Rebecca Henderson

Links to serialized stories on the blog:

“West Texas is the Best Texas” – Oct 2010 – a travel series on a road trip through the desert of West Texas:  The West Texas Idea, West Texas is the Best Texas, Pecos, Big Bend National Park Part 1 and Part 2, Books on Big Bend, Alpine and Fort Davis, Marfa, Guadalupe Mountains, White Sands, Camping Observations from West Texas

“Arctic Summer” series – June-Aug 2010 – a series of essays on my summer above the Arctic Circle in Kotzebue, Alaska:  Texas to Alaska, North in the Morning, First Impressions, From The Last Light Breaking, July 4th in the Arctic Circle, Embracing Who I Am, Unfamiliar Quarters, One on the Sun, In the Kobuk Valley Pt 1, In the Kobuk Valley Pt 2, Acclimated, Berry Picking and Life, Half-Marathon Volunteers, Housesitting, Alaska to Texas

“Finishing Well” series – Jan-Feb 2010 – looking back on lessons learned in China:  Finishing Well, Out of the Limelight; Desperate Times, Desperate Measures; A Few Cooking Resources; What to do with our talents; Reflecting on “If”

“Burmese Days” – Oct 2009 – a travel series on a trip through Burma:  Introduction, Visa, Mandalay, Buses, The Wrong Side of the Road, Bagan, Tourism, Con Artist, Animals, Yangon, Shan Noodles, Chaung Tha, Why I Travel

“Shangri-La” series – July 2009 – stories from my visit to Tibetan areas of Yunnan:  Tiger Leaping Gorge part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4; Zhongdian part 1 and part 2; Solar Eclipse

“A Different Trip” – June 2009 – a series about traveling to Nujiang to pick up coffee seedlings and how a truck wreck changed our plans:  A Different Trip, Drive to LC, The Second Day, Excerpt from DM, Nujiang part 1 and part 2, Adam’s Journey, The Only Other Casualties part 1 and part 2

“Water Splashing Festival” – April 2009 – descriptions of the Southeast Asian holiday:  Water Splashing Festival, Water Splashing Past: MS, Water Splashing Past: SJ, Dragon Boat Races, Village Water Splashing

“Back-to-Back Trips” – March 2009 – a travel series on village trips along the Burma border:  Back-to-Back Trips, Family Photos, Mountain March Madness, Village Noises, Detours, The Sound of Music

“Lydia’s Home” – February 2009 – stories from a trip in Yunnan to visit a friend’s family:  Lydia’s Home, Sleeping Arrangements, Lydia’s Mom, Lydia’s Dad, Wendy, Little Brother, Dong Dong, Lydia’s Grandmother, The Youngest Grandchild, Shen Nong Temple, Saying Farewell

“Language Practice Trip” – posted Aug-Oct 2008 – stories from a 2007 trip to a village to practice speaking a minority language:  Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11, part 12, part 13, part 14