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Bekah and I are flying back to Korea, with a brief rainy stop at an airport in Hefei. Hopefully Incheon will be drier in this time. Boarding now.

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This is the first time in a couple days, since the day before we left Liupanshui, that we’ve had wifi access. I’ve been writing a little bit each time we have some downtime waiting for something, knowing that we’d eventually be somewhere that would let me upload it. If you’re interested, look back through the […]

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After walking up many many steps, Bekah and I stayed at a monastery near the top of the mountain. It’s a Buddhist monastery that was established sometime before the 16th century, and is now a popular walking destination for people who live in this area. Most people walk up and down in the same day, […]

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Emmeline, an abacus is something that people sometimes use to count. I had never seen one used until this man in the restaurant used this one to count up our bill. We ate dinner there at the monastery and then sat in the courtyard with some of the other people who were staying the night.

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Emmeline, for the trip from Auntie Bekah’s city back to Chengdu, the city where the airport is, we rode in a sleeper car. That kind of car has beds instead of seats and tables. We got on the train at about 8 o’clock at night, just as it was getting dark. Each section in the […]

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Green tea has been on the table for nearly every meal I’ve had in Liupanshui. Emmeline, people here don’t drink muh coffee at all, but they drink a lot of tea. We had dinner with two of the teachers Bekah worked with. They picked out their favorite dishes, and ones that were the most typical […]

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I have been in need of a haircut for a few weeks, and Mel suggested I wait to get it cut in China. One of Bekah’s best student friends took us to the place where he gets his hair cut and helped explain to the barber what I was hoping for. It worked and I […]

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-Watermelon on a stick -Cowboy hats -iPhones everywhere. -Street sweeping trucks in Liupanshui play “It’s A Small World After All,” sounding like ice cream trucks.

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Emmeline! We walked through a big market, a little like the farmers’ market in Sioux Falls, and look at all the things they were selling! Your browser does not support the video tag

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Locksmiths know about the importance of location in placing your ads. Almost every inch of the stairwell of Bekah’s apartment building is covered with these ads for locksmith services. It makes a great texture.

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