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Yinchuan to Zhongwei: Journey to Ningxia Day 3

25 July 2009 | 2 comments
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Break-up “Look at my feet.”  Forever Friend holds his feet up so that I can see both soles.  He sits across from me on the other bed in the room, wearing nothing but his underwear.  I don’t notice anything particularly strange about his feet from my bed, so I get up to examine them more closely. “Blisters!”  [...]

Yinchuan: Journey to Ningxia Day 2

18 July 2009 | 6 comments
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A map.  I have to find a map.  This is the first order of business to attend to whenever I arrive in a new location.  I like to get my bearings as soon as possible, and the best way to do this is to purchase a map.  It’s my new hobby to collect maps of the [...]

Strangers on a Train: Journey to Ningxia Day 1

11 July 2009 | Comment
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Over the clickety-clack and bang-bang-bang of the train tracks, her story unfolds.  We’re both on the same sleeper car.  I’m in a middle bunk, sandwiched between the top and bottom, and she’s also in a middle across from me.  The sleeper cars in China are set up like this, sleeping six people to one small [...]

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