Monthly Archives: September 2013

Shimen Village

Posted on September 29, 2013 by elenakayes

For my first rural field visit this time around, my field advisor (and previous professor when I was here with the China Center), Liu Wei, offered me the opportunity to tag along with this year’s class of China Center students … Continue reading →

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Sichuan Part II: Over the Mountains and through a Cornfield to Aba

Posted on September 19, 2013 by elenakayes

As I mentioned in my last post, my first 2010 field visit entailed a lot of vegetable-plot weeding alongside Global Village of Beijing’s farm manager, Peng. Nothing builds camaraderie like digging in the dirt while roasting under the sun and … Continue reading →

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Sichuan Part I: Global Village of Beijing

Posted on September 14, 2013 by elenakayes

Before detailing my new rural farming adventures (I’ve scheduled my first one for the National Day holiday week of October 1-7) , I’m going to try to provide a better context on what I’m doing and why through my 2010 … Continue reading →

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The Beginning! (for real)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by elenakayes

I made it! I left on Sept 1st and arrived in Hangzhou on the 3rd. The 2nd was my (and my twin’s!) 25th birthday. I slept through most of it, which has become my post-23 preferred method of celebrating anyway. … Continue reading →

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