After class today, I hopped on a bus and took the long way home. I didn’t really care what time I would come back; I wanted to savor our last few day in Kunming. Starting tomorrow, we will travel to Shaxi for a few days of debriefing and discussions. We’ll Read more
Here’s a photo from today’s visit to the East and West Pagodas. Our schedule for the next week or so is as follows: 7/31-8/4 Kunming 8/4-8/7 Travel to Shaxi (a village outside Dali, which is about five hours away from Kunming) 8/7 Final Read more
As we wrap up our first week in Kunming, here are some photos of the city’s best attractions. Enjoy!
Hello from Kunming, a city of 3 million and our home for a week and a half. We’ve been really busy learning Mandarin, taking various modes of transportation, and eating ansd shopping our way through the Spring City. Pictures to follow!
Here are some photos from our expedition phase, which includes a Tibetan village, trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge and taking an overnight bus.. Enjoy!
We finished our expedition phase and are now in Kunming for two weeks with homestay families. Internet access is limited, but there’s plenty more in store for us!
Here are some photos from Shangri-La before we go Off the Silk Road and to a village near the Tibetan plateau.
After a long and windy bus ride from Lijianng, we’ve arrived at our guesthouse in Shangri-La (香格里拉). We’ll spend two days here before moving to a Tibetan village. We spent the night eating hot pot and shopping, and a great time was had by all! 再见 for now!
Here are some pictures from Nan Yao Cun and its surrounds before we leave on our expedition. Enjoy!
On this trip, the journey is the destination! Due to the rainy weather conditions, we will not be going to Tiger Leaping Gorge–a portion of the park is closed. Instead, we will be going to Shangri-La early, with an added excursion from a Tibetan village. We’ll still have very limited Read more