How many people can honestly say that they have traveled to a truly remote location in the world; to a place so far removed from any possible comfort zone that there is literally nothing to familiarize with? Somehow, I can say that I have been to such a place and experienced a whole new kind of adventure. First, I would like to establish that my most recent travels have … [Read more...] about The Adventure of a Lifetime: Backpacking through China
Instead of typing half of this journal about what inspired me to study abroad, I'm just going to cut to the chase. It was August 17th, approximately 3 PM, I had finally arrived in China, and almost without realizing it, I was 20 years old. The first night I spent in China--exhausted from a full day of air travel--was spent in a dream-like state. I spent most of that night … [Read more...] about “Mei Guo Ren”