http://missyshera.vox.com/library/posts/2007/08/page/1/ runnin' around, somewhere en Vox Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:07:18 -0700 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/tibetan-good-karma-good-politics.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/tibetan-good-karma-good-politics.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/tibetan-good-karma-good-politics.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:07:18 -0700 Holy Bus Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. The old guy had his prayer wheel going, and the grannie had the beads counting and boy, if you had seen the roads you would have been happy for all the prayers flying around. 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Xi'an was the last big city we were in, and in many ways, the last Chin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/tibetan-china---the-real-tibet.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e398a110b40004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/charming-terracota-general.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/charming-terracota-general.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/charming-terracota-general.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:52:58 -0700 Charming Terracota General Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Ah, the famous Terracotta Army. Leaving Pingyao, we made our way to Xi'an, where Chris had last been in 1989, and is the home of the Terracotta Warriors. It wa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/charming-terracota-general.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e3989ed34c0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/china-tears-of-pollution-and-birthdays.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/china-tears-of-pollution-and-birthdays.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/china-tears-of-pollution-and-birthdays.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:30:54 -0700 Pingyao Rain Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Well, after a week in Beijing, we finally managed to get a ticket out. What more can I say about Beijing? It's all about the 2008 Olympics here. The city organises "Queueing D... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/china-tears-of-pollution-and-birthdays.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e3989ed24a0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/back-in-china.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/back-in-china.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/back-in-china.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:57:30 -0700 Back in China Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Well, after a month in Mongolia, it was time (thanks to an expired visa) to pick up our backpacks and move on. Chris was delighted to get a new backpack in UB, and after 20 yea... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/back-in-china.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e3989eba260001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/ganbaatar-our-hero.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/ganbaatar-our-hero.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/ganbaatar-our-hero.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:44:50 -0700 Desert Water well Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Ganbaatar's name means ";Iron Hero" in Mongolian, and he was certainly a hero to us. We hooked up via Ms. Cathy Kmita, my saskatoon video artist friend who had spent an eve... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/ganbaatar-our-hero.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e3989ed0ac0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/wrestling-mongolia-style.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/wrestling-mongolia-style.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/wrestling-mongolia-style.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:29:09 -0700 Man Flesh Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Wearing nothing but bikini briefs, a lovely hat and this strange jacket that was only sleeves with cords to wrap around the waist, the big guys come out to play. And boy are some o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/wrestling-mongolia-style.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e39899fce20001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/nadaam-centaur.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/nadaam-centaur.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/nadaam-centaur.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:31:03 -0700 Boy Racer Herding Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. OK, it's taken as given that Mongolians are actually centaurs. These people ride like nothing I have ever seen, and their teeny little sturdy horses just power away like th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/nadaam-centaur.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e3989a0c680004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/mongolian-compeititors-part-2.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/mongolian-compeititors-part-2.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/mongolian-compeititors-part-2.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:27:02 -0700 Supportive Compeititors Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. Anklebone shooting! I mean...wow! flicking bits of sheep bone around is a national pastime, i love it. The level of preparation these guys go through was breathtaki... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/mongolian-compeititors-part-2.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e3989a0c3c0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/competition-mongolian-style.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(missyshera) http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/competition-mongolian-style.html?_c=feed-rss http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/competition-mongolian-style.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:11:19 -0700 Last Horse, wins Originally uploaded by missyshera & chrissybun. The horse races take place out in the country and man, this is a race unlike any other. No tracks, no fancy railings: just as many horses that can be fielded and tiny litt... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://missyshera.vox.com/library/post/competition-mongolian-style.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142d1dca685e00e3989a0b6d0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>