Victory Day

Reposted from Sept 6th 2015 So I was able to enjoy a four day weekend this week, which was very much needed. The reason for this four day weekend you ask…Victory Day. Apparently every decade China really ramps up their celebration of the end of WWII and the (their) victory over Japan. China had a…

China: My new home

I arrived here in China back in in early August 2015.. The plane ride was long and exhausting but I met a Buddhist monk on my first leg of the journey, and on the second part I sat next to a man who was visiting family in Hong Kong before backpacking across Japan. I also…

Leaving home: Leaving America

I couldnt leave home without saying bye to my family first, so I drove from Phoenix, Arizona to South Carolina. It was my 6th cross country road trip, my second in the summer with a car without AC. Personally I love long road trips, though I wish I had other people with me as it can…