In April 2010, Eleanor Moseman left Shanghai on a journey of more than 10,000 miles, across 3 countries, on one bicycle. This is where she updates from the road.
  1. October 13, 2010
    Email Correspondance from the Border Police in 东乌珠尔

    So along the way, I exchanged email addresses and phone numbers…and the occasional QQ number.  Every so often I get a random note from someone I have met along the way.  Please use Google Translate to get the jist of this communication.
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    你好  我是 你的好朋友 ，还记得我吗、我是 呼伦贝尔的  你在哪呢  什么 时候还来呀   记得来找我哦
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    me: Yes, yes, yes!!!!  I remember you :)   I’m sorry I have been very busy. 不好意思，我没有空。
    I hope to return to the town and photograph more people – I’m very interested in photographing 蒙古人 life/culture/horses/蒙古包。
    您现在哪里？

    Best,
    Ellen (American girl on bike)
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    我是东乌珠尔边防派出所的，我给你登记 和照相 还记得吗。我在单位呢。 你在哪呢
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    me:对，我记得。:)
    我现在上海。我回来应为没有钱。I will continue my bike ride in the Spring, after the holiday.  I must work and save money now.
    你警察？你叫什么名字？如果你是警察，你是一个很亲切，我永远不会忘记的了不起的人们那里。
    我的一个骑自行车的原因是要提高在亚洲的贫困儿童慈善机构筹款。
    www.2wheels4girls.com
    如果你是警察，我记得，会是不错返回拍摄一两个星期。我希望与世界分享这 些照片 – 有这么多美丽的地方和中国人民。
    我很高兴听到您的声音！你有一个朋友，说英语，对吗？我 跟她的电话。
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    哦 原来是这么回事， 我现在很佩服你的善举，你的精神值得我们学习。爱是无国界的。
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    If you translate anything, run the last sentence through Google Translate…you’ll get Chinglish, but if you have a half a brain…you can ‘figger it out.
    This email is from the border police of 东乌珠尔, where I suffered dysentery and made friends with the locals. Of all the police and security officers I encountered…this young man was very kind. After I had filled all the paperwork out at the local station, one of his co-officers organized a photo where I had presented each one of them with my legal stuff…a US Passport and my Chinese Work Visa…it was a fun moment…although I looked not very cute. Dirty, dehydrating, hot (41 degrees those days), tired, and trying to hold my intestines in.


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    If you take a moment to view the larger map, see link above, you can see there was nothing around for miles, days, and I had been facing that damn headwind that TOO OFTEN comes across from the NW.

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