As I am now nearing the end of September, the climate of Dalian has for the most part remained constantly humid and around 75 F as an average for the last month, but last week was the first day of fall and this week it has been a bit chilly outside. It is now "the holidays" for China because there is a national workers holiday starting September 28th and lasting until October … [Read more...] about Fall in Dalian

Reality seems to delay itself when you travel. What you learn beforehand about traveling can never amount to actually going through with it, and when it sets in that you are halfway across the world in a completely new culture, it begins to take your breath away. We arrived in Beijing in mid-August and stayed there for four days. Arriving in Beijing was amazing, especially … [Read more...] about First Few Weeks in China