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Would you do it again?

Monday, August 27th, 2007

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It’s over.

I made it through a month of Kung Fu training in China without any broken bones or major injuries. Every part of my body was screaming “Screw You” when I left the training center on Friday afternoon, so I’ve spent the past few days relaxing in Beijing. Relaxing, meaning I’ve been walking several hours a day instead of running, kicking, walking like a duck, and jumping like a frog. The freedom to do whatever I want, whenever I want is priceless. [read on]

The Birthplace of Kung Fu: The Shaolin Temple

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

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Entrance to the Shaolin Temple

The Shaolin Temple is only 9 kilometers from my Kung Fu school. It is said that Kung Fu began in the Shaolin Temple and that all other martial arts styles (Karate, Tae Kwon Do, etc.) developed from Kung Fu, so the Shaolin Temple could be considered the birthplace of all martial arts. This Thursday my roommate, Marta, and I spent the day there. [read on]

Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting

Sunday, August 12th, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket It's been a long week. We loaded up two buses last Friday with all of our belongings and a ridiculous amount of swords and drove about an hour ... [Continue reading this entry]

I can’t say they didn’t warn me

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Everything hurts. Everything. The first day I arrived at the Kung Fu training center, the two cheery German boys across the hall from me told me on ... [Continue reading this entry]

Warriors, Wallets, and Wushu

Saturday, July 28th, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket I'm now in Xi'an which, like Pingyao, is a city surrounded by an ancient wall. Xi'an was the capital of China thousands of years ago, but today it ... [Continue reading this entry]

3rd Class Travel Builds Character

Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket At least in my opinion. We left Beijing last night around 11:30pm, an hour and a half later than our scheduled departure time, on the way to Pingyao, ... [Continue reading this entry]

What I like about Beijing

Saturday, July 21st, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Beijing was not a city that I liked immediately. It's crowded. It's polluted. It's hot and humid. It seems everything is under construction in preparation ... [Continue reading this entry]

Beijing, Beijing, Beijing

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket We made it to Beijing. The past few days I've been about as energetic as this family. I was sick yesterday (a gift from Ben) and today was ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Beauty of Mongolia

Monday, July 16th, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Yay for Mongolia!! Taken at a monastery with breathtaking views My words and photos can not possibly communicate the beauty and magic of this place. I took so ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Nomads of Mongolia

Sunday, July 15th, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket One of the things that has always intrigued me about Mongolia is their nomadic population. The nomads of Mongolia live in felt tents (gers) and move about 8-10 ... [Continue reading this entry]