Blogs from Foshan, Guangdong, China, Asia - page 2

Wow, what an interesting 24 hours we have had out here in China. You'll be glad to know first off that we have won the tug-of-war competition against the Chinese! In fact, we won twice! After that we went to our rooms, got washed, had some dinner then got dressed up for the evenings' events. Nanhai Experimental Middle School put on an extravangent show, in which we performed, Maisie, Emma and Max did some Shakespeare and singing and we all sang along with 'The Rhythm of Life". Mr Harrison was even asked to star in the fashion show with the Chinese teachers! Today we went to Guangzhou and did some shopping and sight seeing. Here's what some of our students said about what we did: "Today was one of the most interesting days,m we weren't at ... read more

Today we had our second day in school. We were all looking forward to our 8 o'clock lie in but at half 6 one of the Chinese students thought he had to get up, much to our annoyance. We had our second Chinese lesson where we learnt useful phrases for our day out tomorrow (not that we'll remember them). The most exciting part of our day so far has been the Chinese paper cutting which everyone got stuck in to and enjoyed. Also watching us was a Chinese camera crew, fliming for the local news on Foshan TV so we are looking forward to our SECOND appearance on Chinese TV which is adding to our new celebrity status. Rosie Amey and Mr Harris were the stars of the show as they were interviewed by the camera ... read more

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The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. In the summer of 2006 I traveled to China for the very first time in my life. In addition to the technical and vocational challenges that I knew I would face I had a strong desire to get to know the people and culture of China in a much deeper way than just a visit. The people of China have proven to be friendlier and more interested in me (a westerner) than I ever was expecting. Because of that I have learned so much and experienced things I never dreamed of. During my first month in Shunde I would walk the streets almost every day with camera in hand and eyes wide open. Being the only American in a city of 1 million ... read more

Guangzhou is to the west of America as Dalian is to the east. People in Guangzhou are relaxed and take time in their lives to truly spend freely. People in Dalian are busy - never have time to do anything but study and work. Guangzhou is full of greenery and has water running through it. Dalian has no greenery and has water running on two sides of it. These are some of the observances I've made today as I have traveled around Guandong a little bit - to parts of Guangzhou, Foshan and Daliang. This morning after getting ready for the day I walked around and found the metro to Yuexiu Park where I walked around for quite some time. There were people relaxing in all different parts of the park. Sitting reading books, dancing with ... read more