Some kiddos in a small village

Thanks to Retha & Cindy, I was honored to be able to visit a Tibetan family in Tonran, a small town outside Xining over a rainy weekend.

Tibetan is an utterly different language from Chinese, from grammar to sentence structure. As I was sitting at the courtyard of this home, I couldn't stop being amazed by Retha's fluent conversation with the family. A South African spending years of effort learning the language and now being able to blend in with the locals... whereas as a Chinese American, my deceiving look only made them wonder why on earth I chose to live in America. They truly think all Americans are white and all Chinese live in China...

Here are some cute shots of their kids.

And many more just hanging out on the streets....