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Nov 25

My friends Ian and Tryg have left Beijing and moved on to Shanghai. In the second of these two photos Tryg took, he and Ian have become the center of attention in a cramped train car, where an old Chinese man has insisted on trying on Ian’s “cowboy” hat. (Ian is the one in the orange jacket.) When they arrived in Shanghai, the travelers were relieved to meet two other Americans at the hostel. One of the Americans is black, and his experiences in China contrast with those of the white Americans, as he encounters racism that is blatant and without pretense. Read Ian’s travel journal and see more of Tryg’s photos in their third China blog post, “Snippets from Shanghai”: http://sagewanders.blogspot.com/2011/11/snippets-from-shanghai.html Their blog is called Wander Sage.

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About Doug Firs and Green Tea

Portland, Oregon has been my home my whole life. I work as a head teacher at an after-school program for elementary-age students.

I traveled around Israel with my best friend in March 2013, and explored Hong Kong and Yunnan, China with friends in March 2012. I was a study-abroad student in Oxford, England during July and August 2011. Check out my travel posts from those trips!

I read and write fantasy, fairy tales, poetry, and some sci-fi. Ursula Le Guin and Neil Gaiman are my heroes.

Food is my obsession. I experiment, I substitute one ingredient for another, I make big messes, I invent recipes, and on occasion I even follow recipes.