ROBERT SKORO www.robertskoro.com
The Wind At Our Backs
Wooooooooooow… Really loving the last two weeks of this life, traveling through northwestern Yunnan. We swung through Weishan, the first capital of the Nanzhao kingdom during the Tang dynasty, which preceded the Kingdom of Dali until it was sacked by Genghis Khan at the onset of the Yuan Dynasty. A low-key, beautiful town, with a [...]
Holy. Daoist. Mountain.
I’ve caught a couple minutes’ respite here after a two-week homestay that was coupled with the final weeks of my language classes in Kunming and the beginnings of my preparations to conduct a project of my own here in Yunnan. I really enjoyed the homestay– I think they enjoyed me too, despite my inability to [...]
Xishuangbanna!
My trip to Xishuangbanna was, as predicted, a mix of spur-of-the-moment decisions, short-term plans, small accomplishments, and the occasional minor failure. Melissa, Rose, and I were a capable bunch with a good mix of language skills (my weak point) and travel experience both within and outside of China. We left ready to spend …
It’s Not That H1N1 Is That Bad– The Propaganda’s Just That Good
Getting ready for a week of (working) vacation. Being stuck in a classroom for most of the day gets a little old after a while– I can do that at home, no? Had a rowdy Friday night singing KTV until almost 7a.m., and then started getting plans to go to Xishuangbanna together during Saturday and [...]
Settling In
The month has been flying by thus far, especially with the lack of time off we’ve had in the last ten days or so. I’ve been staying busy with learning the language, of course, as well as complete the first of several seminars on various aspects of Chinese culture. Hence the great multitude …
The Mountains are High and the Emperor Far Away
For a variety of reasons, I became more dedicated to journaling than I’ve ever been in my life beginning the day I arrived in Kunming. Hong Kong, in my pre-departure vision of China, had seemed too gentle an introduction to really get my gears spinning. Rather, it seemed more to be a good …