Saturday, November 5th I awoke very early in the morning to catch a 7 AM bullet train to Dandong, China along with the rest of our group plus our Chinese friend. Situated on the banks of the Yalu river, Dandong is the largest border city in China and responsible for half of North Korea's trade. Upon arrival in Dandong, a large statue of Chairman Mao was present outside of the … [Read more...] about A Train to See North Korea

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