Day Two: Tour to the Ming Tombs, Jade Factory, Great Wall (Badaling), Tea House, and The Silk Market, Houhai (at night) Ming Tombs: The Ming Tombs houses all of the Emperors from the Ming Dynasty. It was initially built because the wife of an Emperor died. He loved her so much that he wanted to find some place special to bury her. There are several different mounds that house the resting places of the Emperors. They do not know where the entrances to the to...

Day One: Passport Fiasco, The Forbidden City, Panjiayuan Market, Temple of Heaven, Donghuamen Night Market. Passport Fiasco: One of the girls that came to Beijing with me had been so busy with her internship this week that she didn't pack her bag until the night we left. Literally, like five minutes before we had to leave for our train. With the last minute packing she grabbed the wrong passport. She currently has two, one old and one new, and she grabbed...

This past weekend I went to Beijing for three days. It was so much fun, but so tiring because we crammed so much into only three days. We were constantly on the go and walking around the whole city. In order to get to Beijing, we took the over night train from Shanghai to Beijing. We left around 9:30pm on Friday night and arrived in Beijing around 7:15am on Saturday. The train was a really fun experience. I went to Beijing with three other girls that I met...

So I have been living in China for about three weeks. It so crazy to think that I have been living in a different city on the other side of the world for three weeks. Depending on the day, sometimes it feels like time is moving so slow (usually when I have to work) and sometimes it feels like time is flying by (of course, this is when I am out in about around the city seeing the sights). It has been a really great experience so far, every moment of it, even the...