A Long Wei from Home

J and I's newly married life in China. I also like: Traveling. Psychology. Culture. Art. International Affairs. Mathematics. Neuroscience. Military. Architecture. Sustainable Living. Net-Zero Homes. Organic Food. Animals. Yoga.

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An actual Instagram. Love grandma's house ❤️🏡 (at ชายทะเลปากพนัง | Pakphanang Beach)

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Nap time 😴 (at ชายทะเลปากพนัง | Pakphanang Beach)

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Sunset above the clouds 🌅 ☁️ (at Thailand)

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Finally understand the meaning of golden hour (at 红砖美术馆)

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Two beautiful black swans (at 红砖美术馆)

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⚫️🔘⚪️ (at 红砖美术馆)

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A little trick @adamincloud taught me—using high aperture to get the background to blur (at 红砖美术馆)

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Practicing 📷 at the Red Brick Art Gallery (maybe my new favorite place in Beijing) with @adamincloud (at 红砖美术馆)

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China is a constant juxtaposition of ancient and modern. In my short time in Beijing, I visited the Temple of the Moon, the last of the four temples surrounding the Forbidden City. Nestled in the bustling city was this beautiful oasis, but there was literally a cell tower built on the altar of the moon!!! 😂 #china (at 月坛公园)

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Such a nostalgic treat to visit my old university. After eating all our favorite foods, we did our favorite activity--running the obstacle course. I have to say it would've been smarter to do it in the opposite order. Also amazed at this night shot I got with my new camera and no tripod. (at Beihang University)

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👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼@aworldoflavor👈🏼👈🏼👈🏼 Friends, please follow my new culinary instagram that will document my food adventures in Thailand and China. And thank you to those that already have! Tomorrow I’m going to Thailand for one month and China for one month to learn Chinese/Thai cuisine, among other reasons. It’s been a back burner dream for a while now to go to China, learn authentic Chinese cuisine, and make an amateur food documentary, so I’m very excited that the opportunity presented itself to make it a reality. (at Bethesda Downtown)

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My life for 2 months is in these 4 bags. Normally I'm a light packer, but it was quite a challenge to pack for tropical Thailand, winter in the south of China with no heating, my caving gear, and all my camera/film gear! But I'm ready to ✈️🇨🇳🇹🇭 #travel #packed #dontprocrastinate #isitsundayyet (at Bethesda Downtown)

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Latest culinary experiment a definite success! Baked apple stuffed with cinnamon sugared pecans with homemade vanilla bean ice cream covered with crushed roasted and salted pecans 🍎🍦💁🏻 。 。 #foodporn #cooking #yummy #instafood #delicious #sweet #homemade #foodgasm #nomnom #desert #icecream #fall #autumn #applepicking

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I led my first BATS caving trip today to Carnegie Cave. Had a fantastic group, a great experience, lots of fun, and learned about carbide lamps! 🔦👷🏻‍♀️🕯 #caving (at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania)

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The natural bridge of Natural Bridge State Park in Natural Bridge, VA. Another gorgeous day for a hike. (at Natural Bridge)

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Weekend getaway with my parents, hiking to Cascade Falls 🏞 (at Cascade Falls)

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So this is happening 😁😁😁✈️🇨🇳🇹🇭❤️❤️❤️ #beijing #china #thailand