Here I am nearly halfway through my grand adventure through Chongqing and Sichuan. My friend for this part of the trip left, and I’m alone for a couple of days before I head to Chengdu to meet other friends. I’m a bit tired, and I was looking forward to a couple of...
I thought our ship would leave today since this is supposed to be a river cruise, but as of the evening of the day after boarding, we still haven’t moved. Thankfully, the boat next to us moved so now we can see the mountains on the other side of the river instead of...
Today begins an adventure that has been in the making for a while. I’ve wanted to travel more in China for a long time, and since I went home in the winter this year, I figured this summer would be a perfect time to go to some places that I’ve been wanting to see in...
A couple of weeks ago, during Dragon Boat Festival, my friends and I drove to Qingyuan, a city nearby my city. We stayed in a delightful place along the river. When we drove up, we noticed a collection of kayaks next to the river, and I decided that I really wanted to...
China has lots of delicious foods, and lots of what I would consider “experimental foods.” Particularly the ice cream. Corn ice cream and mung bean ice cream are pretty common. I’ve also tried spicy ice cream which was pretty weird. One time, my friend, Shirley, and I...
My brother, Josh, and I saw lots of exciting and spectacular sights along the way from Sydney to Melbourne in Australia, but one of the sights that also started out pretty badly was our adventure on Baw Baw Mountain. Josh had seen this mountain in his research, and we...
My family liked to do jigsaw puzzles growing up, and I would say most of us are still avid puzzlers. Our favorite puzzle was an outline of the continent of Australia filled with different sections of individual pictures. There was a picture of a kangaroo, a kangaroo...
I loved getting to see so many animals in Australia that I would never get to see outside of the zoo. While my brother and I were in Sydney, we went to the Taronga Zoo because our friends said it was a beautiful place and we could enjoy a wonderful view out over the...
I love seeing and enjoying things that inspire me to create something new and lasting on my own. When I watch Kendrick Brothers’ movies, I usually feel motivated to write and grow and share what I’m learning. While in Melbourne, I went to an Australian art gallery...