shijiazhuang airport

Inspirations

November 29, 2006

in Blogging, China

Whoa. I have been sitting at my desk for the last hour reading a blog which just blew me away. I am on my lunch break and I didn’t even bother to eat because I was so absorbed in the reading. The blog I was reading is about life in the same small airport where [...]

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Great Big Camoflauged Airplane

April 18, 2006

in Aviation, Daily Life, Shijiazhuang

Over the seven months I’ve been in Shijiazhuang, I’ve seen this airplane parked at the airport 3 or 4 times. Today it showed up again. Usually it is under guard by a group of Chinese soldiers. A Chinese-built Mig was observed being loaded into it on its last stay here. What sort of military hardware [...]

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Spring Has Sprung – Or is Sprunging as I Write

April 4, 2006

in Daily Life, Shijiazhuang

I didn’t realize that planting posts was the proper way to welcome Spring, but that is exactly what is going on at our academy this week. A long, neat row of sticks appeared overnight a few days ago. My question – are these things going to turn into trees? This one is trying – see [...]

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Surreal Movie-Like Moments in China

December 2, 2005

in Daily Life, Shijiazhuang

It’s morning and I’m barely awake, yet here I sit in my office in front of the computer, trying to work up the energy to walk upstairs to get some hot water for my coffee. We had a really interesting night last night and I stayed out way past my weeknight bedtime. You know how [...]

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Mansion Hotel Progress

November 16, 2005

in Daily Life, Shijiazhuang

Here is the promised update photo on the mansion hotel’s progress: Progress: the building is painted, a new road, street lights, landscaping… Right on schedule for a December move-in? Nah, I’m not so sure. This photo was taken around 4:45 PM. Notice the sun setting behind the hotel. Soon enough it will be dark here [...]

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Because 3 Stars is Never Enough

October 27, 2005

in Daily Life, Shijiazhuang

Today is turning out to be a nice, somewhat blue sky day. I love these days! With the cool weather and the sun shining as brightly as is allowed in China, I feel happy and invigorated. Looking out the window, I’ve noticed that the once brown, barren fields surrounding the hotel are now green again. [...]

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