tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79769801407427570492024-03-14T00:44:05.901-07:00Zuo...Let's Go!Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-43395386754899826622009-05-13T08:15:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:26:40.528-07:00Recent Work<embed class="xg_slideshow" src="http://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/photo/slideshowplayer/slideshowplayer.swf?v=4.1.1%3A21800" quality="high" bgcolor="#D1DFC7" width="500" height="394" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" scale="noscale" wmode="opaque" flashvars="feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaltandsodafiring.ning.com%2Fphoto%2Fphoto%2FslideshowFeedAlbum%3Fsort%3D%26screenName%3D%26id%3D2046907%3AAlbum%3A9567%26tag%3D%26useTags%3D1%26fullscreen%3Dtrue%26x%3DKKcSnReZGGGnSzYc79qO1DH1A1J8AHPf%26photo_width%3D800%26photo_height%3D604%26x%3DKKcSnReZGGGnSzYc79qO1DH1A1J8AHPf%26photo_width%3D500%26photo_height%3D371&autoplay=1&config_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaltandsodafiring.ning.com%2Fphoto%2Fphoto%2FshowPlayerConfig%3Fx%3DKKcSnReZGGGnSzYc79qO1DH1A1J8AHPf%26feed_url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fsaltandsodafiring.ning.com%252Fphoto%252Fphoto%252FslideshowFeedAlbum%253Fsort%253D%2526screenName%253D%2526id%253D2046907%253AAlbum%253A9567%2526tag%253D%2526useTags%253D1%2526fullscreen%253Dtrue%2526x%253DKKcSnReZGGGnSzYc79qO1DH1A1J8AHPf%2526photo_width%253D800%2526photo_height%253D604%2526x%253DKKcSnReZGGGnSzYc79qO1DH1A1J8AHPf%26showPreview%3D%26ck%3D1514319763&slideshow_title=&fullsize_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaltandsodafiring.ning.com%2Fphoto%2Fphoto%2Fslideshow%3Ffeed_url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fsaltandsodafiring.ning.com%252Fphoto%252Fphoto%252FslideshowFeedAlbum%253Fsort%253D%2526screenName%253D%2526id%253D2046907%253AAlbum%253A9567%2526tag%253D%2526useTags%253D1%2526fullscreen%253Dtrue%2526x%253DKKcSnReZGGGnSzYc79qO1DH1A1J8AHPf%2526photo_width%253D800%2526photo_height%253D604" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed> <br /><small><a href="http://saltandsodafiring.ning.com/photo/photo">Find more photos like this on <em>Salt/Soda Firing</em></a></small><br /><br /><br />Here is a slide show of my recent work. I will be having a slide talk and then an opening on May 29th at the Pottery Workshop here in Jingdezhen. PWS is a great place to meet new foreign artist coming into Jingdezhen. We usually go there every friday night to listen to a lecture. Below is my artist statement of my new work, enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sacred Relationships</span><br /><br />After being in China for nine months, I have made it an effort to combine Chinese architecture, my Christian faith, and culture into my ceramics. The pagoda temples have been my main inspiration and study in China after visiting different cultural areas in Jiangxi and Anhui Provinces. The architecture has provided me with a framework to connect Chinese sensibilities of design in various ways in my work. This is further expressed through the architectural elements found in Chinese architecture's repetition, angular roofs, overhangs, and overall design. Creating vessel-oriented forms was one approach to connect my ideas. My temples are abstracts of my fusion of pagodas, western utilitarian ceramics, and Christian iconography/beliefs.<br />Construction of the large vessels is done on the wheel by making multiple parts and attaching them together in the leather hard stage. Creating many sections in this manner gives the process a more structural feel. Alterations to the forms from paddling and cutting away clay can also create a stronger form.<br /> Revisiting the stacking of forms to build a new one was also a focus in this series. Using strictly functional forms to create a new structure gave a different element of design through repetition and scale. The ability to deconstruct the temple was another way to play with the forms and to express historical symbolism of the Christian faith.<br />Further study of Chinese architecture has also let me re-examine my western utilitarian forms. Finding new shapes on the wheel through alterations, cutting away clay, and moving the clay in various ways has been successful. Moving the clay upward through the rim to create an undulating ending point has given new movement to pieces. Squaring the form has been a new trend in this series. This has created a canvas to decorate on with thick slip or trailing glaze.<br />Making utilitarian ceramics, I feel, is the one art that satisfies all our needs, which is to create a functional interaction for use, display, and discourse. For me, this builds and strengthens relationships, which is completely satisfied through gatherings around food or everyday meals. It is a moment in time that we are thankful for the food and health that we have. <br />It is these parallels between faith and function that I am interested in. In the American culture we are losing these types of relationships steadily. People, state, and religion are following how culture dictates our lives. Churches and temples across the world still have a function and purpose for us. We as a people are becoming too independent and always want to change the ways for our own personal needs. Now as I am disconnected to what I know and sharing these interactions through a different culture, I feel more obligated to bring my culture back to the morals and values we have lost. Whether it is through visual interactions or everyday rituals, it is my desire to build relationships around beautiful objects that can make the viewers question the work or themselves.Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-57612055049415092922009-05-04T06:49:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:18:47.135-07:00Hangzhou<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnk0Ba0EqZaFVMk3Izm4dN6G-BgumHm6gdfwfs5kWbuCE8At07DfAss4LGB2dpPmYAJzoNJCNYZqnsdSarX66uLHCuKOQlVppIt5D2cqzpO_prhqHn7aIsbdLprca-ZQrqvd7LE_c5mfY/s1600-h/DSC03223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnk0Ba0EqZaFVMk3Izm4dN6G-BgumHm6gdfwfs5kWbuCE8At07DfAss4LGB2dpPmYAJzoNJCNYZqnsdSarX66uLHCuKOQlVppIt5D2cqzpO_prhqHn7aIsbdLprca-ZQrqvd7LE_c5mfY/s320/DSC03223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331970738626205138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vKnTmV-_jri7kkbtDQi_shB6HdHKF_7ddnqumb5tNVLz6zsZiCFEFz0vkdMsuZGzsGK0UvlNId7l6MYSvEve32jCvNlxmVN5cc9q5JxSzlHu7BXxT_SGa9nUWDbkspeD7M5PgOyGdNvV/s1600-h/DSC03225.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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This old city has the largest freshwater lake in China. It was just a 5 hour bus ride to the lake and we were happy to visit here. Even though the lake was extremely crowded because of the holiday, we manage to get around the large lake the first day by bicycle. This was fun, but a whole story in itself! Buses, people, scooters, and other bikes made it a white knuckle experience. <br /><br />We made it to many spots like the nursery, lotus view area, a pagoda, and other nooks and crannies. The second day we hiked through a tea village, which produces green tea. After enjoying a cup of tea and playing some Chinese card games we made it to a beautiful viewing area at the end of the trail.<br /><br />We stayed in a dormitory style hostel with 3 to 8 other people. They ranged from Paris, Morocco, Austria, and America. Each night our roommates surprised us!!! A girl from America fell off of the top bunk! We plan on never staying in a dorm style room again. At least it only cost us 7 bucks each a night!<br /><br />The great pic of Kim eating is actually at Papa John's! It was just like home, they even had the garlic-butter dipping sauce. We also ate at a Indian restaurant that had great Mango Lassi's and veggie curry. It was so nice to have a little of home. We also had some Starbucks our final morning before we headed for the bus station. Hope you all enjoy our pictures!Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-77720349682311571642009-05-04T06:22:00.001-07:002009-05-04T06:46:01.542-07:00more HK + Shenzhen Ceramic Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-30dbiJEe4Mo7tlhULQ2OXQ5CzVX1ns7TvEh0movPQJ3Gb5xbTBr6Inj7DbhtoOfiZjxWTvMVD_rifBAXKGtc2ecaLskRfl41sxTyXvWEhO06CKNBGmnHAthdXTl1G-5qOq9CwjDL6ys/s1600-h/IMG_3426.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-30dbiJEe4Mo7tlhULQ2OXQ5CzVX1ns7TvEh0movPQJ3Gb5xbTBr6Inj7DbhtoOfiZjxWTvMVD_rifBAXKGtc2ecaLskRfl41sxTyXvWEhO06CKNBGmnHAthdXTl1G-5qOq9CwjDL6ys/s320/IMG_3426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331961908073404114" border="0" /></a>This are some pics we got from our friend Kerrie. You can see the light show they do in HK each night! Our show went well and will be finished in a couple weeks. We have not heard if anything sold yet, so we will see. It was good to get work setup in a different space here. This has really lead me into what I want to make next, especially for making work for galleries and not for the table. I am going to give a slide lecture at the end of the month and then a show of my recent work. 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOGRyURCwF3WV4spoG_fz6BaIhyGRhOhooPaox3X3TLxmNS6uKxijZU9doxIsuy40L2P0BAoavFlMo2A23WCAzpHqHfdAaok4fvEOpmo-kIHLbxYKY6PaF4guKePXEexd5HUI__iwIs9l/s320/DSC02936.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321158739039029042" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are in Hong Kong!!! After we setup our show over the border in Shenzhen, China, we took the subway to the other side. We actually had to go through customs, since HK is separate from the mainland with it's own gov't and monetary system. The city is very populated and after The UK gave it back to China they did not want an in flux of people coming over....<br /><br />So we had our 24 hours there and it was unexpected. Probably the most building I have seen per square mile. The mountains all around make it seem surreal. We did not even get to see the more natural settings the islands have to offer. <br /><br />Public transportation rocks! We went from subway, to ferry, to trolley in half a day. Nice to have in a big city, but of course overwhelming! You forget which way you are going. Luckly we had our own tour guide, our friend Kerrie. <br /><br />As soon as we got off the subway to take a look at the "Mansions" we would be staying in, the city flare was very apparent. People from many different countries trying to sell you things, take you to hotel or mansions, and who knows what else. Since everything is vertical, we had to go up to find a place to stay for one night. It was kind of like the movies were you see these creepy places and low ceilings. The "mansions" were not at all like the name. All had tiny rooms and were very cramped. You knew you were in a city with this kind of atmoshere and living arrangements. I am even more sure I could never live in this type of enviroment. Think God we still have some land left back home to buy and build on! We finally found a place and ventured off to get some local food, dim sum! Yummm!<br /><br />After that we took the ferry over to the main island and then took a trolley/bus around. This was very cool b/c it started to get dark and there were lights and colors everywhere. Sorry some of the images are blurry! We also ate at a burger joint with some people Kerrie knew and got a couple of things at a store called H&M. Cool store, Kim and I both picked out green shirts and sandles after a half and hour of shopping by ourselves! Weird! <br /><br />The next day we went to the star alley next to the pier and overlooking the main city scape. We saw Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee there! We even fought Bruce for a minute before a swarm of other visitors wanted a piece of him!!! <br /><br />More pics are coming so please check us out. More of HK and our ceramic show in Shenzhen. 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ksk_PNRuH6oz_t0QCUePO_AtSUGhwFUWawoUvxNVsUvuTnkfYxFkxfjirWNF1c30umWbWoltmYNwRs-f9u5AgHu2U8wYsmZdd7B6U4ND7Goopfqxc5kUwZyFmDHGT-MYT_OZeOp_wxdq/s320/DSC02848.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321144948736543842" border="0" /></a><br />Well I am now 30 years old and I had a great birthday here in China. Kim got all our friends together for dinner and then some fun at a bowling alley. We had my favorite, duck at a local restaruant.<br /><br /> Then came the birthday cake, which we got a cool flower candle. The candle shoots out this flame and plays music, while it "blooms ." We saw this kind of candle at a friends b-day party earlier in our trip and I knew I wanted one on my cake!<br /><br />After we stuffed our faces with cake we went off to the bowling alley to have some fun! It is a small place with about 8 lanes. Most of our friends had one been bowling once or twice, so we knew they would have fun. Our scores were not that good, but everyone was laughing and trying to help there teams win.<br /><br />The last picture shows me in my finest b-day gift, the local favorite pj's. The local people think they are so comfortable they wear them around in public! All of us always crack up at how funny they look. I'll tell you what, they are supper cozy on the cold, rainy days here. I told our friend Kerrie I would wear it on my b-day if she got it for me. I only wore it to meet everyone at the studio, then had to take it off! It was to hot! Plus, people were staring at me even more than usual and it was too much!Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-9006019344186466212009-03-03T00:09:00.000-08:002009-03-03T00:58:44.179-08:00Sanya, Hianan Island<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsF2MOvmeV5P06Sqe_LerozQaJPUCylq-MGUD8f4Ux0ImMl4ZFbKPf1j3wDxl_6VFrIzmOCDxzqRUaJI3FuS7_W_uW3UIiUndbbPWu8NBus_so0cmLt9_nyi63e8Z50rTTnYjGbMGpEBk/s1600-h/DSC02731.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsF2MOvmeV5P06Sqe_LerozQaJPUCylq-MGUD8f4Ux0ImMl4ZFbKPf1j3wDxl_6VFrIzmOCDxzqRUaJI3FuS7_W_uW3UIiUndbbPWu8NBus_so0cmLt9_nyi63e8Z50rTTnYjGbMGpEBk/s320/DSC02731.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308883265140312946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwct3KROtdHeDiKd19ApTkCHG4XPfTjDJw1E2HjI3EF1dl-Fe3KoXAIK0Gp5zZqCjYLQl7DQw6QjIodKv1KdzkhM0ticALFUklGjLFO2TVS8qbsJMRyU-8lWhbYziDRl8pYp9lOvkhyRiq/s1600-h/DSC02751.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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Kim still had a week left of holiday and we found cheap tickets to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hianan</span>. We stayed near <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dadonghai</span> Beach, about a five minute walk to the ocean. They call this area the "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hawaii</span> of the East," which it was beautiful. I have not been to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hawaii</span>, so I can not compare!<br /><br />The beach and water were very clean, the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">cleanest</span> I have ever been. The water was cold, but once you got used to it the warm air kept you in for as long as you wanted. We also got to go to another beach <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">just</span> south of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Dadonghai</span>. It was even nicer. Neither of the beaches were too crowded. We even had our own battleship off into the distance, so we were safe!!!<br /><br />Fresh fruit and coffee was also a big plus for the island. We had several <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">papaya's</span> and a coconut. I was really excited about the coconut juice, but it was a little too sour for me. I love coconut milk mixed with Thai food, but straight from the coconut, I can not handle, but fun to experience. Kim looked very cute and happy drinking from the coconut!<br /><br />Besides some rain and clouds the trip to the beach was very fun and relaxing. We also found a western grill across the street and had some good burgers, nachos, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">breakfasts</span>, and wraps. The only thing I would change was getting the dates on our flight back to Nanchang mixed up. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Luckily</span> they had two seats left, but our special rate was no longer special anymore.Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-58362172742636539592009-03-02T23:30:00.000-08:002009-04-27T04:38:04.385-07:00Jiu Hua Shan (9 Flower Mountain)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAIDiW6pJeRWFu3b0ZYBkUv61ZZHBuP_RHZhG1CyGewErGACjAxQrVu4LB6od9xmBCja1VgAWl6TvmlrKashJpvaPc_eC38QV-F2jrjc_4nkGYhdTo6WXrmLU0zOVHy3IXF1t7LIGX1sV/s1600-h/DSC02662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAIDiW6pJeRWFu3b0ZYBkUv61ZZHBuP_RHZhG1CyGewErGACjAxQrVu4LB6od9xmBCja1VgAWl6TvmlrKashJpvaPc_eC38QV-F2jrjc_4nkGYhdTo6WXrmLU0zOVHy3IXF1t7LIGX1sV/s320/DSC02662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308870239364226226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDUGHwIeXMmDH4xRtxEHEVYPJQLlTlelB14Jq0_NtzbkhnFKqqp6I8Z-uGvxQ9xBpQoS_qguhWZ19Xhe1nhE2UN7pFMtknnaAEIX3jukG3j2GTvVYUH5RvM1mkXNnS8RuKQNXbxwaqarg/s1600-h/DSC02655.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWpUWaWKfdBlQ_anW96E67LHdjAebQv4wzv9kDx6OwP5u_X8y1su1V8eBfoSXi32IQ5bja0B0rl2lciI4bBQsMzatS2nLf9xFkP-ETBQ1eQqGahXBZbMngjyCW4h66x04KMtOxbUOLhEn/s320/DSC02609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308869230513473458" border="0" /></a><br />Kim and I went on a road trip with our friends Weina and Li Chao to see the country side, mountains, and buddhists temples. It was really nice to get away and see some new areas with our friends. Being able to get in a car and go on your own schedule is so nice... I know I take for granted how much freedom I have each day when I can go where ever I want in my truck.<br /><br />Around Jingdezhen are huge mtns. We have been able to go to Yellow Mtn, which is the largest and most famous mtns in China. Near by are also beautiful mtns with many buddhists temples, around 99! Even though we are Christians, the beauty and auroa around these temples are amazing. I know why they chose these areas now, b/c you completely feel like you are in heaven. The clouds and fog was very thick and at many points it would cover the sites around you.<br /><br />The temples were all very elaborate and the burning of incense was very abundant. It was very evident b/c you would see the wrappers from the candles and incense all around the mtn. Not good. The smoke helps keep the evil spirits away.<br /><br />We had very good local food! Salted dried fish was one that we had from many different farmers. The picture of a fish is actual made from tofu, but tastes just like fish. On the mtn you can not buy any meat, since the true buddhists are vegetarians.Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-23693372517761721902009-02-20T06:00:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:04:45.561-08:00MmmMmm Good<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gGPg61BgxLcXRmF8_E0uXeCiX2KBbPk97dJhQpZzW8VuQ6ScqDn-cTCOZqU_7N-jXljtLg-u1HdRiEoRbuhz8UCAQRKYj5UHVaVFagCe13iA0p9z68cMvtd3W5XRYZ50CkdhrY4RpBf1/s1600-h/web6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gGPg61BgxLcXRmF8_E0uXeCiX2KBbPk97dJhQpZzW8VuQ6ScqDn-cTCOZqU_7N-jXljtLg-u1HdRiEoRbuhz8UCAQRKYj5UHVaVFagCe13iA0p9z68cMvtd3W5XRYZ50CkdhrY4RpBf1/s320/web6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304879372679795842" border="0" /></a><br />During the Spring Festival many foods are eating to represent parts of their life. Noodles are eaten to represent longevity in their life. Dumplings are eaten to represent wealth in the New Year, so when Brad and I heard about a restaurant that claims to have the best dumplings in the world we had to give it a try. Here we are at the packed restaurant enjoying our delicious dumplings, which we are hoping will bring us a little money in the year ahead!Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-1903270845959251002009-02-20T05:45:00.001-08:002009-02-20T05:59:54.688-08:00The Year of the OX<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4a-JaH29ReJukz151yjOWZvCB0L4Pmvk7IFxTw8-CrfsEF7yy0aGeG73YkwAXvprtra1Vm9ZBNeLxRLbE91Z0Xoi4SudCrfxUZWqaK0RXjTrSgwNHiJlCjcVzLvdE0b-_kNC1lpabSot/s1600-h/web2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4a-JaH29ReJukz151yjOWZvCB0L4Pmvk7IFxTw8-CrfsEF7yy0aGeG73YkwAXvprtra1Vm9ZBNeLxRLbE91Z0Xoi4SudCrfxUZWqaK0RXjTrSgwNHiJlCjcVzLvdE0b-_kNC1lpabSot/s320/web2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304876338860864242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCpFBoj8z1BAjPcFh7KYLdC8Xsy03FH36l0IbG1EBWgwyHCKt0x4WrnKEC3kb2bLUSR_UYWi5ho-L-OPVMl0pD6AORwKFUMyCpgnFMN6ermTruwpOsgUoOOBVers1PklOLl5x6FUPs-i3/s1600-h/web4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCpFBoj8z1BAjPcFh7KYLdC8Xsy03FH36l0IbG1EBWgwyHCKt0x4WrnKEC3kb2bLUSR_UYWi5ho-L-OPVMl0pD6AORwKFUMyCpgnFMN6ermTruwpOsgUoOOBVers1PklOLl5x6FUPs-i3/s320/web4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304875959339495698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GwWXkrwGpSW1B5fpAYUkC_eJ2OQjH5NwatHXMP7vDAzJ5BEaHgT-r89C4gy7JoORMGrQrNYyGVwI5NxG__Ufn72pLHOtq3ioM4TrcJsBsFW-D1DqWfIqoS14F0yfJGntEmwbyBbeKw0-/s1600-h/web1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GwWXkrwGpSW1B5fpAYUkC_eJ2OQjH5NwatHXMP7vDAzJ5BEaHgT-r89C4gy7JoORMGrQrNYyGVwI5NxG__Ufn72pLHOtq3ioM4TrcJsBsFW-D1DqWfIqoS14F0yfJGntEmwbyBbeKw0-/s320/web1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304875873994584290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5mx9-N8blz12FmxnF5CcsL0T_tyHjIqIBBvOWN1Lt0cIHEp1kL_Sjssu2dQQz8eay1C0FaqSbgkZQ91Qh462UZ2IglGrQI_J6uuvZDN0Nk4MGofCIOAIX4WMMe-0MCdN6jOWC4LKsxRD/s1600-h/web3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5mx9-N8blz12FmxnF5CcsL0T_tyHjIqIBBvOWN1Lt0cIHEp1kL_Sjssu2dQQz8eay1C0FaqSbgkZQ91Qh462UZ2IglGrQI_J6uuvZDN0Nk4MGofCIOAIX4WMMe-0MCdN6jOWC4LKsxRD/s320/web3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304875779242383442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsFkdOkVYxEThZymb8sfarzORAMS6hKIMRnaGarrvo1zS9NB-YMVj2XykhOrx_mTy7oD1Zm_KuZxQrTtGlCOpNB40Flct_E4vG1g8Ttp4qf4TPiGk3DwQByZzFevUc8ebPhSGlNwTxIkd/s1600-h/web5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsFkdOkVYxEThZymb8sfarzORAMS6hKIMRnaGarrvo1zS9NB-YMVj2XykhOrx_mTy7oD1Zm_KuZxQrTtGlCOpNB40Flct_E4vG1g8Ttp4qf4TPiGk3DwQByZzFevUc8ebPhSGlNwTxIkd/s320/web5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304875630293082450" border="0" /></a> We arrived in Shanghai just in time for the beginning of the Chinese New Year. We were stranded here for a few days before we were able to travel back to Jingdezhen due to the Holiday, so we took the opportunity to see all of the New Years decorations. This year is the year of the ox, in various places among the city large gold ox statues were displayed as a Christmas tree would be in America. The Chinese make every effort to make it home to their families during this time to wish them well in the New Year. Many stores and restaurants are closed from one week up to a month. People enjoy their break by cleaning their homes, buying new clothing, and visiting friends and relatives to wish them a healthy and wealthy New Year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJC6zJHuzoPjO2cUPHuOMUh1rCeWvMDwsyWpaMFSq2XZfN-441frqg9YjkQVuRHo5CRUczNyo8tTFINPN92TvK_BNjo2sJbIpPUb5Wkh52mlSZpq4PgOC02Omz1sQ34Iv3qmiofVxW-WQ/s1600-h/web7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJC6zJHuzoPjO2cUPHuOMUh1rCeWvMDwsyWpaMFSq2XZfN-441frqg9YjkQVuRHo5CRUczNyo8tTFINPN92TvK_BNjo2sJbIpPUb5Wkh52mlSZpq4PgOC02Omz1sQ34Iv3qmiofVxW-WQ/s320/web7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304875448695811666" border="0" /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-48783463706254713962009-02-18T01:14:00.001-08:002009-02-18T01:25:04.406-08:00Our Surprise Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJaEqzSxV1IkTH4baeX1flb87w54z2lk7EqyoGj_y3JYkyUaib3vnohVOzSGPg0M7DTd-hxa9Z9vwMDWa9uxUkNmdZawJ0SqQWLpzInR0fXjeIX9ls-4Ok3gnAxdOe1qe3tO0vFPCNsP-/s1600-h/website3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJaEqzSxV1IkTH4baeX1flb87w54z2lk7EqyoGj_y3JYkyUaib3vnohVOzSGPg0M7DTd-hxa9Z9vwMDWa9uxUkNmdZawJ0SqQWLpzInR0fXjeIX9ls-4Ok3gnAxdOe1qe3tO0vFPCNsP-/s320/website3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304063608164209938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjeYDiF_lXkqTjJiCAxiY0hFZAApLCOPp_sRSP-KkH7ovdsdSQ9z81KzoeQp2aHo1K_tnJdqljSyA1ybJ-2FoGj5HbsoKb_ntxBQjr6uHsAQkyjLp784f70HV6jOcbdSh787fqYgrkgDR/s1600-h/website2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjeYDiF_lXkqTjJiCAxiY0hFZAApLCOPp_sRSP-KkH7ovdsdSQ9z81KzoeQp2aHo1K_tnJdqljSyA1ybJ-2FoGj5HbsoKb_ntxBQjr6uHsAQkyjLp784f70HV6jOcbdSh787fqYgrkgDR/s320/website2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304063530987808322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFyGycPjkoztpci6Ib7ZxslYjODEkDuoCsuQDoEy_XE6DkcsICtVkMcopnM_4Vikp-Z-77S_e6PsjUHQoVMJapWSWgvsPiNSEVJsvT_rOXXWIDssvaBSXL9XMU3zzAVbdCDSCaEUHj-ef/s1600-h/website1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFyGycPjkoztpci6Ib7ZxslYjODEkDuoCsuQDoEy_XE6DkcsICtVkMcopnM_4Vikp-Z-77S_e6PsjUHQoVMJapWSWgvsPiNSEVJsvT_rOXXWIDssvaBSXL9XMU3zzAVbdCDSCaEUHj-ef/s320/website1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304063438984871842" border="0" /></a>We just couldn't stay away for Christmas. At the very last minute before we found out that we had more time off then we originally thought, so we began to think about going home. A week before Christmas we found plane tickets to fly back on Christmas Eve. We didn't tell anyone except Aunt Camille who picked us up at the airport. Since we were traveling "back in time" we spent one Christmas Eve on a train in China and the other in the air. We began our journey in Jingdezhen taking a train to Shanghai which is 16 hours over one night. Then we hopped right onto a bus and took a one hour ride to Shanghai airport. There we waited about two hours and then onto the plane. We actually made very good time on the plane due to the winds being in our favor, so it probably only took about 13 hours until we landed in Georgia. Then from Georgia to DC after a short layover. A very long journey! It was well worth it to spend some much needed time with our families. We tried to see everyone, unfortunately we weren't able to see all family and friends that we would have liked to, and apologize if we didn't get to see you but we look forward to seeing you in about 4 months~Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-84862332972941299322008-12-19T22:13:00.000-08:002008-12-19T22:17:11.400-08:00Santa and the reindeerOn Sunday we will be going to the local orphanage and bringing them some gifts that we know they are in need of. Kerrie and I found this Santa outfit for 20 RMB ($2.95) and had to get it. We thought it might be difficult to convince Brad to be Santa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqEbEhKD7bxcO3G15aD1VP2kM9AYH2ZSRVHQIWS20dpdZcYYDyf0YOy6tZAThMca4mofZcHrpRDNxoyLe6GsyeCpVp0G92Wt-u5WxX33a-cLcGndc1ZOjPJQyxbnL3-9C_coLm8GMsfNs/s1600-h/kim-and-i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqEbEhKD7bxcO3G15aD1VP2kM9AYH2ZSRVHQIWS20dpdZcYYDyf0YOy6tZAThMca4mofZcHrpRDNxoyLe6GsyeCpVp0G92Wt-u5WxX33a-cLcGndc1ZOjPJQyxbnL3-9C_coLm8GMsfNs/s320/kim-and-i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281751567978905250" border="0" /></a> but he jumped right into the costume. He said it is really comfortable :-) So on Sunday Brad will be Santa to the children in the orphanage.Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-72135437402935867522008-12-12T17:37:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:42:47.714-08:00Sunrise on Yellow Mountain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b-5mX4mcBkfL3qxhJ6tbK4nmY9QGsuG2KB1iLbL_bQYKfMquJcBjiihRUYdCzWNkaknY3jUUvFOv2OH9Qx3oxYW_Gf6SWhmTLVcn0d5g_JbdlLrsb832Re9igHy_cqXMG_nV_wlB7-rk/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b-5mX4mcBkfL3qxhJ6tbK4nmY9QGsuG2KB1iLbL_bQYKfMquJcBjiihRUYdCzWNkaknY3jUUvFOv2OH9Qx3oxYW_Gf6SWhmTLVcn0d5g_JbdlLrsb832Re9igHy_cqXMG_nV_wlB7-rk/s320/23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279083365276604418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_Zw7JUZKWaFVei6D0fKNyU11LQljnzrhHrqSiop0n9TZdkrz2Z9Jn4FEwJcnXkvJuC3piGmVKM7vDHYWqYKE6FAOq2_uJ-4SnPyFTZxkecZUQGAsG5nC4XKyaEdFioavbyaO4smM2Zep/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_Zw7JUZKWaFVei6D0fKNyU11LQljnzrhHrqSiop0n9TZdkrz2Z9Jn4FEwJcnXkvJuC3piGmVKM7vDHYWqYKE6FAOq2_uJ-4SnPyFTZxkecZUQGAsG5nC4XKyaEdFioavbyaO4smM2Zep/s320/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279083263773424242" border="0" /></a>Brad and I woke up and hiked to a peak to watch the sunrise (don't be too impressed we went back to bed after we saw the sun come up)! We were very lucky the hotel had down coats for us to wear. We wore those coats and two others and were still a little chilly. Yellow Mountain is the place many of the traditional Chinese painters choose to paint. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIGC-OIXKRg2ipCr9TXBJeCTQYq_HT97OxfqutLzhrlZHJEqCrj9MzBzr_o8bqf8Ya0PMB8D7s8q4-RJndA9T86Pj5-O8LWlHvYN8fn-xQaYkil-eV5CERHWk8orBU2vl0RxEYpHNwbHx/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIGC-OIXKRg2ipCr9TXBJeCTQYq_HT97OxfqutLzhrlZHJEqCrj9MzBzr_o8bqf8Ya0PMB8D7s8q4-RJndA9T86Pj5-O8LWlHvYN8fn-xQaYkil-eV5CERHWk8orBU2vl0RxEYpHNwbHx/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279083149004780978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IBN9LdlSX3ydxhiD_OwKbHPvMeRtjJI9u20qczhLC-MOB0xqdvtF44jQZNb3-ZPBj-iElec-ugGUDNVtrrg8dtVh6G2KdL5lYtF-BjG0Ul3YwZp0k6cE9nTz0odgtAdFaTD4d9ZAcntQ/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IBN9LdlSX3ydxhiD_OwKbHPvMeRtjJI9u20qczhLC-MOB0xqdvtF44jQZNb3-ZPBj-iElec-ugGUDNVtrrg8dtVh6G2KdL5lYtF-BjG0Ul3YwZp0k6cE9nTz0odgtAdFaTD4d9ZAcntQ/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279083045394074450" border="0" /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-9643313629128147452008-12-12T17:28:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:36:13.920-08:00The Stairway to....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMYaRqCA4f04b8505ugCl5rApjWdgr9U-_2sOd01maFtR8CjW_-NzZmh8145azOe5eJ5ob7dYbIOtyUpVWXNnMPmNM_gCR352k7VkXptAxSNRrqvCDnt20SwHQFGq9P8v3XbGXdNsoXqj/s1600-h/25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMYaRqCA4f04b8505ugCl5rApjWdgr9U-_2sOd01maFtR8CjW_-NzZmh8145azOe5eJ5ob7dYbIOtyUpVWXNnMPmNM_gCR352k7VkXptAxSNRrqvCDnt20SwHQFGq9P8v3XbGXdNsoXqj/s320/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279081271856504882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq8VCri5j47Rymk7Nu3rjf98BKxoA-TnDA3_-pAUNDZ34aegRDcMsmXAyvi0TXJl2o_uGDp9PMtlJhLV5q8ZfTDy0u7TXjqL-qdVRLSIKdWorWIc-7c7DkzUtE-vzy4uEhPzbXADnBvCg/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq8VCri5j47Rymk7Nu3rjf98BKxoA-TnDA3_-pAUNDZ34aegRDcMsmXAyvi0TXJl2o_uGDp9PMtlJhLV5q8ZfTDy0u7TXjqL-qdVRLSIKdWorWIc-7c7DkzUtE-vzy4uEhPzbXADnBvCg/s320/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279081130606592274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfHO1WOIK1Xy447mgZjZNKe_AALOYbCoM3gDXgLsmb7KU1Ht9Hwkas2MH4Qf0xjqFp1orl4IIvWxAn9hN8cpWoHfwFAcC9A9hXHcMxVJb3_JkvxmAFnTdC3Fn9UORcOprPcXOuusQL71Z/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfHO1WOIK1Xy447mgZjZNKe_AALOYbCoM3gDXgLsmb7KU1Ht9Hwkas2MH4Qf0xjqFp1orl4IIvWxAn9hN8cpWoHfwFAcC9A9hXHcMxVJb3_JkvxmAFnTdC3Fn9UORcOprPcXOuusQL71Z/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279080988261292354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hiking this mountain was a little different than what we are used to. The entire hike is stairs...straight up, straight down. You can see the mountainside we climbed down and then right back up on the other side. Needless to say our knees have not quite recovered yet.Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-354068426727217312008-12-12T17:21:00.001-08:002008-12-12T17:28:00.244-08:00Huangshan Mountain- Yellow Mountain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MRXx81Az-m__S9u5clJTtfR-hKR9yGP1El5z-cxyJJULeEdeV-7SDEfk6Hu6cK6fM1FGBx4yszIMqNC0D_LTwpOKrbO0lXoiApg3FVDIhPv4yI3-55J0NKlWIxTurEqc9krKCdRdX_vx/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MRXx81Az-m__S9u5clJTtfR-hKR9yGP1El5z-cxyJJULeEdeV-7SDEfk6Hu6cK6fM1FGBx4yszIMqNC0D_LTwpOKrbO0lXoiApg3FVDIhPv4yI3-55J0NKlWIxTurEqc9krKCdRdX_vx/s320/22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279079647901476466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sDhLIATU2AXz9ZVschGuXJ-VKXvWN2PnilDTrsIviGVm3_ls9dN579kL_Zv9VRoaYQUFw32J2g7eVy52By7vCm0zdi3RITyTtE9ieAyCID4HpIyvlxa23MVd93pm3Wjq9Ul0-fGfOfO5/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sDhLIATU2AXz9ZVschGuXJ-VKXvWN2PnilDTrsIviGVm3_ls9dN579kL_Zv9VRoaYQUFw32J2g7eVy52By7vCm0zdi3RITyTtE9ieAyCID4HpIyvlxa23MVd93pm3Wjq9Ul0-fGfOfO5/s320/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279079398346746690" border="0" /></a>The Chinese have a saying: Once you have seen Huangshan Mountain there is no need to see any others. You can decide for yourself based on the various pictures from our two days of hiking around the mountain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZZulGl5Gh8pvgpvpQPRWEY6VYrx4LzCaqnvwVnPhi4zR2Cg14zIoMyYKpUysW06u2-MdDSW_5zRZeK4-1bFzYRLnKjK1KfbvFuLDxQIUzzD-6AntVtc14majnF8csRP9tGpqX7tFD13C/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZZulGl5Gh8pvgpvpQPRWEY6VYrx4LzCaqnvwVnPhi4zR2Cg14zIoMyYKpUysW06u2-MdDSW_5zRZeK4-1bFzYRLnKjK1KfbvFuLDxQIUzzD-6AntVtc14majnF8csRP9tGpqX7tFD13C/s320/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279079295881368690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo85Kl-BBF-si5naH-2WFUBN8Gi5hW1igdlvkRj5thDwT-Q52y4yE0awuy-NEf-qfUo0wmmWn-JJjIyI_Fl_zCozoed6UyvlJ-F0eZmuG2-HYJNI-on9bRIuWuFUx2AE_GYMfgK4GYlFh/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7JDiCPd5cj_ItPW1f1Wz69c_xnC1XEJ6WcwXGPQlUdS9o1oHD-eQZfMOhIPTkEAqOfOYuqMeW0qJhm-DGhqDA00G99cc4Q1T7Bfc4iBVw83FvPVno2HOk0JnJvugu84qBxn1PTI4kbTS/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279078791099934434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXitau7l2suXALyCw3vnE7MnXyi7Vzp13M0_IdVyCe6qZJFlCiWOF-DWENhVMNTinaNoUpNJtgcY9L0OMjonl2hM5BYJ7AA21RNCU25kpKGFQ-1wTcnndYefOivPdOt1Tf-UbdYbOZ_QIq/s1600-h/1.jpg"><br /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-46575034377434142952008-12-12T17:14:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:45:40.229-08:00Climbing Mount Huangshan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHnTK5mPTghpqtQjZ-GW3jmKVp3qmcTAJHft0PI3vn8h3HgzIyG94go6DFDo-JmBTB8yFqMBQiby3AOFtPtMeiZdQRvNd4aoA1QoHK69mS0C9g6UkhekAqcn7fW-WBXlL5PkZ7imlSweb/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2eQVW51xDdEnEjIz2gDw2sCiVu6gFDydfw6Vq27gccJ1foP7qufVPMVrM6dzFy7bynm8Z1FcWXfKFr1yKTKrGnOaHO6VUrCgtdV2gCHlwE1Z7O0Dd8UDOBUgJVu3TWt3uDwSQXr26TH5/s320/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279077137309216434" border="0" /></a>This is our first day on Yellow Mountain. We met this couple on our bus ride to the mountain and spent the day hiking up the mountain with them. I think this picture was taken right after our "encounter" with some monkeys. Part of traveling in China is meeting people. We met this Chinese couple the first day and two gentlemen traveling from the Netherlands the next day. I don't know how we didn't end up with some pictures of them? It was a great time, there weren't as many people climbing the mountain because it was so cold. You can see the ice and snow. We were excited, especially since it has still been in the 60's here! The bottom picture is the hotel we stayed in at the city. It was a Ming dynasty replica and very clean and warm, with some awesome woodwork.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGTdHZviCpPADG2KlP9hp6F4W27cJl-xPunPENpGDazGg9C8lGQkRpTBRAebjc8qEJ_KBh6yyyrGi7bphYlgydgO0HWLSTkFHhAa_e7_9lZIQA5E_SOhp43lzWyK80NsVImLOp-O-Wxqw/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGTdHZviCpPADG2KlP9hp6F4W27cJl-xPunPENpGDazGg9C8lGQkRpTBRAebjc8qEJ_KBh6yyyrGi7bphYlgydgO0HWLSTkFHhAa_e7_9lZIQA5E_SOhp43lzWyK80NsVImLOp-O-Wxqw/s320/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279076955955511490" border="0" /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-67477132682932059592008-12-12T17:05:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:13:26.812-08:00The Ink Factory<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6D8L2uOZ0RuwYX-SUXEy4x69Tnvtrt_lmmdgyBdebmHhzyZboQ1xhSXw9xrAC2v2oYFdCUhPv_BIvWwd4P_OVs2lhVtdqHtbfxtWazHJbuxg72GkLQ1oKJ7ObwBmJerN5avU7QY4ibTU/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6D8L2uOZ0RuwYX-SUXEy4x69Tnvtrt_lmmdgyBdebmHhzyZboQ1xhSXw9xrAC2v2oYFdCUhPv_BIvWwd4P_OVs2lhVtdqHtbfxtWazHJbuxg72GkLQ1oKJ7ObwBmJerN5avU7QY4ibTU/s320/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279075397163938690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQdk7_IqSlGVC67KosGP8zK0fIz-ZU0ChC3Y65RA11aVESeA7mWpIHspWA-Z7T35yoj2H7W9E6x9sTIpBMy4zE0OBwbXV1XddsrCs56b5w8XMYIrEzTfYd-xbhfIl61HtbhhOnpq65aQ6/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQdk7_IqSlGVC67KosGP8zK0fIz-ZU0ChC3Y65RA11aVESeA7mWpIHspWA-Z7T35yoj2H7W9E6x9sTIpBMy4zE0OBwbXV1XddsrCs56b5w8XMYIrEzTfYd-xbhfIl61HtbhhOnpq65aQ6/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279075300094343794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyafyxqvt4ZdsYrzmh7r28swnqaGOnAiHukptb6Wt_mj1nzLTjHs5bkZpYh3k9zQNw1v-pE67tz8GAXCvD5CYpjhFQHedqt5W_X0eje0dttHkWOJzV0UR-KyVr_w5w7q_SZWznG51c4CS3/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyafyxqvt4ZdsYrzmh7r28swnqaGOnAiHukptb6Wt_mj1nzLTjHs5bkZpYh3k9zQNw1v-pE67tz8GAXCvD5CYpjhFQHedqt5W_X0eje0dttHkWOJzV0UR-KyVr_w5w7q_SZWznG51c4CS3/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279075190256734434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCgGSsQ4U8HSgp_rv7SA8lQGRmnY6teicRZtLSklncLwWQnRiKlulPGE2OYfioe026pU4Miqmly-hkPCVahF2oXn_62XOxZWrRtuOfHoMsk2_elD2O3tcYVHY74_34YcfBgs_3ERwe0as/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCgGSsQ4U8HSgp_rv7SA8lQGRmnY6teicRZtLSklncLwWQnRiKlulPGE2OYfioe026pU4Miqmly-hkPCVahF2oXn_62XOxZWrRtuOfHoMsk2_elD2O3tcYVHY74_34YcfBgs_3ERwe0as/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279075110636116562" border="0" /></a>We were able to tour a factory that makes ink for traditional Chinese paintings in Huangshan City. It was great to see how they work with the ink in a solid mass. We both always thought that it was always in a liquid form. These little pieces are molding and then painted in with some gold paint. When you use it you press it into some water causing it to make ink.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBtTtZ-ismBh_DweptsQnC1BisHOQbzqSeKV71MIaHkZUG9NNaIQU1iTcZPy8nD6tskkFien1FDPg3GKIeFsb75P0Y3Ci0Q-hf2KqMak6EXViz2f5_PG28blu3p8VJViTcWIYhPl_Cm_K/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBtTtZ-ismBh_DweptsQnC1BisHOQbzqSeKV71MIaHkZUG9NNaIQU1iTcZPy8nD6tskkFien1FDPg3GKIeFsb75P0Y3Ci0Q-hf2KqMak6EXViz2f5_PG28blu3p8VJViTcWIYhPl_Cm_K/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279075007962895378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_Mst7CzcH9HGBknNVYB95RtTUvfEYM4tq4JgMEjvK4SZH6segLpnwvYvzcajPGMWUnXTF-5g4-xeZDSqKelQyI7Yb5ytMJDtFbkdiRGMIhdmlFKv5MQhdsKrdpTZjmsrsZZGm4upmKQK/s1600-h/15.jpg"><br /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-59796733611952383662008-12-09T18:33:00.000-08:002008-12-09T19:05:49.599-08:00Thanksgiving in China!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVDxFVSu-PNkRMDoIcOqvafXDhL3q5Wmn1auCDdazvJz6bRTzz7oLVxD_79txqiiVNDBYVPHd4lcNzTaOGdZBO3GVnKF1sSv9Uqo-QEVpUyVikmPuCPw8LpyiG9DAvd4QDN6yKteUhF2J/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVDxFVSu-PNkRMDoIcOqvafXDhL3q5Wmn1auCDdazvJz6bRTzz7oLVxD_79txqiiVNDBYVPHd4lcNzTaOGdZBO3GVnKF1sSv9Uqo-QEVpUyVikmPuCPw8LpyiG9DAvd4QDN6yKteUhF2J/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277990393886982546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieWywsJPLtRkLnEj8oxPT4T-7LFgzRSTMM7aoAfzE2YM7h-_1gs9tIfMYmLXMJ1qsgiAQnYzICUGCXw43fNSbDu420ehTf5vExsB6y4X7IgU_OvA78ZV3BwlJpyeOEDeBPS-XHm_NBFvz/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieWywsJPLtRkLnEj8oxPT4T-7LFgzRSTMM7aoAfzE2YM7h-_1gs9tIfMYmLXMJ1qsgiAQnYzICUGCXw43fNSbDu420ehTf5vExsB6y4X7IgU_OvA78ZV3BwlJpyeOEDeBPS-XHm_NBFvz/s320/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277990285712123234" border="0" /></a>Thanksgiving in China, only one way to celebrate this true American holiday and that is with people. Just as the Indians and Pilgrims got together for a bid feast, we added more of an international mix with all the fixins’. We had Chinese and American people of course and Korean, French, and British people as well. Given this diversity and our delightful chief’s we had an awesome feast. No ovens in this part of China, so we used our small gas kiln as one. Stuffing, pumpkin pie, green bean casserole, duck with turnips, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and roles were all baked. Vegetable soup, spiced wine, and fried chicken were also cooked to celebrate this holiday. About thirty friends and students came together and ate a fantastic feast. We were so grateful to have such awesome and generous cooks make this holiday feel like home. 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This farmer was nice enough to even burn the husks for him! This is his field and him working hard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJBzrsE6NlkyZnjFB_Eez_aEsf0Ds37joTqnvx6iRHmvXMBcyiEboR4yJ8rQiL37e3RvBo0WP_AhAEN9ilm9bTYdp5qmNfuqvALM31VRtwCMoNXUnWFryWbnUsdYDAXXA3-vjK-exj6Or/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJBzrsE6NlkyZnjFB_Eez_aEsf0Ds37joTqnvx6iRHmvXMBcyiEboR4yJ8rQiL37e3RvBo0WP_AhAEN9ilm9bTYdp5qmNfuqvALM31VRtwCMoNXUnWFryWbnUsdYDAXXA3-vjK-exj6Or/s320/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267298853469664674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Uqh0pDS6kGDskGMKDBS6hyO9T_8Ogv6JH4E4TuucadLZi4Fs8GlaQcI5QMhY5fqT4wLY5JsfUijdGKEwMtjSJ7sElQp8fEZFBAfgevSqRrd1AAt_XMuV0KnkjSr8Ks2tklfSgk54p2zk/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Uqh0pDS6kGDskGMKDBS6hyO9T_8Ogv6JH4E4TuucadLZi4Fs8GlaQcI5QMhY5fqT4wLY5JsfUijdGKEwMtjSJ7sElQp8fEZFBAfgevSqRrd1AAt_XMuV0KnkjSr8Ks2tklfSgk54p2zk/s320/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267298775895267282" border="0" /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-38057488314777418332008-11-06T03:58:00.000-08:002008-11-06T04:06:36.398-08:00The "Ice King and Queen"...kind of...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwnpySz_i1wIIJfBdxS0FFNKDA49t5f5lXgnhK550w9nmjTgP63SuUlZlWADPVoSJH41rTHD04ZMbjz2erUyhAqipiR19cKn-wQ_1ENAEA1xKKTXkpo_IIUccpwp8QKLSGCuYN1Ko4bbI/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwnpySz_i1wIIJfBdxS0FFNKDA49t5f5lXgnhK550w9nmjTgP63SuUlZlWADPVoSJH41rTHD04ZMbjz2erUyhAqipiR19cKn-wQ_1ENAEA1xKKTXkpo_IIUccpwp8QKLSGCuYN1Ko4bbI/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265512944069386722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j05jeFdoBABaFLTk7e_xekxJcHuEDHjoURblSiQojZo6cjfpiHlz8QIpnFk1QJSggNISDx1GgzxCmqw1zYm0_yU842Bg65G0YLblssdGT-I0i9cygr0LH5fWnscxanSFc6TrPsGZqQGm/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j05jeFdoBABaFLTk7e_xekxJcHuEDHjoURblSiQojZo6cjfpiHlz8QIpnFk1QJSggNISDx1GgzxCmqw1zYm0_yU842Bg65G0YLblssdGT-I0i9cygr0LH5fWnscxanSFc6TrPsGZqQGm/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265512883820647810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4PPQ46ES-xxCqW8pH1TcbgGXIiualU73U6pO43-XR-yxCYOQ-hMV-jVorROIpPb6QZp_NjuqNhA1D3WvY5Sha0TbLowznMIsMB7cefDzAubI0bVBbclS-E-Pf4zwWk_A2iKjVxGuQf0X/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4PPQ46ES-xxCqW8pH1TcbgGXIiualU73U6pO43-XR-yxCYOQ-hMV-jVorROIpPb6QZp_NjuqNhA1D3WvY5Sha0TbLowznMIsMB7cefDzAubI0bVBbclS-E-Pf4zwWk_A2iKjVxGuQf0X/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265512814104663810" border="0" /></a><br />Between NCECA and having to teach we had little time to prepare for Halloween. A party was on the schedule and many people were expecting one! So Kerrie (another English teacher) and I threw together a party over night. In between shopping for snacks and painting decorations we had little time to prepare a costume. Brad looked around and found bubble wrap, and so we made do with what we had becoming the "Ice King and Queen". Brad shaved his beard into a goatee (which I am trying to convince him to keep:-), we cut out quick crowns and painted jewels on them then wrapped bubble wrap around our bodies and called it a day. Not the best costumes ever but still a lot of fun.Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-32094636994400655132008-11-06T03:50:00.001-08:002008-11-06T03:58:05.027-08:00Halloween!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS-B_MGM2oc6CKfK1rMGJB570P_53MTXyR89sv8oF2YjFx3jv_1oXxJvMIalxoB6lfPry3lEZ4W3-rOvK4kqFPwIGm-lVBw-UHwKxTBM6PlM2A__p_zcXnywWk_XuvsGdHKTjjaP1NJST/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS-B_MGM2oc6CKfK1rMGJB570P_53MTXyR89sv8oF2YjFx3jv_1oXxJvMIalxoB6lfPry3lEZ4W3-rOvK4kqFPwIGm-lVBw-UHwKxTBM6PlM2A__p_zcXnywWk_XuvsGdHKTjjaP1NJST/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265510870733453074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtG1uoe-rePnHvlP9TY04CYxOE-7ReTl6bBwlhEe2n8MpTNruRFpZy4aOqVC8b234VdfM4HdI-zsFKw7pzvT55y9rHInShLBl3TJW0vVS2L4X5ODea66v3UoLFSVMVNyNaFbUgoXgiffo0/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtG1uoe-rePnHvlP9TY04CYxOE-7ReTl6bBwlhEe2n8MpTNruRFpZy4aOqVC8b234VdfM4HdI-zsFKw7pzvT55y9rHInShLBl3TJW0vVS2L4X5ODea66v3UoLFSVMVNyNaFbUgoXgiffo0/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265510786083443842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIo1jDOayWkiTNj_f9g1S1i7QFPEQXTXmt8kFKhYtFCqzIvf8v0A3GO-YjVlqv4ztdDaJJiMfE5L88TbbxM4Lh1gzC-qmK6wn92-n5evrSHX8gTg9GHBrmH7PV83hR5vXltZa0h6g4el7T/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIo1jDOayWkiTNj_f9g1S1i7QFPEQXTXmt8kFKhYtFCqzIvf8v0A3GO-YjVlqv4ztdDaJJiMfE5L88TbbxM4Lh1gzC-qmK6wn92-n5evrSHX8gTg9GHBrmH7PV83hR5vXltZa0h6g4el7T/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265510699884303778" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are on Halloween celebrating with some of our favorite friends. They are all good sports about this very strange holiday! Up top is our good friends who helped us to get here in the first place, and put up with us! In the middle is Brad with some friends including <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hu</span> Jun and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jiang</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ShengJie</span> who have both spent time in America. Below Karlee and I are dancing with the cooks who always provide us with some good "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">home cooking</span>" Chinese style.Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-15961472941541347302008-11-03T05:05:00.000-08:002008-11-03T06:04:57.895-08:00NCECA-National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYIqpUg-jEQAidMHsZcOxy2qejLv8gFVLUcYvJPLBGk8HycbIu6Z5lOFL5xpk6kdI4PlV8XyLxfyry9XI1jpSUZQGuuR8Vk2vGnxKZr83qwBJqYepMyPoQe5gMAK08mnuxBYr0e7Etgfs/s1600-h/25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYIqpUg-jEQAidMHsZcOxy2qejLv8gFVLUcYvJPLBGk8HycbIu6Z5lOFL5xpk6kdI4PlV8XyLxfyry9XI1jpSUZQGuuR8Vk2vGnxKZr83qwBJqYepMyPoQe5gMAK08mnuxBYr0e7Etgfs/s320/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264431319198261682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFYTmMuHPxPpLBjUodSDEfw5b-oosgtfhSQ-3yRFJzLSFNDtElXHl728i9WP_q978qryIL09Ki9phEWqHQ4xhUIekAwI7PDqHXJIELyBX4a2jUaouD0wcyLGyWvgmoxDTONWxF_qWKWfg/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFYTmMuHPxPpLBjUodSDEfw5b-oosgtfhSQ-3yRFJzLSFNDtElXHl728i9WP_q978qryIL09Ki9phEWqHQ4xhUIekAwI7PDqHXJIELyBX4a2jUaouD0wcyLGyWvgmoxDTONWxF_qWKWfg/s320/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264431240148434770" border="0" /></a>Many different artists and guests from NCECA, from all over the world. 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX4vfrAhyphenhyphenGBLW-2hNMGPfpKCiKAx8ELalMd9znStFmL6P_F_csN9Hb4H9o0E3y97RDx_Bp5wRWaH7AqWV0xIsSyx5ol42UBpXBMNIv1bL1aOmlRia_7LziWJ0a3ElQxVcgfFAOP2umG6I/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264428909475567490" border="0" /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-57489271904563904692008-11-03T04:31:00.000-08:002008-11-03T04:50:54.580-08:00Ceramic Fair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_CprWnUQjDfW8r_sRDET94-KwTbLTz_nggYyOIcehhTrp0yZMUarh1Cd4mP9RoV4nzf4pvcS4ZjZ0crrOOjDk7kiC_2S0Yzlva32bCiXc34NE9W_jRX0Pnb83idr8lLufsvXdl05gtxD/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_CprWnUQjDfW8r_sRDET94-KwTbLTz_nggYyOIcehhTrp0yZMUarh1Cd4mP9RoV4nzf4pvcS4ZjZ0crrOOjDk7kiC_2S0Yzlva32bCiXc34NE9W_jRX0Pnb83idr8lLufsvXdl05gtxD/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264411593269179218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpZNNZTGcGgm1ycGldYBufbtbr3_B1sSzuu9-RkPmVzl7AKEnbiztDDsPnjAkHRxLhXLYjmSuA_CowIahHplLjC3JGRdXmP-a9qzoMP4YM2w5iYC2_rlIxGxx5qnfg4T5QmIRzxDrVfeW/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpZNNZTGcGgm1ycGldYBufbtbr3_B1sSzuu9-RkPmVzl7AKEnbiztDDsPnjAkHRxLhXLYjmSuA_CowIahHplLjC3JGRdXmP-a9qzoMP4YM2w5iYC2_rlIxGxx5qnfg4T5QmIRzxDrVfeW/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264411532012801362" border="0" /></a>The Ceramic Fair was the beginning of a very long three weeks filled with many ceramic and NCECA events! Most of these pictures are at the opening ceremony. However, one of the pictures is me with a women dressed in traditional Mongolian clothing. I was lucky enough to be able to enjoy some traditional Mongolian music and even hear a little blue grass from the states.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhqOVf0tt62yVItl8h00vzrI-APm46xLj3uALs7HGPoCg28K1rB5uobXkGowTTpFi2G8gyQF3xiD4VwiH3DjE4oBdqq6GOSyTX-j-5ZymRT8iBAiHOt3hHc78U_YrMAKMaJ2BwrtTzXEP/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhqOVf0tt62yVItl8h00vzrI-APm46xLj3uALs7HGPoCg28K1rB5uobXkGowTTpFi2G8gyQF3xiD4VwiH3DjE4oBdqq6GOSyTX-j-5ZymRT8iBAiHOt3hHc78U_YrMAKMaJ2BwrtTzXEP/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264411451655615826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlU_ryk86-_WyvYne5Fn9ZBboOdFxPSwhEeUcrsrKdojkHPMsQIsfer4vbFHEOuuHRhcoCkgxdT-52Mc_ms2KZOwa_3yRQEpaiGsTVdK5yfonJPtHzMpIfZtbSmRK_4Ca-z1AhthiY_tE/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlU_ryk86-_WyvYne5Fn9ZBboOdFxPSwhEeUcrsrKdojkHPMsQIsfer4vbFHEOuuHRhcoCkgxdT-52Mc_ms2KZOwa_3yRQEpaiGsTVdK5yfonJPtHzMpIfZtbSmRK_4Ca-z1AhthiY_tE/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264411382568893650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHboCf7f-jzuTTfhpnIPpx0io2an9EjT0ib-GrbEmliJ2OTPFQGU93qzqCk_bX8Lt87iaYDTxg91oxaLzFRKub4dUcOJapocKsxsR0soIKXCoYrZUhFylJ2mJLVvKnrE9bOzCwyUYLe9bw/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHboCf7f-jzuTTfhpnIPpx0io2an9EjT0ib-GrbEmliJ2OTPFQGU93qzqCk_bX8Lt87iaYDTxg91oxaLzFRKub4dUcOJapocKsxsR0soIKXCoYrZUhFylJ2mJLVvKnrE9bOzCwyUYLe9bw/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264411231907897298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh263ytPKSewZ5kbn3zGkGFuJCv39LUGZuOTypjaYiAVUCmY44nnZpIos2MFFjro3gocsLfh2q6Wyr_jHuzip-BI-PWM1AcI80E-taVWESMumN9omvHjkDnJ4pNoB2BAbb6bPfVPTRwEZd/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh263ytPKSewZ5kbn3zGkGFuJCv39LUGZuOTypjaYiAVUCmY44nnZpIos2MFFjro3gocsLfh2q6Wyr_jHuzip-BI-PWM1AcI80E-taVWESMumN9omvHjkDnJ4pNoB2BAbb6bPfVPTRwEZd/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264411144303186754" border="0" /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-23301703877378769842008-10-09T22:59:00.001-07:002008-10-09T23:05:06.655-07:00The studio pup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__nKype_fqFr7oznyvGNJYChGDvivmFajYtqElkZKeyUK2niEuBhU_Tk05i5E81vTvbPVoRLlgvxewvNgnkRd0d3D52PEanLKrCbwNCI_aeD6ZpNJFUra5h8ZERcQ5tjMnC4blUk36qB3/s1600-h/sagger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__nKype_fqFr7oznyvGNJYChGDvivmFajYtqElkZKeyUK2niEuBhU_Tk05i5E81vTvbPVoRLlgvxewvNgnkRd0d3D52PEanLKrCbwNCI_aeD6ZpNJFUra5h8ZERcQ5tjMnC4blUk36qB3/s320/sagger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255401121621898258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxoao0zb_5SJX5Q0kgV16sxY_aLcmmGF1sNxYN4ug74q2uwkbVvawwv1S9XlqUsJWSraVrrfwdwhg4FN5QaZuFHYZVX7Ul3f61tJ_ADMNHAD2Mnga7E9eBZZaKoMhcKosoDQ_OVCxNon-/s1600-h/mike-and-me.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxoao0zb_5SJX5Q0kgV16sxY_aLcmmGF1sNxYN4ug74q2uwkbVvawwv1S9XlqUsJWSraVrrfwdwhg4FN5QaZuFHYZVX7Ul3f61tJ_ADMNHAD2Mnga7E9eBZZaKoMhcKosoDQ_OVCxNon-/s320/mike-and-me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255401035158314898" border="0" /></a>This is Saggar, the studio pup. He can't get enough attention from everyone and is very jealous of the rabbit. He is still a pup and needs a bit more training but is coming along. Below he is looking to his big protectors Brad and Mike during a terrible thunderstorm. His "tough dog" image is ruined every time it thunderstorms or fireworks go off...poor guy.Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-7439463622122397572008-10-05T07:31:00.001-07:002008-10-05T07:49:17.963-07:00The Mission: Cooking Spaghetti in China<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6d31bmTifsmvMXE9eF-qn9QzwUlmLfdSqnBt3C15nyi2kU78t1lTKgVMUMvMFADJpG7PpTQCqI2NLbv-BAdpXhFfPyuhMhQKMGT2kUG9BB2QzuB3fhWEAor_9hF0KrZUcLE8agEaj-R8/s1600-h/davin-eating.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6d31bmTifsmvMXE9eF-qn9QzwUlmLfdSqnBt3C15nyi2kU78t1lTKgVMUMvMFADJpG7PpTQCqI2NLbv-BAdpXhFfPyuhMhQKMGT2kUG9BB2QzuB3fhWEAor_9hF0KrZUcLE8agEaj-R8/s320/davin-eating.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253678092877495010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPXSJN0D57g4qvg_YIbnPt0NPHrsgpiUVvfZNG5qu4lHzdVvUe6jEu5qHvZsatzFyG05eRvmC0tG2ysdwlihlk_GiH_9gv9jRtezurX_A8H17AYcx3cMhyvpipkUzIvh9k4cuozXbYFuK/s1600-h/spagetti.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPXSJN0D57g4qvg_YIbnPt0NPHrsgpiUVvfZNG5qu4lHzdVvUe6jEu5qHvZsatzFyG05eRvmC0tG2ysdwlihlk_GiH_9gv9jRtezurX_A8H17AYcx3cMhyvpipkUzIvh9k4cuozXbYFuK/s320/spagetti.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253677980380107010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1U1sSrFLKG8xJc0_OZgyUoSa9AJv2B35UoSqjrBLzUzQtxTunYsoBdcgz10TK1dQTLQP0qMGHVofXpR4sC75gd9ulYxDO9o6tpsiGtRf40LzBwIRIxmMjGRDzcG4LEZVAivUQ3fnlYyWb/s1600-h/veggies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1U1sSrFLKG8xJc0_OZgyUoSa9AJv2B35UoSqjrBLzUzQtxTunYsoBdcgz10TK1dQTLQP0qMGHVofXpR4sC75gd9ulYxDO9o6tpsiGtRf40LzBwIRIxmMjGRDzcG4LEZVAivUQ3fnlYyWb/s320/veggies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253677811107989554" border="0" /></a><br />First Donna and I went to Wal-Mart because surely they would have all the ingredients to make the sauce...unfortunately they didn't have any basil, oregano, parsley, or other Italian spices! So then we began our daylong journey for any spices that might taste good. Next we went to the pizza shop because they must know what these spices were and where to get them....but instead they had never heard of Basil. They sent us down the street to another shopping plaza, where we were again unsuccessful. So we headed back to school with noodles and cucumber. Finally we had to forget about finding the spices and make sure we could get plenty of tomatoes. We walked up to the local market, which is outside similar to a farmers market. We went from station to station buying out every good and ripe tomato they had available. I am pretty certain they thought we were a little strange. We also picked up some onion and mushrooms, and some other spice we thought might resemble parsley. Upon returning we prepared the entire meal from scratch, simmering the tomatoes for about 3-4 hours. The gatekeeper kept coming in to see what was going on. When we showed him what we were making he would make a face like he had just eaten the most disgusting thing in the world. I kept saying "Italiee Fan" (Italian Meal). I wasn't able to convince him to try this meal; he thought the tomatoes cooked way too long. However, everyone else seemed to enjoy the meal despite it missing the spices!Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976980140742757049.post-91754998482402004152008-10-05T06:25:00.000-07:002008-10-05T07:30:30.430-07:00Random Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3IzhyphenhyphenrIPC1Cc9xojFId4t9SjFBrSg9uvY9gvqJ8NinZH42dvJoR3yEJkna9eMbwkvMYFDrv6fc7ST9WV3YRaws0BnbtimhYGLiVe6HbbLbKgOz0jYrprBkU3J86WirFfsKFDpEMdseK5/s1600-h/sheng-jie-and-me.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3IzhyphenhyphenrIPC1Cc9xojFId4t9SjFBrSg9uvY9gvqJ8NinZH42dvJoR3yEJkna9eMbwkvMYFDrv6fc7ST9WV3YRaws0BnbtimhYGLiVe6HbbLbKgOz0jYrprBkU3J86WirFfsKFDpEMdseK5/s320/sheng-jie-and-me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253667429755623602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSFkVpGZhfStPIk5wZ9wsF0y8l7PK7a6VFUTx0F7nQJhlvbyGlx5mUHXfbZNJkOE01xjU-5OdO4JFJ-IfL8qGWfGraDLc6fIqipICGbOFuwx3c0tLf7V1NqnIdiphw5k6lHDDgr0nql7S/s1600-h/pizza.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSFkVpGZhfStPIk5wZ9wsF0y8l7PK7a6VFUTx0F7nQJhlvbyGlx5mUHXfbZNJkOE01xjU-5OdO4JFJ-IfL8qGWfGraDLc6fIqipICGbOFuwx3c0tLf7V1NqnIdiphw5k6lHDDgr0nql7S/s320/pizza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253667318390747378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG2HKfal7Nyl_IYAib6JunjVC0whBe0ORRLJXBwHNq3A7mkxYbM6TOfKYgtmAQQMwj0WIUSbrTxCfEviTJJT9khi4YyO-HSKyvKUhmGQfQAmec7HpnJhNLJIi7TZR0GtmMUil6LkuJ6NH/s1600-h/kim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG2HKfal7Nyl_IYAib6JunjVC0whBe0ORRLJXBwHNq3A7mkxYbM6TOfKYgtmAQQMwj0WIUSbrTxCfEviTJJT9khi4YyO-HSKyvKUhmGQfQAmec7HpnJhNLJIi7TZR0GtmMUil6LkuJ6NH/s320/kim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253667168616665586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA0BpE28Su-JnKUyBv1d9IYiDcEtxX-39JFgK0ro73wvQ66m5_CyIpGI-sI7tqZbZLL_OMgGlCsyigDpjMj2QyklF70YgC9IIpiA1R2eHHBVKqzNAqo_alS3nqmxfBYicjT-Iw5sc50Jv/s1600-h/kim-n-kerrie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA0BpE28Su-JnKUyBv1d9IYiDcEtxX-39JFgK0ro73wvQ66m5_CyIpGI-sI7tqZbZLL_OMgGlCsyigDpjMj2QyklF70YgC9IIpiA1R2eHHBVKqzNAqo_alS3nqmxfBYicjT-Iw5sc50Jv/s320/kim-n-kerrie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253666993901127586" border="0" /></a><br />CHEESE and Korean BBQ. Kerrie (a fellow English Teacher) and I cleaning out the studio on a VERY VERY VERY hot and humid day. We met some interesting people who knew how to paint in the traditional Chinese style. Brad also tried his hand at painting. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1OJL8_IrUtCTJZDRAnQlAjWJY0CGY-onAmgtEDLzmrXM5xyItv2B3FVG9bqB90VP5BdBBK_isTecDHrymwyFHz0bN5CDhGDH6nUEsD5vvgrHxOo0F1u5bjviowTs1rNyBjDPcHO7GdeA/s1600-h/me-w-brush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1OJL8_IrUtCTJZDRAnQlAjWJY0CGY-onAmgtEDLzmrXM5xyItv2B3FVG9bqB90VP5BdBBK_isTecDHrymwyFHz0bN5CDhGDH6nUEsD5vvgrHxOo0F1u5bjviowTs1rNyBjDPcHO7GdeA/s320/me-w-brush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253665013956585202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyO5SnRSOZSJh6OBUZDJxs663LN2fhk5ANOYXYILrcqpg8KAkj7D1gw0E14SM_F-s3emkhxy5AzgGywfVISOgyFlMR6oW7vyj_uvtLWhrOExlwPKOzqft-IiEwuAtgSs8PsBEd-OcQ88d/s1600-h/brush-demo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyO5SnRSOZSJh6OBUZDJxs663LN2fhk5ANOYXYILrcqpg8KAkj7D1gw0E14SM_F-s3emkhxy5AzgGywfVISOgyFlMR6oW7vyj_uvtLWhrOExlwPKOzqft-IiEwuAtgSs8PsBEd-OcQ88d/s320/brush-demo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253664923487441138" border="0" /></a>Brad N Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431884910013946748noreply@blogger.com0