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Banned Items

Ok, I was wrong. One more post before I take off.

Just an fyi – neosporin is a banned substance.

One of my carry-ons got searched because the shape of my mom’s bar soap – they couldn’t tell what it was from the x-ray. While they were searching my bag, they also looked [...]

The day has arrived

When I started doing my last round of packing this afternoon, it finally hit me like a ton of bricks that this is really happening. I have been dreaming about traveling to Asia for so long that this trip did not seem real. This is probably a bad anolgy, but I compared it [...]

Request for Gift Ideas

Instead of me trying to figure out what to get everyone, I figure I will turn the tides and have you let me know if there is anything in particular that you would like. I make no promises, but this way I can try to get you something that you might actually like/use.

I [...]

Nancy’s Body Natural back up

My mom’s website Nancy’s Body Natural was having problems earlier this month due to an upgrade in the programming language. I have finally worked out all of the kinks and the site is working again. If you ever encounter any problems with this site, please let me know (Mandy – thanks for [...]

Kayaking on the Salt

On Sunday, a group of 10 of us went kayaking down the salt on the 3.5 hour trip (about 9 miles). This is the same trip that Hans and I first did on the Salt back in July, except this time he and I were the guides.

Overall, everyone had a good time:

Hans found a [...]

My Job in China

I found out this week what I’ll be doing in China. I will be working at two schools that help handicapped and mentally challenged kids. The email I was sent gave me a long description of what the school does for the children and I started to get nervous ’cause I don’t know [...]

Anyone got a port-a-potty?

I have heard that the toilets in Asia just consist of a whole in the ground and so I decided to search the internet to see what they are like. I found two good sites: the beijing guide and another china-guide.

Here’s to me not falling in the whole…

Kayaking

Back in February, Hans and I took a kayaking class through the City of Tempe and it was very, very cool. The class was at an indoor wave pool and in the last session they turned the waves on. This was by far the best part.

The only down side was that we could [...]

Xi’an, China

I am going to be located in Xi’an, China. Xi’an is located close to the middle of China and used to be the capital city of several dynasties. I will be staying in the part of the city that is enclosed by a 15 meter thick wall which surrounded the original city during [...]

When am I going?

I leave 8/31 and return 9/23. CCS requires a minimum of 2 weeks and I had enough vacation time to take 3. Plus, I did not want to give my boss a heart-attack by taking more than 3. ;]

And for those animal people out there that keep asking me [...]

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