BLOGS


WHY PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS IS LIKE ROADKILL
Posted by Jeannie | October 29th, 2012

I’m on week 4 of my news black out and let me tell you, ignorance is bliss at a time like this.

Me with my umbrella and map--my two essential accessories in Tokyo. Aren't you glad I didn't post any photos of bathrooms!!
The Chinese and Japanese Unmentionables
Posted by Jeannie | September 4th, 2012

Moving from China to Japan, we’ve been talking a lot about bathrooms. The quality of the bathrooms is just one of the more obvious differences between the two countries.

This is a famous sumo wrestler at a train station in Tokyo. We had just been to a sumo museums. Sumo wrestlers are very big, but it's the sumo way.
Sayonara Japan
Posted by Jeb | September 3rd, 2012

We were in Japan for eight days after leaving China. It was really different but still fun.

Hiroshima: Another Day That Will Live in Infamy
Posted by Gus | August 27th, 2012

Going to Hiroshima wasn’t easy, but it gave me a lot to think about.

A Mao wood cut in Lijiang. The store owner fussed at me for taking this photo--as if an image of Mao was intellectual property or something.
How Now Mao?
Posted by Jeannie | August 25th, 2012

Images of Mao are everywhere in China, which is amazing considering his record. Here are a few favorites, with the most hilarious Mao reference at the end (scroll down for a hoot).