Megs the Wanderer

Megs the Wanderer

Stories From Life's Journey

  • ABOUTThis one is about Me. Yay! Some filler words for now, until I write something nice and neat and all that to display about me…detailed stuff.
  • PEACE CORPS
  • TOPICS
    • Peace Corps
    • travel
    • teaching
    • culture
    • Indonesia
  • Blog
    • STORIES
      • Night Train to Colombo
      • Keep Spirit
      • Chatting with a Monk in Thailand
      • Elections and Hope in Sri Lanka
      • Wandering in Wales
      • Meeting Krishna
      • Wedding Crasher
      • Hildegard’s Abbey
      • Disfigurement and Grace
      • An invitation to the journey
  • PROJECTS
    • The Journey
    • Life in Indonesia
  • Witness to Creation

    Witness to Creation

    The gorge is a magnificent sight. Jagged peaks rise straight from the ground below, a stunning contrast in front of the white clouds and blue sky. Formed  by techtonic plates pushing up rock and millenia of wear from water and wind, the sheer faces of the peaks are unparalleled. Deep in the valley below water […]

    megsthewanderer

    21 October 2018
    Peace Corps, travel
    China, gorge, hiking, Lijiang, Peace Corps, Tiger Leaping Gorge, travel, Yunnan
  • Long Overdue Post

    Long Overdue Post

    Apologies for the long silence on this blog. Since the last post, I have completed the last semester at Mianyang Teachers’ College and closed my service in the Peace Corps in mid-July. After a few weeks of travel, I returned to Seattle and started work at the end of August. I never intended such a long […]

    megsthewanderer

    14 October 2018
    culture, Peace Corps, travel
    China, February, life, Mianyang, Peace Corps
  • Traveling to Xi’an and Huashan

    Traveling to Xi’an and Huashan

    Xi’an(西安) is an ancient city spanning thousands of years, and was once the capital of China. Emperor Qin Shi Huang had his Terracotta Army built near Xi’an, and dates back to 246 BCE. The warriors were not found until 1974, and excavation and restoration is an ongoing project to continue for decades. Today Xi’an is […]

    megsthewanderer

    25 February 2018
    Peace Corps, travel
    China, food, hiking, huashan, photo, travel, xi’an
  • A Look Back to December

    A Look Back to December

    After a blog break, I’m back, and now with photos from December. It was a busy month and end of the semester. The highlights were hosting another excellent Christmas party and once again sharing my cookie baking tradition (see my post from the previous year). Then on Christmas Day a few other foreign teachers and […]

    megsthewanderer

    5 February 2018
    Peace Corps
    China, Christmas, December, food, holiday, party, photo
  • What Gives Me Life

    What Gives Me Life

    For those of you who know me and have followed my journey for awhile know my personal struggle with the genetic disease called Neurofibromatosis. To those new to my journey, it is apparent when looking at a photo of me that something is different. This post is about living with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), and […]

    megsthewanderer

    1 February 2018
    Peace Corps, story
    China, Neurofibromatosis, NF, Peace Corps, story
  • Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving

    One of the stressful things about living abroad is missing holidays and celebrations of the home country. It is a joy to engage and learn new things, but there’s often a longing to return to the familiar. Although I’m not surrounded by the holiday traditions from the USA, I can share them and make do […]

    megsthewanderer

    14 December 2017
    culture, Peace Corps
    China, holiday, life, Peace Corps, Thanksgiving, tradition
  • Dubbing Competition

    Dubbing Competition

    Some things at Chinese universities are cemented into the rhythm of the school calendar such as department welcome events for freshmen (I missed this year’s because of a scheduling miscommunication), speech competitions, and sports meets. Well, the Foreign Language Department hosting dubbing competitions is no different. Last year the competition took me by surprise, with […]

    megsthewanderer

    20 November 2017
    Peace Corps
    China, Peace Corps, teaching
  • October in Pictures

    October in Pictures

    My plants were doing well in the warmth from the beginning of this month, though the recent cold damp week in the final days of the month have left them a little unhappy. The one little rose that didn’t die during the summer heat produced a few more buds. It has been dreary as of late, […]

    megsthewanderer

    30 October 2017
    Peace Corps
    China, October, Peace Corps, photo
  • My Life as a Guest Lecturer

    My Life as a Guest Lecturer

    As a Peace Corps Volunteer I have a unique opportunity to represent and share aspects of the United States. In fact, the second goal of the Peace Corps is, “To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.” Embracing the second goal, I’ve had several opportunities to teach subjects […]

    megsthewanderer

    23 October 2017
    Peace Corps, teaching
    China, lecture, Peace Corps, school, social work, sociology, teaching
  • Hiking Mt. Emei

    Hiking Mt. Emei

    During the week-long holiday earlier this month (National Holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival), I spent a few days hiking on Mount Emei (峨眉山), one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China. It is 3,099 meters high (10,167ft) and features hiking trails and a golden statue at the summit. I actually met one of the students […]

    megsthewanderer

    21 October 2017
    Peace Corps
    China, Emei, hiking, Peace Corps, travel
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