Xi'an China - the Wild Wild East

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We've made it to China! ...and we've armed ourselves with 3 DVD's, 5 books, a score of maps, and some language software. We are prepared. That was we were prepared until our first contact with Chinese airport security. In a foreboding sense of confusion that would become all to common in the following weeks, my bag was scanned and grabbed and I was motioned away to a quiet area and pointed to a seat. The guard offered me a smoke and dissapeared for 10 minutes. I preped for interrogation. 15 minutes later I realize he just wants to hang out with the strange foreigner.

Our plan: teach English, travel a bit, learn some Mandarin, and find a friend or two on the way. We start with a 3 month contract and see where things go from there.

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  Welcome to china   Xian, China on Jun 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First day in xi'an   Xi'an, China on Jun 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The first day at school   Xi'an, China on Jun 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Housewarming party - Spaghetti Roast   Xi'an, China on Jun 17, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  The first apartment   Xi'an, China on Jun 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hua Shan : The deadly flower mountain   Xi'an, China on Jun 25, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Free Chinese wedding photos - how lucky are we?   Xi'an, China on Jul 2, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The olympic torch is in town   Xi'an, China on Jul 4, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The average working day in Xi'an: ESL teacher   Xi'an, China on Jul 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Qinling Mountains   Xi'an, China on Jul 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It's too hot.   Xi'an, China on Jul 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking on the walls   Xi'an, China on Jul 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beijing Olympics 2008   Beijing, China on Aug 18, 2008 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Mountain sides and monkey bites   Xi'an, China on Sep 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The History Museum   Xi'an, China on Sep 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Louyang   Louyang, China on Sep 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Huang Shan   Nanjing, China on Oct 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Nanjing Central Station   Nanjing, China on Oct 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  HuaShan II: Perilous South Peak Cliffside Planks   Xi'an, China on Oct 22, 2008 22 pictures 1 comment
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  Shanghai   Shanghai, China on Oct 25, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Back in beijing   Beijing, China on Nov 11, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Great Wall   Beijing, China on Nov 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Summer Palace: Yiheyuan   Beijing, China on Nov 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Leng bu leng?   Xi'an, China on Nov 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Off the beaten path   Xi'an, China on Nov 19, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Tai Shan   Tai'an, China on Nov 24, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Tsingtao   Qingdao, China on Nov 27, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Biking out to the qinlings   Xi'an, China on Dec 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Guanzhou   Guangzhou, China on Dec 10, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Hong kong   Hong Kong, China on Dec 13, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Guilin   Guilin, China on Dec 15, 2008 9 pictures 2 comments
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  Macau   Macau, China on Dec 18, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The cruise to yangshuo   Yangshuo, China on Dec 20, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Haerbin Snow and Ice Festival   Haerbin, China on Jan 7, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Chinese New Year   Xi'an, China on Jan 26, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Hangzhou   Hangzhou, China on Jan 28, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Chongqing Hotpot and Hotdays   Chongqing, China on Feb 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  3 Gorges Yangzte River Cruise   Yichang, China on Feb 6, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Zhangjiajie Park   Zhangjiajie, China on Feb 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Race through fenghuang   Fenghuang, China on Feb 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tiger leaping gorge   Xiaozhongdian, China on Feb 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lijiang   Lijiang City, China on Feb 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to kunming   Kunming, China on Feb 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last time in Xian   Xianyang, China on Feb 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last days in china   Beijing, China on Feb 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Getting started in Ecuador   Otavalo, Ecuador on Jul 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Otavalo market   Quitos, Ecuador on Jul 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in quito   Somewhere in, Ecuador on Jul 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Old town   Quito, Ecuador on Jul 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Center of the World: Mitad del Mundo   Mindo, Ecuador on Jul 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Flying through the cloud forest   Mindo, Ecuador on Jul 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On a Whale Hunt   Puerto Lopez, Ecuador on Jul 28, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Montanita & a fish market   Montanita, Ecuador on Jul 29, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Montanita   Montanita, Ecuador on Jul 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sea, Surf, Sun, and Sand   Mancora and Piura, Peru on Jul 31, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  On puke and pollerias   Piura, Peru on Aug 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pyramids and voodoo dolls   Chiclayo, Peru on Aug 3, 2009 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Home Sweet Home   Cajamarca, Peru on Aug 4, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Parting ways for the day   Trujillo, Peru on Aug 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sandboarding   Chiclayo, Peru on Aug 9, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Sipan   Chiclayo, Peru on Aug 10, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Kuelap and the people of the clouds   Chachapoyas, Peru on Aug 11, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Ships ahoy....or not   Yurimaguas, Peru on Aug 12, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the jungle...on a cargo boat   Yurimaguas, Peru on Aug 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Land ho   Yurimaguas, Peru on Aug 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cruisin down a river   Iquitos, Peru on Aug 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Amazon   Iquitos, Peru on Aug 16, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Eric the spearfisher   Iquitos, Peru on Aug 17, 2009 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Fishing for hawks   Iquitos, Peru on Aug 18, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  On search of anacondas and caiman   Iquitos, Peru on Aug 19, 2009 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Pitching sticks at a phantom caiman   Iquitos, Peru on Aug 20, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  "salida hoy, sin falta"   Iquitos, Peru on Aug 21, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Ships ahoy!   Iquitos, Peru on Aug 22, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Stretching our Sea legs   Ucayali River, Peru on Aug 23, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Rollin down the river   Pucallpa, Peru on Aug 25, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  One if by sea, two if by land   Lima, Peru on Aug 27, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  On the road again   Aguas Calientes, Peru on Aug 29, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Machu Picchu   Aguas Calientes, Peru on Sep 1, 2009 30 pictures 0 comments
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  A note to fellow budget travelers on Machu Picchu   Aguas Calientes, Peru on Sep 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments