The lake near Jie's house

July 25th 2010
Just had a rest day today from so much sightseeing. Jie's hometown is great and I'm just down the street from them in a hotel. I got to see around his house. It's very different from a western style home. They have two sun rooms with window over the roof so they get really warm. They use one of the sunrooms to dry clothes by hanging them. They also have a garden and grow peaches, grapes, cu ... read more

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I'm Johnny, an American born in 1991 who loves learning foreign languages and traveling! 2010 - China 2010/2011 - Living in Germany and Europe travels 2012 - Jordan and the Holy Land 2013 - Israel/Palestine and Middle East travels I started this blog about my trip to China mostly for family and friends, so they can see a little of where I'm going and what I'm doing, but I've stuck with it after that as a short of hobby and also to preserve the memories and emotions of my travels. "Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated." -Aziz Sha... full info

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