September 25th

cookie dough round #1 over here

planter's wart. gross, right? imagine having it on your foot for 3 months.

30 miles into the 60 mile bike ride we took yesterday. sweat, mud, pain .... BRING IT ON!

visited an ancient city on our bike ride

i had to buy a flower hat. it was less than a dollar, and became a priceless memory.

see, there were other COOL people with these hats on.

homemade granola, round 1. it turned out pretty well, not as clumpy as i would have like though. if i cut up a sour green apple, and mix it in with yogurt, it tastes great for a breakfast.

the end product of the granola.

City Life

I promise I do more than cook (attempt to cook) over here. But, my pictures would argue otherwise. Enjoy!

I attempted some chicken soup. It turned out AWFUL as you can tell.

The candied sweet potatoes, however, turned out quite well. It made up for the soup, sort of.

I made some homemade tortillas. Although I was without a rolling pin, so I used my orange Nalgene to do the trick.

I walked into the kitchen the other day, and pieces of the kitchen counter were lying in pieces on the floor. I have no clue what happened. Mouse? Poor quality product? Who knows?

My bedroom. Yes, it's a bit messy. But, it has become a home away from home.

Mountain Trip #3

Hey all. I have included some of the pictures from my most recent mountain trip. Enjoy!

The view from near the airport we flew into.

The park we went to was incredibe. The  mountain lakes were so blue.

Can't take myself too seriously.

More BLUE/see through water.

Got Milk?   Yak milk..that is.

My samurai/need a haircut look.

tree hugger.

part of the family.

at the FIRST BEND OF THE YELLOW RIVER.

Beautiful falls behind. It was quite a trip.

Fun Food!

My favorite Noodle Dish - Fried Egg and Noodels (I've eaten it 25 times probably. It only costs $.80) 

My favorite breakfast here. Pancakes, homemade blueberry syrup, and bananas. BOMB!

Duck Tongue - part of dinner last night with some friends. They took us out.

Pork Ribs - part of dinner last night, not bad at all.

Corn Cake - part of dinner last night, really good. It had sugar on it.

Pig Ear - part of dinner last night. I actually ate one. It was VERY different. The white stuff was cartilage...chewy and crunchy.

The leftover bones, fish skeletons, etc. Had some whole fish too, minus the head. Then just spit out the bones.

Quite an evening of food!

Mountain Trip #2

Me with a vulture feather and bone.

Eating noodles, and drinking yak milk tea.

The city and her traffic. 11 million people.

Potato / Pork dish

Monks

Prayer flags

some girls i met

'the bridge' i survived

quite the backboard i'd say

yak all packed up ready to go

the sweetest kid i've met so far

traffic jam. 5 hours of it. this was part of our 23 hour trip home.




 
 
 
 
 
 
 

the kids are great. the peace sign is HUGE here.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

stew and a potato dish. the stew had noodles, spam, tofu, tomatoes, cabbage, pork, etc...

catching the frisbee (there is potential that this could have been staged)

here I go

oh NO

the aftermath