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Guest Post from Chelsea

Good Morning!

Forbidden City1

(Forbidden City, Beijing)

Lucky me, I get to post on Tongue in Cheek today! Corey is having a girls day with her cousins who flew in from California… too much catching up (and champagne for breakfast)!

Beihai

(Beihai Parc, Beijing)

I've been back from China for a week already… enjoying the wonderful blue sky of Provence and spring in the South of France, my favorite time of the year!

Summer Palace

(Summer Palace, Beijing)

Unfortunately I wasn't able to keep updating my blog during my time in China so here are some rescued pictures I'd like to share with you.

Lama Temple

(Lama Temple, Beijing)

China has so much to offer, it was hard capturing it all in a few shots… and it's challenging now to describe it with little time and words!

Hutong

(Hutong's in Beijing)

Where do you start, how do you answer the question "So how was it? What's China like?"

Auchan

(People & Food at the Grocery Store)

I think I need time to soak it all in!

Suzhou_3

(life on the streets in the Old Town of Suzhou)

Lac Suzhou(view of Suzhou's Time Square)

Comments

26 responses to “Guest Post from Chelsea”

  1. jend’isère

    Love how no matter how much you keep trying to add colors to your Chinese scrapbook, shades of red keep shouting and whispering. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Paulita

    Chelsea, Your travels, and your mom’s travels, have made me consider China. Something I probably wouldn’t have done before. Thanks for opening up the world.

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  3. Merisi in Vienna

    Chelsea, this an incredibly beautiful collage of pictures from a country so different from what we are familiar with in the West! Thank you for taking the time to put it together and hello to your mom!

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  4. debra

    Thank you, Chelsea! I love how you put these shots together. I hope those girls are having fun!

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  5. Jody

    I love your photos and thoughts of China — thanks for sharing!

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  6. Karen at Pas Grand-Chose

    Fabulous photos, Chelsea – they reflect how you embraced China wholeheartedly. Thanks for the post and for sharing your experiences on your great blog!

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  7. Amy Kortuem

    Lovely post and great photos, Chelsea! I hate being asked, “So how was it?” when I get home from a life-changing trip. I usually just say, “Great, wonderful, etc. etc.” and leave it at that because really, how DO you sum it all up for others when it’s still percolating in your own head and heart? Welcome home to Provence!

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  8. Sam

    What gorgeous pictures, you must have had the time of your life. Hope you’re enjoying being back home, even though you must miss your new friends. I love your ring, so simple and unique, is it a pearl?

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  9. martina

    Chelsea, I really enjoyed reading your blog (even the story/photos about the pig). Today’s guest post looks worthy of a travel magazine and was beautiful. What a learning experience it must have been to live in China for a year, something that you will never forget.

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  10. Zosia

    China is so big and there are so many people there that I can imagine it’s impossible to tell your story of discovering it in just a few words. Love the grey and red collage (little boys playing around a circle and the shots of red).

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  11. Victoria Ramos

    Thanks for sharing your photos. Memories to last a life time – I am sure. And more adventures to come I hope, in the future for you. Enjoy this time in your life!

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  12. Star

    It’s wonderful seeing your photos and hearing bits about your experience, Chelsea. Thanks for taking over TIC for the day!

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  13. Rosemary

    Chelsea,
    Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos and stories of China. What a wonderful experience!

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  14. Paula

    Hi Chelsea, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful photos of China, just amazing. I bet you miss it so much but on the other hand happy to be back home.

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  15. Denise Solsrud

    good job,but then you are your mother’s daughter.:) it truly has been a pleasure to learn and see so much of a country that i most likely will never visit. can’t tell you how much i have gained from it. love the shots of the children. Bestest,Denise

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  16. Rhonda P.

    Bonjour Chelsea, I so enjoyed your China post! I know exactly how you feel, sometimes words cannot describe how you feel when you are absorbing another culture.
    Hope you guest post again. Shhhhh don’t tell your Mom.

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  17. kim

    You seem like a very interesting woman, Chelsea. I’ve been following your life for — oh — about three or four years! I’m utterly addicted to Corey… and Mr. Corey… and the younger Coreys. Thanks for sharing with us and I look forward to your next adventure.
    Cheers,
    Kim

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  18. Sue

    Gorgeous photos! I always wonder at how when I was young I couldn’t really differentiate between Chinese and Japanese, but now that I have lived in Japan for many years the differences are so obvious – yet, there are similarities as well. In China there is definitely more red! ;o) Thanks for sharing with us Chelsea!

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  19. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    Well-said, Amy.

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  20. patty g

    Chelsea,thank you for the beautiful post and pictures.

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  21. Bramble

    You are as generous and insightful as your Mom. Thanks for the privelege of joining you on your journey. Best of luck with the next step and your future!

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  22. Mardog

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts and photos. i have enjoyed the China postings and hearing of your experiences.

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  23. Marie-Noëlle

    FABULOUS !!!
    Thank you Chelsea ! You “say” a lot through a few sets of fantastic and colourful pictures…
    I can see, feel, breathe and taste China through your post…
    Enjoy your adjusting time in Provence … (and we all know it is not just a matter of jetlag…!!!)

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  24. Allison

    You are just a doll! It takes a very special type of person to embrace the world with so much wonder and with such an open heart and your pictures let us see that through your eyes. It’s so funny that I can’t tell the difference between yours and your mom’s pictures!!!! Lots and lots of love to you 🙂
    Allison in SF

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  25. Brenda DeLaune Brown, Walker, Louisiana

    Chelsea, so glad to hear from you! Your post is personable and has your touch! We know you through your mom’s loving posts, now through your own…Godspeed!
    Brenda, http://www.KindredHeartsAntiques.com

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  26. Kiki

    it’s so lovely to ‘meet’ Corey’s daughter and you made such a delightful post here Chelsea! Congratulations
    This experience has opened your eyes for the world in a better way than any education could give you. You will be an equally wonderful person to know thanks to your family and your experiences abroad. You’re a very lucky girl and I would like to thank you for sharing this with us.
    Kiki

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