(To read the first part of this trip, click here!) After a good night’s sleep, my altitude sickness had (thankfully) worn off and I was ready to greet the morning in Tagong! Others on my trip were not so lucky, unfortunately, and felt sick sometimes for days at a time. Understandably so – the TibetanContinue reading “Journey to the West(ern Sichuan Region) : Part II!”
Yearly Archives: 2021
Journey to the West(ern Sichuan Region!) : Part I!
When it became clear that we would finally be allowed to leave Shanghai over our spring break – COVID restrictions have started easing up, and I received my vaccine in February – I immediately started thinking about travel plans. Though Shanghai is an exciting city to live in, I couldn’t wait to start seeing someContinue reading “Journey to the West(ern Sichuan Region!) : Part I!”
Authentically Disney, Uniquely Chinese, and Wonderfully Magical!
As a 90s baby who grew up during the Disney Renaissance and can quote just about any of their movies without hesitation, an exciting part of moving to Shanghai was the promise of being able to visit Shanghai Disneyland. Until now, I’d only ever been to Disney World in Orlando and so I was veryContinue reading “Authentically Disney, Uniquely Chinese, and Wonderfully Magical!”
No Place Like Home (Away From Home) for the Holidays
Growing up in a military family, we moved around a lot – every few years we found ourselves in a new home, in a new state, surrounded by new people. As such, we became very dedicated to our holiday traditions. Because there was no consistency in where we spent the holidays, what we did duringContinue reading “No Place Like Home (Away From Home) for the Holidays”
Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere 