We were on the train home early in the morning. Once again the sky was a gorgeous shade of blue, and I watched the country side go by, longing to stay behind. There was no stress in making it to the Beijing South train station from Beijing West during our layover this time. We had … More October 04 2014
Our tour to the great wall and hot springs was canceled today. To be honest it was a bit of a relief not to have to get back in a bus. Instead, after a desperate search for coffee (where we discovered that all of the coffee shops were closed in the morning), and a stop … More Oct 03 2014 Inner Mongolia
I had planned to be up for the sun rise but had slept in. I was a little ticked at myself but hot milk tea cheered me up. Breakfast was pretty simple: bread, jam, meat, and tomatoes. We rode out of the dessert on fast sand vehicles. It was super fun! Then we were back … More Oct 02 2014 Inner Mongolia
I woke Nate up at 5:30 in the morning to see the sun rise. Kat and Dan were up as well. The air was crisp and fresh, but the sky still looked overcast. We waited anyways to be sure there would be no colour. The silence of the empty fields early in the morning was worth … More Wednesday October 01 2014 Inner Mongolia
Nate and I both ordered the traditional Mongolian breakfast from the hostel. It came with Mongolian cheese, fried bread, and milk tea with millet and cream to put in it. The cheese was hard and sweet, more like a candy. The milk tea was hot and the cream and millet made it taste really good. I’m … More Tuesday September 30 2014 Inner Mongolia
I woke up early to use the bathroom, and instead of crawling back into my bunk I stood staring out the window, mesmerized by the expanse of rolling hills. Towering mountains made a stunning backdrop. The sky above us seemed to be the brightest, bluest colour I had ever seen. We had left the smog … More Monday September 29 2014 Inner Mongolia
The only thing keeping me alive from my deathly head cold plague that I work up with this morning was the fact that we didn’t have to work until 12:30 pm. For some reason I don’t quite understand our days have been switched around so Sunday is Thursday, and Thursday is Tuesday, or something like … More Sunday September 28 2014
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