Peppers

Wash Day

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December 31st 2009
It isn't mist. It isn't fog. (Wanna guess?) Just got back from my search for a laundry facility. When I did find one (some local girl in a record shop walked me over there) the woman couldn't understand me and was visibly frustrated. Half-way through, though, I knew I had to tough it out because I wasn't coming back to hang dry my winter clothes on the outside porch. People do not have dryer ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more