Amazing trip to Anlong!

I lierally cannot contain my excitement from visiting Anlong Village, and am currently trying to channel it into my journal before I forget. I saw so many things, both good and bad--it was interesting to see how even a village could so clearly reflect some of the issues in China: the 'bubble economy', the unequal balance between sustainability and profitability, etc. Nevertheless, I loved the chance we had to spend a day with some of the warmest people around, as well as get to know my fellow volunteers and CURA members better. It was also a little bittersweet, as it was our last days with Ming, who's off to start his new job leading students on trips through Asia exploring similar issues. Aside from the food, which was phenomenal (all homegrown), it was cool to see sustainable agriculture taking root. I definitely noticed differences between farming in China vs, in America, thanks to my ASB experience this year at the Last Organic Outpost, an urban farm in Houston's Fifth Ward. Details to be filled in later, along with plenty of pictures (food, farms, people). Just a start.