc, because then they need to install the safe drinking water system.

From Blog: Water

25th March 2012

ElyseandPete
Wanderlusting Winter

Food
MMMM...cream cheese wontons can't find those in China.

From Blog: Dining Out In Prescott

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