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Wanderlust
Two birds in flight-hearts beating as one. The sun shines upon their wings, drenching them with healing warmth. The earth spreads below them-all theirs. This is a quote from one of my favorite books I just recently reread, Snow Flower … Continue reading
Italian Vacation and Winter in Ma’anshan
This week has been a real taste of China winter for Elle and I. Temperatures have dropped below freezing I think… My lack of mental math skills really hinder by ability to roughly convert Celsius to Fahrenheit. To make matters worse, most buildings (more specifically our classrooms) … Continue reading
Eatly
Elle and I just returned from our wonderful Thanksgiving with my family in Italy. I am fairly slap happy at this point… my bed feels incredible after an hour train ride, four hour plane ride, another ten hour plane ride, … Continue reading
Iphone Pics
Here are a few pictures I have been collecting on my phone while we have been in China. I realize that I have snapped a few pictures of Chinese people and this is extremely hypocritical because I hate when Chinese … Continue reading
The Lake
The lake is one of the main attractions in Ma’anshan. It is actually very pretty and Elle and always run around the lake for a change of scenery from the dirty streets. It is also a prime people watching spot … Continue reading
Suzhou, Jiangsu
This past weekend Elle and traveled to the next province to the city of Suzhou. Suzhou is known as the “Venice of China” because it is a watercity with canals running through the old part of town. There are many … Continue reading
The Night Allyson Touched A Lot of China Ground
Ha ha… Robbie came to vista us in Ma’anshan. We played drinking games with Uno (really fun) then went to cowboy bar and I played a Chinese drinking game with a local mafia boss (awkward/weird/kinda scary). Then we went … Continue reading
Walking to dinner
So we like to go to hotpot for dinner at least once or twice a week. Here’s some pictures of our campus and our walk up Hudong Lu to the restaurant. I took some pictures of some of our … Continue reading
Chinese Children
They are the cutest things to roam the planet.
Living the Dream
Please someone pinch us… My sister Amanda is studying abroad in Florence, Italy for the semester. My parents and youngest sister are going to visit her for a week during Thanksgiving and guess who will be joining them?! Elle and I … Continue reading
