Category: Life in Xining
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a self portrait
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In case I perked your interest with my little quiz, I thought I should let you ALL know what this mystery potato, tumor, melon, tuber, steroid-induced ginger root, squash, bagel, Chinese book-end thingie actually is… The envelope, please…. This is: YAK BUTTER carefully preserved for general consumption inside A DRIED GOAT STOMACH! (Should you be…
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…what this might be? It took me four months to find out. (I wasn’t trying too hard; lazily, I was trying to figure out by sight alone.) p.s. if I already told you, please don’t ruin it for the other participants!
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…what this might be? It took me four months to find out. (I wasn’t trying too hard; lazily, I was trying to figure out by sight alone.) p.s. if I already told you, please don’t ruin it for the other participants!
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I complain and poke fun a lot, but the last few weeks here in China I have noticed another strange sensation creeping in… It’s hard to put a finger on it precisely–not indigestion, not ennui, not paranoia… Could it be…? Is it possible…? Nah, not that! Is it really…contentment? Contentment. The last few weeks or…
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the cooks
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I wish I had some really funny stories from the Christmas party, but it was actually a pretty nice event. There were a few Xining quirks (you’ll see the pictures below) but overall the gala was quite enjoyable. The girls ran around almost the whole time. There was a live band (orchestra) playing different…
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yummy dishes
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beautiful decor
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anna and the main course (roast goat)
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