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 mountain peeking

mountain peeking

 Three Pagodas, Dali

Three Pagodas, Dali

 Tongue of the Lake, Xizhou

Tongue of the Lake, Xizhou

 Lovers lake, Erhai

Lovers lake, Erhai

 aesthetics of the lake

aesthetics of the lake

 Jiama in Tengchong. Pretty!

Jiama in Tengchong. Pretty!

 landy and her husband

landy and her husband

 aesthetics of xizhou

aesthetics of xizhou

 Cloudy Cangshan

Cloudy Cangshan

 insert 80s sitcom voice  now THAT’S gotta hurt!

insert 80s sitcom voice

now THAT’S gotta hurt!

 blue bumps

blue bumps

 walls of xizhou

walls of xizhou

 aesthetics of xizhou

aesthetics of xizhou

 sqaush them like bugs the ingrates

sqaush them like bugs the ingrates

 Dad calls this my “Nancy Pelosi” look

Dad calls this my “Nancy Pelosi” look

 Jetted away to Hong Kong, reveled in her awesome power

Jetted away to Hong Kong, reveled in her awesome power

 my dude with the puffy jacket

my dude with the puffy jacket

 yak valley in one of the most remote places I’ve ever been. 9 hours on the trail, hikers aged 7-70, returned home after dark…10/10 would repeat

yak valley in one of the most remote places I’ve ever been. 9 hours on the trail, hikers aged 7-70, returned home after dark…10/10 would repeat

 walls of xizhou

walls of xizhou

 she’s my love

she’s my love

 7 hour train ride, man, you really get to know someone.

7 hour train ride, man, you really get to know someone.

 farmers market with the cat and dog

farmers market with the cat and dog

 my pagoda overlords loom threateningly

my pagoda overlords loom threateningly

 Gaoligongshan in Tengchong, Yunnan. I know you didn’t understand any of that. Don’t pretend like you did.

Gaoligongshan in Tengchong, Yunnan. I know you didn’t understand any of that. Don’t pretend like you did.

 beaming

beaming

 DRINK. YOUR. MILK. KIDS.

DRINK. YOUR. MILK. KIDS.

 rural clutter. dusts up my life!

rural clutter. dusts up my life!

 swag is for boys. class is for men

swag is for boys. class is for men

 expressive eyes of xizhou

expressive eyes of xizhou

 Did Vero get a new camera? She did? How can you tell.

Did Vero get a new camera? She did? How can you tell.

 what a stand-up gal

what a stand-up gal

 S Q U A D  chinese malls are youth culture

S Q U A D

chinese malls are youth culture

 no one man should have this much sauce

no one man should have this much sauce

 they told me to skedaddle right on outta there

they told me to skedaddle right on outta there

 honestly this is the oldest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.

honestly this is the oldest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.

 Incense burns outside every household in Xizhou on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar calendar! Don’t ask me when those are, I don’t know.

Incense burns outside every household in Xizhou on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar calendar! Don’t ask me when those are, I don’t know.

 beep beep

beep beep

 WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU

WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU

 She’s a little fern. Grow baby girl, grow.

She’s a little fern. Grow baby girl, grow.

 They’re giving me sultry, they’re giving me sensual, they’re giving me "evening stroll in Jianshui on a staff retreat/20 questions/barbecue and yogurt” kind of energy.

They’re giving me sultry, they’re giving me sensual, they’re giving me "evening stroll in Jianshui on a staff retreat/20 questions/barbecue and yogurt” kind of energy.

 Listening to some singer-songwriter on a dusty winter day. Not impressed.

Listening to some singer-songwriter on a dusty winter day. Not impressed.

 Kitchen staff snapshot

Kitchen staff snapshot

 Two aged 85+ Yi minority group women that mosey around town, holding hands! Holding hands. I love my life.

Two aged 85+ Yi minority group women that mosey around town, holding hands! Holding hands. I love my life.

 Beauty shot

Beauty shot

 That’s my favorite flavor, too! It reminds me of my childhood.

That’s my favorite flavor, too! It reminds me of my childhood.

 America runs on Dunkin, May runs on 冰红茶

America runs on Dunkin, May runs on 冰红茶

 This is some classic Xizhou Mcgyverisms

This is some classic Xizhou Mcgyverisms

 …and then he opened one eye and in a deep, resonant timbre he asked me to get my camera out of his damn face

…and then he opened one eye and in a deep, resonant timbre he asked me to get my camera out of his damn face

 Around these parts he’s known as “thinks there’s a beam of electricity running between the Egyptian and Aztec pyramids” man or sometimes as the “the earth is hollow and the sun is 6 degrees” guy.

Around these parts he’s known as “thinks there’s a beam of electricity running between the Egyptian and Aztec pyramids” man or sometimes as the “the earth is hollow and the sun is 6 degrees” guy.

 Something old, something new.

Something old, something new.

 Something borrowed, something blue

Something borrowed, something blue

 Yeah, I guess you’re just gonna have to look it up!!

Yeah, I guess you’re just gonna have to look it up!!

 This union, this bond between two souls, this  marriage  is starting out with some rather notable imbalances, no?

This union, this bond between two souls, this marriage is starting out with some rather notable imbalances, no?

 I’m happy for him

I’m happy for him

 Jianshui, Yunnan. Great stinky barbecued tofu. So I hear

Jianshui, Yunnan. Great stinky barbecued tofu. So I hear

 I am LOVING this energy for 2019

I am LOVING this energy for 2019

 A Very Deadpool Christmas

A Very Deadpool Christmas

 This is a strong Xizhou mood

This is a strong Xizhou mood

 THIS wall takes in immigrants (me. It took me)

THIS wall takes in immigrants (me. It took me)

 you’ve been warned

you’ve been warned

 With a belly full of fish, we went to see a renowned local artist!

With a belly full of fish, we went to see a renowned local artist!

 I think my Chinese teacher had the abridged version of this book. Just the blame words.

I think my Chinese teacher had the abridged version of this book. Just the blame words.

 bus bus bus bus bus elbows in bus bus bus

bus bus bus bus bus elbows in bus bus bus

 Mud walls, gray cat, smiling laowai

Mud walls, gray cat, smiling laowai

 Biked 80 miles around Erhai lake. Oh, why? Why would I do such a thing? In one day? Alone? Why did I do that? NO. CLUE. Next question.

Biked 80 miles around Erhai lake. Oh, why? Why would I do such a thing? In one day? Alone? Why did I do that? NO. CLUE. Next question.

 dirty laowai taking a post bike-ride selfie in her weird house. Bandana making her look like a turn of the 19th century Mexican bandit.

dirty laowai taking a post bike-ride selfie in her weird house. Bandana making her look like a turn of the 19th century Mexican bandit.

 The Art of Thumb War

The Art of Thumb War

 oh my fat kitty!

oh my fat kitty!

 Chinese New Year crafts at the market

Chinese New Year crafts at the market

 Happy year of the (Peppa) pig! 猪猪!我属猪!

Happy year of the (Peppa) pig! 猪猪!我属猪!

 Captivated by the dancers, she gave me a good look at her jewelry

Captivated by the dancers, she gave me a good look at her jewelry

 Golden flowers dancing on the town stage

Golden flowers dancing on the town stage

 Apeng 阿鹏

Apeng 阿鹏

 Ashu 阿叔

Ashu 阿叔

 *cough cough cough*

*cough cough cough*

 All aboard the weekend fun train

All aboard the weekend fun train

 Walk up into the grottoes  Shibaoshan

Walk up into the grottoes

Shibaoshan

 Turtle shell rock

Turtle shell rock

 Amorphous blob is a good place to perch

Amorphous blob is a good place to perch

 sweet dreams I’ll ring you in the morning

sweet dreams I’ll ring you in the morning

 transporting a fridge across town. but in style.

transporting a fridge across town. but in style.

 moments like these, ya?

moments like these, ya?

 the most musical snack

the most musical snack

 Yenching Global Symposium, Beijing  Took them about twenty minutes and three men before they could get me off the stage

Yenching Global Symposium, Beijing

Took them about twenty minutes and three men before they could get me off the stage

 disdain, but make it fashion

disdain, but make it fashion

 um, hex yeah

um, hex yeah

 love in xizhou, a most romantic place

love in xizhou, a most romantic place

 kit, sit tight

kit, sit tight

 love you Dali

love you Dali

 mood  HK

mood

HK

 true salesmen have skin in the game

true salesmen have skin in the game

 why is my influencer game so fire

why is my influencer game so fire

 I never got the knack of fidelity  Seoul

I never got the knack of fidelity

Seoul

 end of summer means torch festival

end of summer means torch festival

 nothing else like it  故宫,北京

nothing else like it

故宫,北京

 days are getting shorter

days are getting shorter

 Chicken Foot Mountain, Dali  鸡足山,大理

Chicken Foot Mountain, Dali

鸡足山,大理

 Indiscriminate pilgrimage

Indiscriminate pilgrimage

 Raised red lantern  Shuhe Old Town, Lijiang  束河,丽江

Raised red lantern

Shuhe Old Town, Lijiang

束河,丽江

 a million times yes  beijing

a million times yes

beijing

 my sweet boy, still with dirt in his eyes

my sweet boy, still with dirt in his eyes

 framing  HK

framing

HK

 turn around for me please

turn around for me please

 masterclass in composition

masterclass in composition

 delightful  Lijiang

delightful

Lijiang

 Palace Museum, Seoul

Palace Museum, Seoul

 NO

NO

 distracted again. disgraceful. eyes over here idiot.

distracted again. disgraceful. eyes over here idiot.

 water jugs as a metaphor for life. sometimes you just have to put them down for a while and wiggle your fingers. get it? you’re welcome.

water jugs as a metaphor for life. sometimes you just have to put them down for a while and wiggle your fingers. get it? you’re welcome.

 where did all of that dirt strewn about come from I wonder

where did all of that dirt strewn about come from I wonder

 u did it!!!! u did it so hard!!!

u did it!!!! u did it so hard!!!

 i fricken *clenches fist* think my friends are so cool

i fricken *clenches fist* think my friends are so cool

 real one trick pony this one

real one trick pony this one

 very very old and the very very new

very very old and the very very new

 HAHAHAHA ohhhh this is for the best I promise sweetie

HAHAHAHA ohhhh this is for the best I promise sweetie

 wandering eyes  Lijiang, 丽江

wandering eyes

Lijiang, 丽江

 you don’t ever really come back from this  Jade Snow Mountain, 玉龙山

you don’t ever really come back from this

Jade Snow Mountain, 玉龙山

 no worries I’ll just wait here. You guys let me know when you’re done.

no worries I’ll just wait here. You guys let me know when you’re done.

 bootoure

bootoure

 beep beep  beijing

beep beep

beijing

 kelp knots as a metaphor for me when I am feeling a bit peeved

kelp knots as a metaphor for me when I am feeling a bit peeved

 BUSAN b like WOAH!!!!!!

BUSAN b like WOAH!!!!!!

 If he wasn’t always scanning 4 danger who knows what would have befallen me by now thank god for your vigilance Ruby.

If he wasn’t always scanning 4 danger who knows what would have befallen me by now thank god for your vigilance Ruby.

 korean spa day we had a lot of fun

korean spa day we had a lot of fun

 yes may I help u

yes may I help u

 …the indignity…

…the indignity…

 devastating

devastating

 VENOM WAS GREAT! 3D really elevated it.

VENOM WAS GREAT! 3D really elevated it.

 cinnabon

cinnabon

 never falling asleep again! look at what you miss! did you guys know about this

never falling asleep again! look at what you miss! did you guys know about this

 I took some of her granola bar as a joke. She did NOT think it was funny. I am being lectured on personal space and boundaries.

I took some of her granola bar as a joke. She did NOT think it was funny. I am being lectured on personal space and boundaries.

 timeless

timeless

 some adrenaline seeker aren’t you. real bold there, holding it a mile from your face with about 2 minutes worth of flame on that bad boy. go off queen

some adrenaline seeker aren’t you. real bold there, holding it a mile from your face with about 2 minutes worth of flame on that bad boy. go off queen

 my girls bad and binchy. look at them birds they so finchy

my girls bad and binchy. look at them birds they so finchy

 real horror

real horror

 DANCING QUEENS! ONLY 23!   beijing

DANCING QUEENS! ONLY 23!

beijing

 renmin university ‘19. friends took a 45 min train just so I could sit at my old haunt, eat a rice bowl and ignore them. I love you.

renmin university ‘19. friends took a 45 min train just so I could sit at my old haunt, eat a rice bowl and ignore them. I love you.

 very rakish, kids

very rakish, kids

 Happy New Year! Ping pong with a frying pan to ring in 2019?

Happy New Year! Ping pong with a frying pan to ring in 2019?

 walls precede me walls outlive me

walls precede me walls outlive me

 a little self portrait here don’t worry my identity is still entirely obscured I know how much you rascals love a little mystery

a little self portrait here don’t worry my identity is still entirely obscured I know how much you rascals love a little mystery

 yeah we just started  great wall, beijing

yeah we just started

great wall, beijing

 girl we have seen some beautiful things together! @mg   Dragons Back, HK

girl we have seen some beautiful things together! @mg

Dragons Back, HK

 4 horsemen

4 horsemen

 Maybellineeeeee, nothing is the same without you.

Maybellineeeeee, nothing is the same without you.

 wink

wink

 there it is

there it is

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 mountain peeking
 Three Pagodas, Dali
 Tongue of the Lake, Xizhou
 Lovers lake, Erhai
 aesthetics of the lake
 Jiama in Tengchong. Pretty!
 landy and her husband
 aesthetics of xizhou
 Cloudy Cangshan
 insert 80s sitcom voice  now THAT’S gotta hurt!
 blue bumps
 walls of xizhou
 aesthetics of xizhou
 sqaush them like bugs the ingrates
 Dad calls this my “Nancy Pelosi” look
 Jetted away to Hong Kong, reveled in her awesome power
 my dude with the puffy jacket
 yak valley in one of the most remote places I’ve ever been. 9 hours on the trail, hikers aged 7-70, returned home after dark…10/10 would repeat
 walls of xizhou
 she’s my love
 7 hour train ride, man, you really get to know someone.
 farmers market with the cat and dog
 my pagoda overlords loom threateningly
 Gaoligongshan in Tengchong, Yunnan. I know you didn’t understand any of that. Don’t pretend like you did.
 beaming
 DRINK. YOUR. MILK. KIDS.
 rural clutter. dusts up my life!
 swag is for boys. class is for men
 expressive eyes of xizhou
 Did Vero get a new camera? She did? How can you tell.
 what a stand-up gal
 S Q U A D  chinese malls are youth culture
 no one man should have this much sauce
 they told me to skedaddle right on outta there
 honestly this is the oldest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
 Incense burns outside every household in Xizhou on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar calendar! Don’t ask me when those are, I don’t know.
 beep beep
 WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU
 She’s a little fern. Grow baby girl, grow.
 They’re giving me sultry, they’re giving me sensual, they’re giving me "evening stroll in Jianshui on a staff retreat/20 questions/barbecue and yogurt” kind of energy.
 Listening to some singer-songwriter on a dusty winter day. Not impressed.
 Kitchen staff snapshot
 Two aged 85+ Yi minority group women that mosey around town, holding hands! Holding hands. I love my life.
 Beauty shot
 That’s my favorite flavor, too! It reminds me of my childhood.
 America runs on Dunkin, May runs on 冰红茶
 This is some classic Xizhou Mcgyverisms
 …and then he opened one eye and in a deep, resonant timbre he asked me to get my camera out of his damn face
 Around these parts he’s known as “thinks there’s a beam of electricity running between the Egyptian and Aztec pyramids” man or sometimes as the “the earth is hollow and the sun is 6 degrees” guy.
 Something old, something new.
 Something borrowed, something blue
 Yeah, I guess you’re just gonna have to look it up!!
 This union, this bond between two souls, this  marriage  is starting out with some rather notable imbalances, no?
 I’m happy for him
 Jianshui, Yunnan. Great stinky barbecued tofu. So I hear
 I am LOVING this energy for 2019
 A Very Deadpool Christmas
 This is a strong Xizhou mood
 THIS wall takes in immigrants (me. It took me)
 you’ve been warned
 With a belly full of fish, we went to see a renowned local artist!
 I think my Chinese teacher had the abridged version of this book. Just the blame words.
 bus bus bus bus bus elbows in bus bus bus
 Mud walls, gray cat, smiling laowai
 Biked 80 miles around Erhai lake. Oh, why? Why would I do such a thing? In one day? Alone? Why did I do that? NO. CLUE. Next question.
 dirty laowai taking a post bike-ride selfie in her weird house. Bandana making her look like a turn of the 19th century Mexican bandit.
 The Art of Thumb War
 oh my fat kitty!
 Chinese New Year crafts at the market
 Happy year of the (Peppa) pig! 猪猪!我属猪!
 Captivated by the dancers, she gave me a good look at her jewelry
 Golden flowers dancing on the town stage
 Apeng 阿鹏
 Ashu 阿叔
 *cough cough cough*
 All aboard the weekend fun train
 Walk up into the grottoes  Shibaoshan
 Turtle shell rock
 Amorphous blob is a good place to perch
 sweet dreams I’ll ring you in the morning
 transporting a fridge across town. but in style.
 moments like these, ya?
 the most musical snack
 Yenching Global Symposium, Beijing  Took them about twenty minutes and three men before they could get me off the stage
 disdain, but make it fashion
 um, hex yeah
 love in xizhou, a most romantic place
 kit, sit tight
 love you Dali
 mood  HK
 true salesmen have skin in the game
 why is my influencer game so fire
 I never got the knack of fidelity  Seoul
 end of summer means torch festival
 nothing else like it  故宫,北京
 days are getting shorter
 Chicken Foot Mountain, Dali  鸡足山,大理
 Indiscriminate pilgrimage
 Raised red lantern  Shuhe Old Town, Lijiang  束河,丽江
 a million times yes  beijing
 my sweet boy, still with dirt in his eyes
 framing  HK
 turn around for me please
 masterclass in composition
 delightful  Lijiang
 Palace Museum, Seoul
 NO
 distracted again. disgraceful. eyes over here idiot.
 water jugs as a metaphor for life. sometimes you just have to put them down for a while and wiggle your fingers. get it? you’re welcome.
 where did all of that dirt strewn about come from I wonder
 u did it!!!! u did it so hard!!!
 i fricken *clenches fist* think my friends are so cool
 real one trick pony this one
 very very old and the very very new
 HAHAHAHA ohhhh this is for the best I promise sweetie
 wandering eyes  Lijiang, 丽江
 you don’t ever really come back from this  Jade Snow Mountain, 玉龙山
 no worries I’ll just wait here. You guys let me know when you’re done.
 bootoure
 beep beep  beijing
 kelp knots as a metaphor for me when I am feeling a bit peeved
 BUSAN b like WOAH!!!!!!
 If he wasn’t always scanning 4 danger who knows what would have befallen me by now thank god for your vigilance Ruby.
 korean spa day we had a lot of fun
 yes may I help u
 …the indignity…
 devastating
 VENOM WAS GREAT! 3D really elevated it.
 cinnabon
 never falling asleep again! look at what you miss! did you guys know about this
 I took some of her granola bar as a joke. She did NOT think it was funny. I am being lectured on personal space and boundaries.
 timeless
 some adrenaline seeker aren’t you. real bold there, holding it a mile from your face with about 2 minutes worth of flame on that bad boy. go off queen
 my girls bad and binchy. look at them birds they so finchy
 real horror
 DANCING QUEENS! ONLY 23!   beijing
 renmin university ‘19. friends took a 45 min train just so I could sit at my old haunt, eat a rice bowl and ignore them. I love you.
 very rakish, kids
 Happy New Year! Ping pong with a frying pan to ring in 2019?
 walls precede me walls outlive me
 a little self portrait here don’t worry my identity is still entirely obscured I know how much you rascals love a little mystery
 yeah we just started  great wall, beijing
 girl we have seen some beautiful things together! @mg   Dragons Back, HK
 4 horsemen
 Maybellineeeeee, nothing is the same without you.
 wink
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