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broken toy

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:15:02 MDT

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I broke the parrot head off this toy in the airport store....and then had to purchase it. what a great start to our Shanghai trip

Hanna Wu

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:14:50 MDT

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"pickup for Ali Dibble"

Hua

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:14:38 MDT

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The Westin, our hotel looks like a hua - flower in Chinese

lobby

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:14:28 MDT

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so excited!

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:14:17 MDT

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we are so excited to be out of grime city, Tianjin

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:14:06 MDT

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bed of glory

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:13:55 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:13:44 MDT

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interesting...

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I found a gas mask and shoe putter on-nner

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:13:22 MDT

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night time

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:13:12 MDT

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JianMao tower

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:12:53 MDT

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87 floor

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a cocktail

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:12:33 MDT

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our drink on the top of the tower never happned becuase he said it would be a 200 kuai minium. we had already seen the view so we snuck out!

Pearl T.V. Tower

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:12:22 MDT

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great band

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:12:13 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:12:02 MDT

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who knows!

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:11:51 MDT

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Brian

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:53 MDT

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trying to look intellectual

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:52 MDT

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Bao Zi

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:50 MDT

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a traditional Chinese food I eat almost every day. it's dough stuffed with veggies or meat or whatever kind you want, so yummy! and good for you.

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:49 MDT

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Du Laoshi

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:48 MDT

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this is my teacher I sit and listen to for two hours every day, the next two we get taught by a T.A. (teaching assistant) which swiches every week

elegant cakes

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:47 MDT

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they have such elegant cake shops in China, and the cakes are so cheap

Winnie

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:46 MDT

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we go to "Yummy Cafe" alot to study. This is the owner, Winnie

Taylor

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:44 MDT

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study time

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:43 MDT

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sewer water!

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rain storm

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:41 MDT

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me & Demi

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:54:40 MDT

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Nankai University

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:48:53 MDT

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this is our neighboring university that we are getting are graduation certificate from

tutor time!

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:37:00 MDT

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me and K's tutor's name is Fang Fang

Rhoda

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:36:48 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:36:37 MDT

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the T.A's

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:36:27 MDT

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office hours

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:36:16 MDT

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magazine booth

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:52:00 MDT

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looks like it came right out of Mario or some other cartoon

cabbie

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:37:28 MDT

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I love the cab drivers here, I have had some of my best conversations so far with them

bullet train station

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:37:18 MDT

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only 30 minutes from Tianjin to Beijing!

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:37:07 MDT

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weekend crew

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:36:55 MDT

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Me, Demi, T.J. , Ruben

bubble tea

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:36:44 MDT

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we spent seriously 30 minutes trying to order haha

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:36:32 MDT

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Ruben n T.J.

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:36:21 MDT

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train view

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:36:09 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:36:00 MDT

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our hostile

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:35:48 MDT

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actually ended up being full, so out into Beijing we went to look for another cheap place to sleep

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:35:37 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:35:25 MDT

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explorers

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:35:11 MDT

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cutest little boy

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:35:00 MDT

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he was playing ball and passed it to Demi, she ended up kicking it way to far and sent him running untill we couldn't see him in the distance anymore.....boy little boy!

a store

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:34:49 MDT

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I just think the characters make everything in China look so neat

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:34:25 MDT

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Silk St.

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:34:14 MDT

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where to buy fake name brand clothes/ other things, bargining with them was so much fun. "hey sexy lady, come look at my stuff" they would all yell over to me and Demi. "come look! Come look!"

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:34:02 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:33:51 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:33:37 MDT

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pearls

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:33:25 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:33:12 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:32:59 MDT

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jade

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:32:47 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:32:36 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:32:24 MDT

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name stamps

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:32:13 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:31:59 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:31:48 MDT

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baller shoes

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:31:37 MDT

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yes those of $100 bill signs

ANTIQUE MARKET

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:31:25 MDT

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door knocker

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:31:11 MDT

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acupuncture

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30:58 MDT

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points of acupuncture, did you know acupuncture is used in the same way as tai chi, to move the force of air throughout the body in the correct way.

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30:46 MDT

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ancient armor

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30:34 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30:22 MDT

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lunch w/ locals

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:55 MDT

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Tianamen Square

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:43 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:32 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:23 MDT

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guards

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:11 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:01 MDT

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Mao

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:28:49 MDT

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kissing Mao

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:28:39 MDT

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architecture

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:28:28 MDT

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the arcitecture is so beautiful in Beijing

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:28:18 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:28:07 MDT

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the hostile

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:27:57 MDT

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Saturday

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:27:46 MDT

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headed to the great wall

China, McDonalds

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:27:34 MDT

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we call it "Mai Deng Lao" in Chinese

cab views

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:27:23 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:27:12 MDT

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Mao's colinies

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:27:02 MDT

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When Mao was in power, he started a system where everyone was equal --> scholars and farmers, and to keep this system in tact, he walled in self sustainable communities everywhere in China. As we were drivng we saw many remininets of them.

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:26:37 MDT

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GREAT WALL

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:26:14 MDT

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beatiful

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:26:02 MDT

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so hard!

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looking back

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:25:36 MDT

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ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:25:22 MDT

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Taylor

ali_dibble — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:25:09 MDT

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taylor and his camera, always snapping away