Although you might not be able to see it, this is little old me, once again at the Stone Forest. Yay rocks!

After walking all morning around the Stone Forest, the gang is pooped. 

It was this stunt that got people calling me "xiao houzi" (or little monkey) on the trip to the Stone Forest...at least I had fun up in the tree! 

Today we got up early to take the long ride out to the stone forest. It was my second time going there, although I haven't been in over 2 years. I must admit that I much prefer the finished highway that gets us there! Last time it was so bumpy it was all I could do not to get car sick. Anyway, this is a picture of me with my tutoree Yang YiFan. He also happens to be the son of my Chinese teacher with whose family we went to the stone forest in the first place. Yay rocks! 

Hi all. Well it was Thanksgiving again here in Kunming which meant more hours baking pumpkin pies! But it was all worth it for we went to the house of a friend who just retired to Kunming that was totally posh--especially for China. It is an 11th story penthouse with an amazing view and is quite well decorated. I must say that I was impressed. This picture is of my friend Salvador looking suave. In case you were wondering the things on his feet were chenille shoe covers so you wouldn't track dirt into the house. I think they also help dust/sweep the floor, but that's a different story. Does anybody else remember Pippy Longstockings cleaning the floor by putting brushes on her feet? Anyway, happy Thanksgiving (again) everybody! 

First I just want to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving! I enjoyed myself with a large group of other Americans at a friend's house. And tomorrow it's Thanksgiving dinner Number 2, so there is certainly no lack of turkey or anything like that on this end. This is a picture of all of the sushi that I made for this evening's dinner in honor of the veggie sushi I made for T-day my sophomore year at Whitman. Memories! Now all I need to make Thanksgiving complete is watching the Kenneth Branaugh version of Hamlet and playing a drinking game to it... 

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