Tag Archives: xifeng

So this happened.

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Kathryn

About a month ago, I got an e-mail from a woman I had met before I came to China. She works for Peace Corps, specifically with the Master’s International students, and was working on putting a piece together featuring the … Continue reading →

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Bonus from our bike ride!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kathryn

There aren’t words*. *Except these: The box is actually tied to the man, that dog’s snug as, well, a dog in a box.

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Just the worst

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kathryn

Meaning: me. I am just the worst. At providing a thoughtfully curated view of my life here in China. I don’t even care so much about showing the best of the best, but my inability to post something even once … Continue reading →

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Two Steps Forward

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Kathryn

I’ll get around to moving backwards, but this past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting a tourist area in the countryside with my friend Sherry. Where we got off the bus. Also, how I know I walked 8km back … Continue reading →

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Halloween Party

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Kathryn

Better a week late than never, right? So one of the time honored traditions of the Peace Corps is to share American culture with the people of your host country. As far as holidays go, Labor Day is nothing special, … Continue reading →

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So, according to Peace Corps, I live in 庆阳市 – Qingyang City, but according to everyone locally I live in 西峰区- Xifeng District. 西 means west – which makes sense since I live in the western part of the greater city … Continue reading →

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Kathryn | 1 Comment

I’ve got an emotional backlog to work through

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Kathryn

So here it goes. Back when I first started applying to the Peace Corps, everyone would come up to me and ask: so where do you want to go? I got good at patiently explaining that there is no individual … Continue reading →

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Taking a walk in Xifeng

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Kathryn

Yesterday, one of the other foreign teachers and I took a walk looking for a park that this guy had heard about. All he knew was that it had a big statue. We walked our to the edge of town, … Continue reading →

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