mountain peeking
Three Pagodas, Dali
Tongue of the Lake, Xizhou
Lovers lake, Erhai
aesthetics of the lake
Jiama in Tengchong. Pretty!
landy and her husband
aesthetics of xizhou
Cloudy Cangshan
insert 80s sitcom voice
now THAT’S gotta hurt!
blue bumps
walls of xizhou
aesthetics of xizhou
sqaush them like bugs the ingrates
Dad calls this my “Nancy Pelosi” look
Jetted away to Hong Kong, reveled in her awesome power
my dude with the puffy jacket
yak valley in one of the most remote places I’ve ever been. 9 hours on the trail, hikers aged 7-70, returned home after dark…10/10 would repeat
walls of xizhou
she’s my love
7 hour train ride, man, you really get to know someone.
farmers market with the cat and dog
my pagoda overlords loom threateningly
Gaoligongshan in Tengchong, Yunnan. I know you didn’t understand any of that. Don’t pretend like you did.
beaming
DRINK. YOUR. MILK. KIDS.
rural clutter. dusts up my life!
swag is for boys. class is for men
expressive eyes of xizhou
Did Vero get a new camera? She did? How can you tell.
what a stand-up gal
S Q U A D
chinese malls are youth culture
no one man should have this much sauce
they told me to skedaddle right on outta there
honestly this is the oldest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
Incense burns outside every household in Xizhou on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar calendar! Don’t ask me when those are, I don’t know.
beep beep
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU
She’s a little fern. Grow baby girl, grow.
They’re giving me sultry, they’re giving me sensual, they’re giving me "evening stroll in Jianshui on a staff retreat/20 questions/barbecue and yogurt” kind of energy.
Listening to some singer-songwriter on a dusty winter day. Not impressed.
Kitchen staff snapshot
Two aged 85+ Yi minority group women that mosey around town, holding hands! Holding hands. I love my life.
Beauty shot
That’s my favorite flavor, too! It reminds me of my childhood.
America runs on Dunkin, May runs on 冰红茶
This is some classic Xizhou Mcgyverisms
…and then he opened one eye and in a deep, resonant timbre he asked me to get my camera out of his damn face
Around these parts he’s known as “thinks there’s a beam of electricity running between the Egyptian and Aztec pyramids” man or sometimes as the “the earth is hollow and the sun is 6 degrees” guy.
Something old, something new.
Something borrowed, something blue
Yeah, I guess you’re just gonna have to look it up!!
This union, this bond between two souls, this marriage is starting out with some rather notable imbalances, no?
I’m happy for him
Jianshui, Yunnan. Great stinky barbecued tofu. So I hear
I am LOVING this energy for 2019
A Very Deadpool Christmas
This is a strong Xizhou mood
THIS wall takes in immigrants (me. It took me)
you’ve been warned
With a belly full of fish, we went to see a renowned local artist!
I think my Chinese teacher had the abridged version of this book. Just the blame words.
bus bus bus bus bus elbows in bus bus bus
Mud walls, gray cat, smiling laowai
Biked 80 miles around Erhai lake. Oh, why? Why would I do such a thing? In one day? Alone? Why did I do that? NO. CLUE. Next question.
dirty laowai taking a post bike-ride selfie in her weird house. Bandana making her look like a turn of the 19th century Mexican bandit.
The Art of Thumb War
oh my fat kitty!
Chinese New Year crafts at the market
Happy year of the (Peppa) pig! 猪猪!我属猪!
Captivated by the dancers, she gave me a good look at her jewelry
Golden flowers dancing on the town stage
Apeng 阿鹏
Ashu 阿叔
*cough cough cough*
All aboard the weekend fun train
Walk up into the grottoes
Shibaoshan
Turtle shell rock
Amorphous blob is a good place to perch
sweet dreams I’ll ring you in the morning
transporting a fridge across town. but in style.
moments like these, ya?
the most musical snack
Yenching Global Symposium, Beijing
Took them about twenty minutes and three men before they could get me off the stage
disdain, but make it fashion
um, hex yeah
love in xizhou, a most romantic place
kit, sit tight
love you Dali
mood
HK
true salesmen have skin in the game
why is my influencer game so fire
I never got the knack of fidelity
Seoul
end of summer means torch festival
nothing else like it
故宫,北京
days are getting shorter
Chicken Foot Mountain, Dali
鸡足山,大理
Indiscriminate pilgrimage
Raised red lantern
Shuhe Old Town, Lijiang
束河,丽江
a million times yes
beijing
my sweet boy, still with dirt in his eyes
framing
HK
turn around for me please
masterclass in composition
delightful
Lijiang
Palace Museum, Seoul
NO
distracted again. disgraceful. eyes over here idiot.
water jugs as a metaphor for life. sometimes you just have to put them down for a while and wiggle your fingers. get it? you’re welcome.
where did all of that dirt strewn about come from I wonder
u did it!!!! u did it so hard!!!
i fricken *clenches fist* think my friends are so cool
real one trick pony this one
very very old and the very very new
HAHAHAHA ohhhh this is for the best I promise sweetie
wandering eyes
Lijiang, 丽江
you don’t ever really come back from this
Jade Snow Mountain, 玉龙山
no worries I’ll just wait here. You guys let me know when you’re done.
bootoure
beep beep
beijing
kelp knots as a metaphor for me when I am feeling a bit peeved
BUSAN b like WOAH!!!!!!
If he wasn’t always scanning 4 danger who knows what would have befallen me by now thank god for your vigilance Ruby.
korean spa day we had a lot of fun
yes may I help u
…the indignity…
devastating
VENOM WAS GREAT! 3D really elevated it.
cinnabon
never falling asleep again! look at what you miss! did you guys know about this
I took some of her granola bar as a joke. She did NOT think it was funny. I am being lectured on personal space and boundaries.
timeless
some adrenaline seeker aren’t you. real bold there, holding it a mile from your face with about 2 minutes worth of flame on that bad boy. go off queen
my girls bad and binchy. look at them birds they so finchy
real horror
DANCING QUEENS! ONLY 23!
beijing
renmin university ‘19. friends took a 45 min train just so I could sit at my old haunt, eat a rice bowl and ignore them. I love you.
very rakish, kids
Happy New Year! Ping pong with a frying pan to ring in 2019?
walls precede me walls outlive me
a little self portrait here don’t worry my identity is still entirely obscured I know how much you rascals love a little mystery
yeah we just started
great wall, beijing
girl we have seen some beautiful things together! @mg
Dragons Back, HK
4 horsemen
Maybellineeeeee, nothing is the same without you.
wink
there it is