Category: China life
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Visas. No, not the plastic kind you use when you are out shopping. The piece of paper or stamp that says you are allowed to visit, live, or work in a foreign country. It seems like we are constantly either renewing or applying for these. Doing the process stateside is actually harder. We are blessed…
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Most Americans never have the experience of traveling by train. They either drive or fly to their destinations. In China, many people travel by train. It’s economical and reliable. My friends and I got on the train Sunday night, traveled about 15 hours, and arrived Monday morning in time for breakfast at McDonalds. (A real…
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I slept on a train last night. Ok, actually, I slept on a train the night before as well. No, I’m not trying to experience life as a traveling hobo. I went by train (about a 15 hour trip) to Shenyang, China. In a regular sleeping car, there are about 10 “rooms.” These rooms are…