Week One

My first week in China is filled with a new admiration of Asian Chinese people.  There are plenty of them around everywhere.  I am very impressed with the building which is everywhere. I have never seen so many sky cranes and thousand of workers everywhere.  Every shop, every corner has many people doing various activities.  There is no litter; they clean the streets by hand, but with pride.  The people are very happy and proud of everything they do.  Many still ride small motorbikes, electric bikes and scooters, one cylinder trucks with no cabs.  The one cylinder vehicles have a very unique sounds and reminds me of Midwest farming country 30 years ago with the one cylinder John Deere tractors. 

Air Pollution is the biggest single drawback I see with this country.  There is dust in the air everywhere from the Mongolian dessert and coal dust and particles from various sources of coal being burned. They are also in a major drought and I see those two things being their national challenge.  These are very happy people which are at peace with their lives.. You can go anywhere and not fear for anything.. They strike me as very honest people.  I would recommend a trip to this area for anyone wanting an adventure. 

We have run into a few hiccups with customs which we are working through in the next few days.  We will be very happy to get our bikes and start that part of our journey. I have met many new friends and look forward to this trip ahead. I am hopefully my friends will go to my website.

We have run into a few hiccups with customs which we are working through in the next few days. We will be very happy to get our bikes and start that part of our journey. I have met many new friends and look forward to this trip ahead..I am hopefully my friends will go to my website: www.h-hinsurance.com  and click on the Fisher house donations site. We are doing well with achieving my goal of $10,000 for our soldiers. You are further encouraged to my photo web site and view many pictures of this area.
 

http://picasaweb.google.com/advriderga

Sincerely

Michael Jones