Western Sichuan Day 4
After our P day on day 3, we had some more driving to do again today. But we felt rested and refreshed, and we planned our day today meticulously. There were a couple stops that we wanted to make on the way from Kangding (康定), north to Danba (丹巴), and I was also very...
A Christian’s Thoughts on Halloween
First of all, I’m not interested in debating whether or not Christians should celebrate Halloween. I think we all need to make our own decisions before God and honestly pray about what we are celebrating and how we are celebrating (just like we live every area of our...
Western Sichuan Day 3: Just Exploring
After all of our adventures the day before (read about them here!), and especially after all of that crazy driving, my friends and I were pretty worn out. We had two days in Kangding (康定) , and we decided to relax a bit, especially on the first day. I told my friends...
Fun Chinese Books for Chinese Language Learners to Read
As an avid reader, I really enjoy all kinds of books, and one of my favorite ways to learn Chinese is to read Chinese books. I prefer to read books written by Chinese writers, but if my friends recommend other books, then I also enjoy reading books that have been...
Western Sichuan Day 2
Our second day in Western Sichuan was full of adventures. We left our little hotel in Luding (泸定) in the morning. We had planned to sleep in a bit and relax in the morning, but when Jaye and I were at breakfast downstairs, the boss told us that the electricity would...
Drama Night with my Students
One of my favorite extra-curricular activities that my students can be involved in is something called Drama Night. The students are completely in charge of everything involved in Drama Night. They write and direct plays (or musicals!) and also act in them. Other...
Western Sichuan Day 1
Jaye and I had to get up pretty early today so that we would have time to get to the train station to catch our train. We had originally asked the same driver to take us back to the train station, but he ended up being busy the day we had to leave, so he found a...
The Most Beautiful Lakes in China: Jiuzhaigou
I love places of natural beauty, and 九寨沟 (Jiuzhaigou) is one of the most amazing places that I have visited in China (get used to hearing that because my next few adventures were all incredible. On Tuesday morning, Jaye and I woke up early so that we could go have our...
Du Fu’s House and into the Mountains!
I’m so incredibly thankful for friends who find interesting and fun things to do while we’re traveling. As you have seen from previous posts, Jaye is one of those people. She loves to explore, and as a Chinese, she has a lot of the historical and cultural background...
Chengdu Pandas and Dujiangyan
One of the things that I really wanted to do while I was in Chengdu was to go to a panda conservatory and see the pandas. The first time I was in Chengdu for just 16 hours (several years ago), we had time to go to a mall and see the giant fake panda climbing onto the...