Blogs from Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Asia - page 55

... a very merry Christmas!!! Christmas eve is around the corner, which makes me think about family and friends even more than usual! I hope you're well!!! Wanna wish you a Great Christmas and A Happy New Year! Today, the day before Christmas eve, we've had a huge Christmas show with all kids from the 3 EF schools in Guangzhou. My 9-10 year olds sang Jingle Bells and We wish you a merry christmas. My little ones (3-5 year) were dressed up as angels and Santas singing and moving along with Oh christmas tree... Well, they were supposed to anyways, but so no one started singing, nor moving... So we did it acapella instead. A disaster really, but the kids were happy, so where the parents, and I guess you can't expect miracles with 60 "babys" ... read more

Hej alla underbara! Hope you’re well! Can’t believe December is already coming up… We're now practicing Christmas songs with the kids, for the coming Christmas performance :) And I’ve now been in Guangzhou for four and a half months (!!!) And still really like it! Some things are and will be changing though. Next week I’ll be moving into my new apartment, not far from where I live now. It’s on the 15th floor - overlooking a big road, neon signs and big buildings (iiihh… me like!). It’s smaller than my current place, but cheaper. It has no bathroom door, but a curtain instead - but when it comes to bathrooms you can't be too picky in China. ;) I also needed some additional furniture... and thanked God for IKEA. So, my plan to get Chinese ... read more

Never sure what to expect here in china. But I have come to understand when I see a stage....I know things are going to be big, very big. Whether its the opening ceremonies of my school's Sport's Day or the mini-american idol outside of the local Rainbow grocery store...it's always loud, full of decoration, costumes, and if at night, lights. Friday's Travel and Tourism Opening Ceremonies in Guangzhou did not disappoint. It was music was louder, the fireworks were grander, the costumes were more elaborate, the speeches were longer, and the line-up was more impressive. I still don't really understand the purpose of a Travel and Tourism Festival, but I did completely understand a day off of school, a free bus ride to Guangzhou, a free dinner, and paid admission to the opening ceremonies. It could ... read more

Yes I made it to China, to the city of Guangzhou, or Canton as it has been know in the west for some time. It is quite interesting that this city has three million inhabitants, Greater Guangzhou has six million inhabitants, and still so few people have heard about it back home. Anyway, I immensely enjoy Guangzhou!! OK, like my guidebook says very accurately, the city is not exactly pretty, but it's a real Chinese city! Those who know me may know how much I hate overexploited tourist places packed with souvenir shops selling junk, I just can't stand it! And here there are hardly no tourists, hardly any westerners at all actually, which means no souvenir shops and no people begging for money or trying to fool you. People just get on with their lives ... read more

Hongkong - Shenzhen - Ghuangzhou Dieses Wochenende begann schon sehr früh. Um viertel vor 6Uhr traf ich mich mit Stephanie, einer deutschen Austauschstudentin aus Mannheim auf der Grasfläche zwischen den Halls (der Treffpunkt aller Exchange Students). Zuerst sollte uns die KCR, ähnlich der deutschen S-Bahn, zur Endstation bei Shenzhen bringen, um dort über die Grenze nach Mainland China zu gelangen. Wir haben vermutlich eine der ersten KCR an diesem Morgen genommen, denn es war ohne Probleme ein Sitzplatz zu bekommen. Das war beim letzten Mal (siehe Shenzhen Bericht) um halb sieben bereits anders. Problemlos durchliefen wir die mir bereits bekannten Grenzprozeduren. Das nächste Ziel war der Bahnhof in Shenzhen. Nach einer kurzen Orientierung war dieser leicht gefunden und wir fanden uns vor einem Fahrplan mit lauter chinesischen Schriftzeichen wieder. Das ließ uns erahnen, was uns... read more