Going to China
Mackenzie: Can I go to China too?
Me: You have to go with your mommy and daddy. Do you WANT to go to China?
Mackenzie: No, I want to stay in the car.
Ah, I miss working with kids.
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Beijing’s population exceeds 22 million
about 2 weeks ago - No comments
Beijing’s total population has exceeded 22 million, a mark that is supposed to be surpassed a decade later, the China National Radio reported today.
-Article from China Daily
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Barbie Shanghai
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
The first Barbie Worldwide Flagship Store. Taken in Summer, 2009.
Yes, I went in with my students. It was so…pink. They even had a Vera Wang bride and groom Barbies and Juicy Couture Barbies. I think they even had a Barbie restaurant on the top floor.
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China’s 56 Ethnic Groups
about 3 months ago - 2 comments
The vast majority (over 90%) of Chinese are Han Chinese. The remainder is distributed among 55 other ethnic groups. This diversity was displayed during the opening ceremonies of the last Olympic games where fifty-six children from the 56 Chinese ethnic groups clustered around the Chinese national flag supposedly represented the 56 ethnic groups. It was More >
Sleeping Woman and Bike
about 3 months ago - 2 comments
Taken in Shanghai, China. 2009.
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Wrong Foot
about 4 months ago - 2 comments
I like how her Crocs are on backwards.
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China celebrates 60 years
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China formally kicked off its mass celebrations of 60 years of communist rule with a 60-gun salute that rung out across Beijing’s historic Tiananmen Square on October 1. Hundreds of thousands of participants marched past Tiananmen Square in costume or uniform, with floats and dancers mingling with soldiers and military hardware. Collected are photographs of More >
My Kicks (Asia Edition)
about 5 months ago - 5 comments
This was taken while I was waiting for the students to tour the migrant children’s school. Yeah, I was bored.
Not sure if other people do this, but I keep a separate wardrobe for traveling. And I NEVER wear socks when I’m in Asia.
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You Said You’d Come Back
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Taken at a migrant children’s school in Shanghai, China.
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China Rush On “Lucky” Wedding Day
about 6 months ago - 1 comment
Thousands of people across China are getting married, believing that the date of 9 September 2009 will guarantee a long and happy union.
The date “nine, nine” sounds like the saying “jiu,jiu” in Chinese, which can be translated as “long lasting”.
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Pictorial History of the PRC
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2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China. Since 1949, enormous changes have taken place in China, and many events have gone down in history as a part of the national memory. China.org.cn presents a series of old photos to review the past 60 years.
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about 2 years ago
She’s so funny… and so cute.
about 2 years ago
Hey Jen – just got your comment on me xanga… you’ve probably seen him from Softball, he plays. He came to [church] once to visit. Calvin L. knows him as well from Softball.
about 2 years ago
Ah, so that’s how I probably know him.