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Published: February 11th 2011
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My Apartment
Looking toward the dining room and living room Hello everyone,
well its been a while since I have updated this site. Since my last TravelBlog entry I have moved to Beijing, China where I have started a job teaching English to adults and a training center here.
I will be posting photo updates to this site periodically. One of the main reasons I will be using this site is that travelblog, unlike many other popular blogging sites, is currently accessible to all in China, not just those with the right software.
In this update I will be posting some pictures of my new apartment here, my commute to work, and the Hutong neighborhoods around my apartment. For those of you who are unfamilar with the term, a hutong is a narrow traditional style street that typically is lined with houses built around a courtyard. The hutong provide a sharp contrast to the wide high-rise lined boulevards found in many newer districts of the city.
I live very close to the divide between the older Hutong, and the newer districts of the city. My builidng is an older low-rise surrounded by traditional courtyard homes. I am only about a 5 minute walk from the subway, and very
My apartment
Looking toward the bedroom close to the boundary with Chaoyang district, one of the most modern districts of Beijing.
Stay tuned
Steve
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