My Horse, My Home

Official Blog: myhorsemyhome.wordpress.com The blog of a Peace Corps Volunteer living in the land of the dragon. (China 21) The views expressed on this blog are mine alone and do not reflect any position of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps.

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||Art is a kind of mining, searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the Earth.|| . ||龙门石窟||河南省洛阳市|| . #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #travel #grottoes #history #art #arthistory #asia #china #blacktraveller #potd #solotravel #latergram #tbt #henan #龙门石窟 #luoyang #洛阳 #blackinchina #livingincolor #volunteer #volunteerlife #buddhism #religion #photoseries #phonetography #photography #naturalhair #browngirlsrock #travelnoire #flashpacker

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||Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of FIRE.|| . ||河南省开封市|| . #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #china #henan #travel #volunteer #volunteerlife #blackinchina #chinese #children #traditional #河南 #开封 #phonetography #photography #tbt #latergram #travel #solotravel #blacktraveller #potd (at 開封)

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S/O to my sitemate Jacob for throwing me the best surprise birthday party EVER. Burgers. Booze. Friends. What else is there? #tbt #friendsforlife #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #birthday #surprise #april #aprilbaby #latergram #bliss #livingincolor #memories #makingmemories #italktoomuch #naturalhair #afro #twa #phonetography #burgers #booze #grill #china #gansu #lanzhou #chef #grillmaster #food #foodie

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Less than 80 days left in our 2 years of service. Ending with my literal day ones. #dayones #nonewfriends #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #howiseepc #volunteerlife #friends #friendsforlife #china #gansu #sichuan #chongqing #guizhou #chengdu #silly #potd #smile #group #blackinchina #livingincolor #whereswaldo #blackeducator #tefl #educator #goodbye #hardsayinggoodbye

[mei--yan]

That thermometer hit 26°C today. That's 80°F for y'all Westerners. 😜 #hot #thankgod #southerngirls #cantstandthecold #china #gansu #lanzhou #sunny #monday #goodmorning #goodday #spring #potd #selfie #naturalhair #laid #forehead #georgiapeach #mac #makeup #green #nofilter (at Lanzhou, China)

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||Give us today our daily bread.|| ||Nothing more. Nothing less.|| #china #sichuan #chengdu #food #friends #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #volunteer #volunteerlife #love #friday #foodie #foodporn #tgif #funday #travel #vacation #summer #organic #healthyeating #blackinchina #blacktraveller #livingincolor #dailybread #potd #photos #phonetography #photoshoot #travelphotography #naturalhair #afro #twa #candid (at 成都太古里)

[mei--yan]

||Somewhere in between EAST and WEST.|| #china #sichuan #chengdu #east #west #architecture #phonetography #photography #friday #tgif #funday #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #volunteer #volunteerlife #sunny #summer #blackinchina #vacation #travel #potd #blueskies #chinese #太古里 #shopping #becausewhynot #tradition #modern (at 成都太古里)

[mei--yan]

{乐山 Street Food.} #phonetography #funday #streetfood #streetlife #travel #vacation #china #chengdu #leshan #sweets #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #howiseepc #saturday #friends #乐山 #food #foodporn #friends #volunteer #volunteerlife (at 乐山 广场)

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{LIFE IN MOTION.} Chengdu Railway Station. #earlymornings #train #moves #transportation #inmotion #motion #chengdu #blackandwhite #sichuan #china #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #saturday #potd #tourist #modern #citylife #funday #phonetography #vacation #travel

[mei--yan]

{Big Buddha Big Buddha.} #china #sichuan #leshan #chinese #travel #vacation #phonetography #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #volunteer #volunteerlife #blackinchina #buddha #buddhism #history #historical #tourist #potd #saturday #funday (at 乐山大佛)

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||ELEMENT.|| Tryin' to take me out my element... #sichuan #china #chengdu #人民公园 #monument #soldier #silhouette #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #howiseepc #blackinchina #travel #phonetography #vacation #potd #thepeopleofchina #vibes #spring #tgif #funday #friday #offguard #candid (at People's Park (Chengdu))

[mei--yan]

||SAUCE.|| 甜水面。These noodles were BOMB. #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #phonetography #doubletake #food #foodporn #chinese #chinesefood #noodles #chopsticks #people #china #sichuan #chengdu #streets #streetfood #甜水面 #sweet #spicy #volunteerlife #travel #vacation #blackinchina #saucy #people #potd #tgif #friday (at 成都 文殊院)

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||Be HUMBLE.|| Kneel down. #sichuan #china #chengdu #monastery #temple #emperor #kneel #humble #behumble #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #howiseepc #blackinchina #travel #phonetography #vacation #potd #thepeopleofchina #vibes #spring #tgif #funday #friday #offguard #candid #streetlife #streets #confucius (at 成都 文殊院)

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||FEELZ.|| Because food is king and no province does it better than Sichuan. #饿不饿 #sichuan #china #chengdu #food #foodculture #wontons #spicy #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #howiseepc #blackinchina #travel #phonetography #vacation #potd #thepeopleofchina #vibes #spring #tgif #funday #friday #offguard #candid #streetlife

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||CHILLZ.|| Sichuan's laid back culture really reminds me of the South. #sichuan #china #chengdu #人民公园 #park #chill #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #howiseepc #blackinchina #travel #phonetography #vacation #potd #thepeopleofchina #vibes #spring #tgif #funday #friday #offguard #candid #chillax #laidback #chinese #daily (at People's Park (Chengdu))

[mei--yan]

||VIBEZ.|| After the 10th visit, I gotta say I love the vibes in Sichuan. #sichuan #china #chengdu #monastery #temple #dragon #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #howiseepc #blackinchina #travel #phonetography #vacation #potd #thepeopleofchina #vibes #spring #tgif #funday #friday #offguard #candid (at 成都 文殊院)

[mei--yan]

{The English BIG BANG.} It hasn't always been easy, but it's always been...I've heard being thankful can completely change one's perspective. So, thank you to my students and friends for making things happen. #peacecorps #peacecorpschina #volunteerlife #china #gansu #lanzhou #potd #tgif #goodfriday #thankful #students #friends #blackeducator #blackinchina #groupie #ussie #naturalhair #tefl #phonetography #celebrate #fun #friday #naturalhair #afro #blackisbeautiful #twa #twistout #afropuff (at 兰州城市学院)