They rearranged the entire living room to take this shot! L-R top row is Sophia's Cousin, Aunt, Uncle, Mom, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, Aunt. L-R bottom row is Sophia, her Grandma, Grandpa, and me!
Ni Haos and Shie Shies September 19th 2005 This past weekend was the Chinese Moon Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon festival is the second most important festival in the traditional Chinese calendar and Mid-Autumn day is called so because the autumn season in the Chinese calendar is the seventh, eighth and ninth months. Because in Chinese culture the full moon is a symbol of family reunion, the Moon Festival is usually celebrated ... read more
Asia » China » Shandong 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
This is the journal of a girl who is far from home.
I'm Laura and I'll be working/living in China for 6 months before I spend three weeks backpacking through Hainan and Yunnan. ... full info