Tale of Two Villages – Part 1

Yuan Jiang, above the clouds

Still playing catch-up, this tale begins a month ago. My heart, mind, and fitness were put to the test as I traveled south to work on two village projects: the first in 邓耳下寨 in Yuan Jiang county (元江), and the second in 密切地村各界组in Mo Jiang county (墨江). I have just returned from the second of two trips - each was about a week in length, and I visited both villages each time. 

Clay Run (And a Sincere Apology)

Three weeks without a post and I’m sure I’ve lost some of you.  It really is bad form for a blogger to write nothing for so long. I sincerely apologize for the hiatus and for leaving you hanging. I must backtrack about a month to catch you up – but what a month it’s been!

A combination of becoming suddenly very busy, passing the holidays, and making a visa run to Thailand had put me into some kind of writing slump. Writing requires digestion. When a person is too distracted to reflect, nothing of value can be written. It’s as if I’ve been eating and eating, but never digesting. Now that I have had some time to digest and write, you can read the crap that comes out!