US Passport
Tag Archives: China
For someone who wants to work in China after graduation, I have to admit, I’m none to desperate to run through the whole getting a Visa thing again any time soon. I mean, oh my word, that was a total disaster from start to finish. Since the process outlined on their website is a heck of a confusing mess, I failed to realize that it would end up taking me weeks to get my Passport and Visa back. I literally only got it the day before my flight; and that was after calling my senator who called higher-ups who called higher-ups to track it down and then stopping the postal services to grab ahold of it. What a mess! In the hopes of helping clarify the process for some other poor soul Continue reading
Getting a Chinese Tourism Visa (for US Natural Citizens)
14 MayOff I go!
8 MayHooray!
I officially leave Iowa City for the Chicago airport sometime tomorrow. My mom is driving me up there (no point in leaving a car there for 3 months) and then coming back. Since the drive is so far, we’ve decided to stay in a hotel overnight since I have to be at the airport at 3:30 a.m. on Friday. I have to say this whole thing has been horrible (Chinese Embassy lost my passport, resulting in three six-hour trips up to Chicago in a week during final exams, etc.) but I am so happy it is finally getting underway. I did learn a lot during the process, so I’ll upload some of the tips in the next few days. Wish me luck! I’ll start posting again here in the next week or so as I arrive in Japan. Praying everything works out perfectly!
Tata!
China, Hong Kong, and the transfer of Artifacts
12 FebPanda Mural in Chinatown
Whew! These past two weeks have been amazingly busy, sorry for not posting anything earlier!
I’ve recently been trying to get all of my law school classes in order, but I think I’m going to give up on that effort. It’s impossible to figure out how to juggle all of the classes, clubs, volunteer hours, and Research Assistant work. Right now, I have been manning a taco table for the Latino Law Students Association, while looking up various research for the Iowa Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts project, at the same time that I look into topics for a research paper in the Cultural Heritage class. 0_0
Anyway, I managed to stumble across an idea I think I’ll use for the Cultural Heritage class, and I’m interested to see if anyone has some input on it. Continue reading
Seas of Mercury
10 Nov
Can you imagine entire lakes, rivers, and seas filled not with water, but rather mercury? Everyone knows about the glorious monument to Chinese industriousness and might–the famous Great Wall of China. However, people don’t often know about the wall’s history or the emperor who created it. Researching this topic, I was astonished to discover that the emperor who created the Great Wall also created a tomb that is almost even more fascinating.
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
Social Media
My Websites
Traveler’s Loadstone
Language Translation
Deceptively Blonde 