We were greeted by the cold winds of Siberia. And when the winds blow from the North, they bring with them an arctic chill. When we left Charlotte, we ended up going north over Canada, over Greenland, over the North Pole, and down through Russia into China. Many Chinese people haven’t seen foreigners before, so often we have people we don’t know coming up to us asking for pictures. So far we’ve been in the Forbidden City, we’ve climbed the Great Wall, and we’ve watched Chinese Brush masters paint. Every night I’ve been tired, but every morning I’m more excited to rise and explore further and deeper into the Land of the Dragon. –Stefan Ramos