Megs the Wanderer

Megs the Wanderer

Stories From Life's Journey

  • ABOUT
    • PEACE CORPS
  • TOPICS
    • Peace Corps
    • travel
    • teaching
    • culture
    • Indonesia
  • 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
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • The Journey
    • Life in Indonesia
  • BLOG
  • The Beautiful Snowy Present

    The Beautiful Snowy Present

    A rare series of snowstorms have rendered the Seattle area into a beautiful winter scene.

    megsthewanderer

    10 February 2019
    Uncategorized
    gallery, photo, seasons, Seattle, snow, winter
  • The Bikes of Chengdu

    The Bikes of Chengdu

    In the Spring of 2017 the dockless shared bike system fronted by Ofo made its way to the campus of Mianyang Teachers College in China’s Sichuan Province. The craze had spread across China’s larger cities, and to Sichuan’s capital Chengdu earlier. At the time my students expressed pride in this “great Chinese invention”–and then were […]

    megsthewanderer

    6 February 2019
    Peace Corps, photo
    bikes, bikeshare, Chengdu, China, ofo, photo, Sichuan
  • Beijing

    Beijing

    In the final days of my time in China (July 2018), I was able to take a quick trip to Beijing. I only had a few days, which left me quite rushed, though I made the best of it. Here are some photos. What Beijing trip wouldn’t be complete without visiting Tiananmen square? The square […]

    megsthewanderer

    9 December 2018
    Peace Corps, travel
    Beijing, China, Tiananmen, travel
  • Lijiang

    Lijiang

    Last week I wrote about the wonder I experienced when I visited the Tiger Leaping Gorge in the Yunnan Province last April. During that trip I also visited nearby Lijiang, though I had less than a day to spend there before I had to be back in Mianyang. Here are some photos from that quick […]

    megsthewanderer

    28 October 2018
    Peace Corps, travel
    China, Lijiang, photo, travel, Yunnan
  • 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
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