March 2024 – Adventures with Isabel

Days 8 – 10: Chongqing – best place to view the city, old friend, executive suite, antiques, pastries

March 26, 2024

3/26/24 11:48am (on plane to Lijiang): Chongqing… where to begin? This trip was planned with my friend S, whom I haven’t seen for two decades and we were 3 or 4 when we last hung out in Canada! On day 1 in Chongqing, I arrived from Guiyang at around 1pm and because I had time … More Days 8 – 10: Chongqing – best place to view the city, old friend, executive suite, antiques, pastries

Day 7: Guiyang – Daoism and spirits

March 24, 2024

3/24 10:48am (train to Chongqing): Saturday morning we took the high speed train to Guiyang. It’s my second time here. The last time I was here was when I was in 1st grade when we went to see some distant relatives. This was a spontaneous trip because we have a distant cousin (probably only 13) … More Day 7: Guiyang – Daoism and spirits

Protected: Days 4-6: Tongren – Affordable nails & dragonfruits, TCM, noodles, Phoenix city, and Fanjing mountain (AAAAA; Buddha’s home)

March 23, 2024

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Protected: Beijing Day 3: Old friends, PKU, Chagee, reflection

March 22, 2024

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China Spring ‘24 – Day 1: Seattle > SF > Taipei > Beijing

March 17, 2024

Long time no post! Since my last post, I studied abroad in China for 5 months back in 2018 where everything changed for me (my global perspective, my understanding of China, my understanding of myself, my goals and my identity) and now I’m finally going back! This time as a late 20s girl, working corporate … More China Spring ‘24 – Day 1: Seattle > SF > Taipei > Beijing