We are out of China for a few weeks as students are on break and are enjoying it so much. We always forget how blue the sky can be until we arrive in Malaysia! Although we love China, we do not love the drabness of everything... It's like a constantly gray world.
We are in Malaysia this week. Today, we enjoyed hiking in the rainforest and were able to see a very rare flower that can grow up to 96cm when in full bloom. To get to the forest housing this flower was quite an adventure in itself. Forty-five minutes on the highway, followed by 20 ridiculously crazy minutes in the Land Rover going up a mountain on a mud path. It was the first off-road experience for all of us; and aside form one moment of fear when the back door flew open, we had a great time laughing and bumping around. We had an awesome driver and tour guide, who somehow avoided getting stuck despite the fact that all the other land rovers kept spinning in the mud. The hike was beautiful, and we are thoroughly exhausted now!
Tomorrow we take a bus from this place to another city further north and with a beach. It will be nice to just relax, drink Malaysian coffee, and read books for a few days.
Can't post photos from this location, but we hope to be able to do so soon.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
In the South
