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About Me

Currently living, working and (trying to)studying in Beijing, China. My new blogspot is at:
www.jrsam.blogspot.com/
I keep my blospot really up-to-date on my travels. As of today I've been on three major trips through China.
The first was during May week of 2006. It was with about 14 other foreign students(mostly classmates, friends of friends, etc). Started with a train trip from beijing to Hefei in Anhui province. Climbed Huang Shan Mountain. Then traveled by bus through Hangzhou, Suzhou and onto Shanghai. We went on a chinese tour so of course we had to go through the markets where they really pressure you to buy things.
The second major trip throughout China was during the summer break of 2006. I traveled alone for 3 weeks beginning from Beijing moving in a southernly fashion. The entire trip was taken by train. First went to the coastal city of Qingdao for a few days, then to Tai Shan Mountain in Shandong province, then to Nanjing where I stayed there for about a week. While in Nanjing I was able to visit Dr. Sun Yet San's Mausoleum and other Chinese museums. I also got really sick thus staying at the hotel until I felt better to travel on my own. After leaving Nanjing I took the 32 hour train to Guangzhou in Guangdong Province. From Guangzhou I booked a bus ticket to get to the border of China and Macau. Then stayed in Macau for one week.
The third major trip was during the month of December 2006 where I went to Macau and Hong Kong.
The This is such a different country than any other country that I have ever been to! If you ever been here, you would agree. I can really say this is a eye opening experience. You will understand if you read the blog.

I will still be checking this account, so drop me a line and keep in touch!!!
I now have a different outlook in life. And recently I realized that life is worth way too much to stress out about the small things in life. I love to travel.
So my thoughts now are to live each day to the fullest, love the people around you, and love your family because you never know when it can end.
I try to live by the motto of going after something that you really care for and want.
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My Interests

I love gardening, yes GARDENING!I am also big into working out at the gym, hiking anywhere in the bay area, skydiving, camping, playing with my cat, having a nightlife (but I try not to really drink, not a big drinker).

I'd like to meet:

Eva Longoria, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley, JFK, Monica Lewinsky, Fred Flintstone

Movies:

Prime, A Bronx Tale, Swingers, Office Space, Gladiator, 40 year old virgin, Napolean Dynamite, Matchstick Men, Steele Magnolias (jk).

My Blog

Train from Qingdao to Nanjing....or Tai Shan

Wow, what a crazy change of events.So I am on the train from qingdao to nanjing. I bought the common carriage car(that was the only one they had) in a hardseat. Which is just like how it sounds. I sta...
Posted by Sam The Man on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:29:00 PST

Reporting from Qingdao, China

I am officially in Qingdao!!! The old german city. Yes this is where the beer Tsingdao came from. And that is why I am here. haha just kidding, not that much of a big beer drinker......anymore.today i...
Posted by Sam The Man on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:04:00 PST

Finishing finals.

This is finals week. So far three down, one more to go. I just finished the zhonghu(main class) and the kouyu(speaking) and yuedu(reading, writing), and tomorrow I have tingli (listening).I am prepari...
Posted by Sam The Man on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:01:00 PST

Bike stolen

Well anyways, just a little pissed that my bike was stolen last night. It was such a piece of junk bike too, it runs good but it is all rusty all over and looks like it was going to fall apart. I gues...
Posted by Sam The Man on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:02:00 PST

Sam: Reporting in China

Here is Sam reporting from China. There are so many chinese people here and its true they all kind of look the same. It just seems like a really, really big Chinatown. Not a lot of s...
Posted by Sam The Man on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:32:00 PST

10 days to China

10 days to China,............. and counting.........! Getting more nervous at the moment. I feel like I don't have enough time to get everything ready.... but at the same time, I feel like I hav...
Posted by Sam The Man on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:24:00 PST

3 weeks until Beijing China

So now everything is set, I have my visa, go the one-way ticket to Beijing, China. Some things are already packed. Everybody (friends and family) keep asking the same freakin questions abo...
Posted by Sam The Man on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 02:53:00 PST