back online! and just in time for home! China was great! the plans to make it to kuala lampur were aborted early in the adventure and new paths were taken. Highlights in brief: children pooping on the street (normal here!) , the chinese spitting! , electric blankets at night! Street food - sweet bread with sweet stuff inside! always a surprise!!! , everything about hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge!!! even the small landslide! Hot water every where for delicious tea! communal eating - sharing everthing! , local fresh vegitales and fruit on every corner! , candle light an night in the monastary!, Chinglish! (my dried sweet potato bag said 'green ecology limitless magnificence!') time alone to think! ... im sure there are more ... today there was snow and i though it was christmas , so I sang some carols and read my book and ate good food! just like at home! home soon... delicious ...