October 18, 2011 After flying for almost twelve hours, spending a sleepless night in a Chinese airport, and finally making a connecting flight to Shanghi, Mom, Dad and I arrived at our destination. I sighed relief. Finally. We were meeting with David and Amanda and together we would all be able to navigate our way, …
October 22, 2011 The Train Ride, Part 1 A few hours into the ride, and I was feeling better. Atleast, my stomach was. With the news of being on a train for 10 hours longer than I had originally been told, I wasn’t impressed. But how bad could it be? After fearing blood clots in …
Sept 17, 2011 This is a continuation of ”Later that Night” One of the most fascinating things about China, is their powerful and frequent lightning storms. Now, of course, this is only fascinating if you like lightning. For Christina and I, however, lightning is anything but. Growing up in Ketchikan Alaska, we’ve seen our share …
Sept 7, 2011 All week we had tried our very hardest to get to the Great Wall. We had planned, and talked and prepared -all without success. Everyday there had been a new obstacle that prevented us from going. Now the last day was arriving, and some of us even started to contemplate not going! …
Sept 5, 2011 After arriving back from our scare at the Summer Palace, we changed clothes, showered and took a brief nap to recover from our adventure. A few hours later, stomachs rumbling, and the sun shining, we decided once again to give China the benefit of the doubt, and head out to get some …
Tangled Thoughts 