Lotus Mountain -Southern Part of Guangzhou

Circus, Circus

There is really nothing quite like the Chinese circus; it is just incredible.
And, in the city where we live, it goes on 365 days a year!  Spectacular indeed.

Portable Store

Bread for Life

The Chinese do not eat a lot of bread - at all.

However, bread was sold in our little market, and was I glad...toast every morning along with a yogurt drink or some rice.  But, you will notice there are no ends on the bread....

what did they do with all the bread ends?

Storefronts in Guangzhou

Some Place Famous Close to Beijing

Middle School Canteen Just Yards Away From Our Front Door

Dinner Anyone? Dried Octopus

Typical Chinese Structure; So Unique and Beautiful

Typical Meal at Restaurant - Notice French Fries!

Dorm Bedroom

There are no dressers for the girls' things; only desks for studying.  So, the girls pile their belongings on their beds and in containers under the beds.  Mosquito netting is an absolute necessity!

The Western-Look Bride Comes to China

Lily Rolls Out the Dough for Dumplings

Strange Fruit? Well, It All Seemed Strange to Me!

The Lovely Walk to School Every Morning

"Hello," They Say Practicing Their English!

The Goal: Speak, Speak, Speak English; Formally and Informally

The Western Influence Arrives in China

Who Needs a Big Shop, When a Hole in the Wall Will Suffice

Sweet Potato Vendor by the Front Gate of GDUFS

The Forbidden City - October 2010

What I Loved Best About China - our Beautiful, Wonderful Students

Circus Boy, Lance!

Lance, his lovely wife, his parents at church.  Lance was diving at the Mayan Restaurant in Salt Lake when he got a call asking him to dive in the circus in Guangzhou....so, he and his wife moved to China right after their wedding...grand adventure.  Here his parents visit from Utah.

Sugar Cane Cutie

This little boy plays every day at the little fruit stand his parents run just outside the gate of the University.
He plays here day after day.
Today, he is chewing on a piece of sugar cane.  People love to eat pure sugar cane.  The sides are stripped, then it is ready to eat.  They chew and suck on it, and then they spit the cane out.

Dumplings at the Dumpling Festival

I should have taken pictures of this feast much earlier because in this tray were also som dumplings shaped like little pink pigs...

the walnut shaped dumplings had - walnuts, of course;
the duck-shaped dumplings were made with duck meat, of course,
and the little piggies had...well, of course you guessed it PORK!

so cute and clever and tasty, as well.

Xinghan Market Building - About One Block From Our Apartment