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Busploration: a fresh, exciting way to explore foreign cities where you can’t read maps or signs by getting on random buses and seeing where you end up. That is what I have been doing the past few days and it … Continue reading →

Changsha is separated into two parts by Xiang River. Today I spent some time and explored the banks. I find myself observing more than photographing lately. Here I am, in a foreign world, and all I want to do is … Continue reading →

I’ve officially arrived in Changsha after a very strange train ride. There were many communication problems, but I finally started classes today, 4 days after school apparently began. But the adviser here says it is no big deal, so I’ve … Continue reading →

It’s great here how the little things feel like such an accomplishment. My first day in Beijing I conquered the bus system. Second day, subway, and yesterday, I got lost about 30 minutes away from the hostel and successfully made … Continue reading →

(This is not a picture of “Beijing boy”) This post is dedicated to an incredibly nice unnamed Beijing schoolboy. I did not have small change for the automatic teller at the subway. Frustrated, I left the line in search of … Continue reading →

“There are no guarantees that if you work hard enough, or are talented enough, that you will be successful, be able to support yourself, or importantly, make a meaningful contribution to others. But in the meantime, if you are an … Continue reading →

Well, I have successfully made it to Beijing in one piece. By the way, I did not boost the saturation on this, so whoever told me to get use to gray skies in my pictures, your wrong (at least today, … Continue reading →