DENGFENG — 1 November 2012 — When I was looking on the Internet for lodging near Shaolin Temple, I wanted to stay as close to the grounds as possible. The temple (a k a Shaolin Monastery) looked remote and I wanted to avoid having to travel back and forth from my hotel. But I had no idea that my choice was actually in a small village above the monastery, or that Kung Fu students would be practicing right outside my window: 
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DENGFENG — 31 October 2012 — There are no trains to Dengfeng. To get there, you either drive, take a taxi or ride a local bus. I had hopped on the bus — the cheapest (36 yuan, or about $5.70) and hopefully, most adventurous option — and it did not disappoint.
First, it made many stops along the way, picking up passengers standing by the side of the road.
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KAIFENG –31 October 2012 — Kaifeng in the morning is not as scary as it is at night. As soon as I got up, I went out looking for a hot bowl of jo, rice porridge. And this is what I found: 
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 – I was four hours early for my train from Qufu to Kaifeng this afternoon, so I sat around the station and people-watched. Everything was quite ordinary until this arrived:
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 – After visiting the world’s largest dinosaur pit yesterday, Pan drove me four hours to Qufu, the birth and burial place of Confucius (552 BC – 479 BC), which is also in Shandong Province.
I saw many sights along the way.
Monday, 29 October 2012 – Today I set out to see the largest dinosaur pit in the world.
It was not easy to find.
First, I flew from Bejing to Qingdao, where a friend of a friend picked me up at the airport and drove me an hour and a half to the city of Zhucheng, then out into the middle of nowhere.
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If only I could charge $1 an autograph, I’d be rich.
Look what arrived from my publishers yesterday:
Signed book plates on left, unsigned book plates on right.
This is Aidan.
Aidan, Alvin Ho fan, enjoying the fall (season, not actual falling, but watch out!).
Welcome to my glob’s first interview!
I thought it would be fun to do a twist on the old interview and have my subjects interview themselves!
So once a month you might find an interview here in which an author/illustrator/editor/other friend of mine asks themselves the questions they wish interviewers would ask them.
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Today, many hours before the first presidential debates 2012, I went to cast my vote.
When you’re an author, if you live in a country that gives you a vote, you must vote. Continue reading
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