dugout canoe -- cange, haiti

sandia peak tramway, albuquerque, nm

the third longest single span tram in the world; rises to 10,000+ feet

a rodin @ stanford university's cantor arts center

sera monastery monk debates 4 (lhasa, tibet)

(but for all the moral lecturing that takes place, there always remains a palpable lightness, for the monks love and enjoy this ritual.)

sera monastery monk debates 5 (lhasa, tibet)

(after an hour, the session adjourns and the monks pour out of the courtyard to return home.)

sera monastery monk debates 6 (lhasa, tibet)

(thus does the ritual conclude until the masters pose new questions and the students continue their growth the next day.)

chinese military patrols throughout lhasa, tibet

(you're not supposed to photograph these guys... shhh)

the infamous wangfujing snack street (王府井小吃街)

where one can eat just about any animal on earth.

vendors @ wfj snack street

shanghai alley

  

i couldn't decide which i liked better.