Author name: emily

Asia, China

River Town

Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China September 20 – 24 Reflecting on the past month spent in China, I am preparing to […]

Asia, China

The Good Earth

Zhongdian, Yunnan Province, China Without hesitating to shake the granite out of our shoes, we had hopped a local bus

Asia, China

True Grit

Shanghai, China Every morning I woke up in Shanghai, I could taste the city between my teeth.  Every night, clouds

Asia, China

Almost Famous

Beijing August 26-31 Passing through the infrared body temperature sensors at the airport, I glanced back at Ryan with an

Asia, Japan

The Zen Killer

Within the rectangular garden at Ryoanji Temple, the fifteen rocks and meticulously groomed white gravel represent the “quintessence of Zen

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