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By DELFIN
July 8th 2008

Another Odyssey: Overland from Hong Kong to Hanoi

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Lost in train station

EN FRANCAIS PLUS BAS MORE PHOTOS HERE Now, even though I failed to mention the bloody dead cow's head that traveled in a transparent plastic bag on the bus with us between Swaziland and Mozambique, as well as the folkloric "chapa" (minibus) trip to the hotel, if you thought, like me, that that 8-hour bus odyssey between Manzini and Maputo was an adventure, think again, and keep reading! (yes, this one is a bit long, but, as my trip, worth the while, I think!) Lost in Translation - The R [View Full Entry]

By ADB
June 22nd 2008

Guanzhou

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Guanzhou skyline
The Pearl River, with some of the Guanzhou skyline on the other side. The city straddles the river, so this only shows some of it.

This used to be called Canton, which is where Cantonese food comes from. I can't really tell the difference between the food here and elsewhere, although no doubt Sinophiles could explain it with ease. No matter, it's all good. China is an endless culinary festival. Guanzhou doesn't seem to offer much in the way of tourist sites to visit, so I've just been hanging out on Shamian Island. This was a British/French concession in the 19th century, a teardrop-shaped island in the Pearl River that you can walk around in about half an hour. Architecture here makes me feel at home. [View Full Entry]

By SigChi79
June 21st 2008

The Challenge of Teaching English in China

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shunde

Creative Lesson Plans
Trying to get them to open up and not be so shy is one of the greatest challenges.

I came to China to join my husband who was working here as a general manager, and wasn't sure about the teaching opportunities. Being in an area that has few foreigners, in fact I know of no other Americans here in this city, my first priority was to just get acclimated to my new location in a new culture where I did not speak the language. After several months I was asked to teach for a language company in a school nearby. Naively I said yes, but after only 2 days decided that this was not for me. The class size [View Full Entry]

By kol
June 14th 2008

Final Days

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

Two more days until we leave for Beijing and everything seems organized. We got our russian visas without much difficulty, yet the tickets for the train were another issue. Supposingly the price of the tickets changes due to inflation and so we were supposed to pay 757 USD instead of 666. We thought that would still be alright, and so we asked our agent how we could pay this in RMB, since getting 757 USD in China can be quite the hassle. He told us to transfer 9324rmb into the China Duty Free bank account, which sounded a little bit bizarre. [View Full Entry]

By Bruce and Jac
June 14th 2008

DAY 2

Asia » China » Guangdong » Zhuhai

After a bit of a sleep in and breakfast we decided to have a bit of a wander around Shatin. There is a river next to the hotel so we wandered down there hoping not to be caught out in any more downpours. Strolled through the cultural museum and saw lots of old stuff which was actually quite interesting considering New Zealands heritage of note barely stretches back more than 150 years. We caught up with John again at around 4.00 to catch the ferry to Zhuhai, China at 7.30. This involved the normal customs things like passports, boarding gates and [View Full Entry]

By SigChi79
June 4th 2008

Places you go & people you meet . . .

Asia » China » Guangdong » Foshan

Annie & Celeste July 2006
My introduction to Annie was on the streets of Shunde as she and her friend Celeste approached me and wanted to practice their English.

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 [View Full Entry]

By Joaojunho
May 30th 2008

De terremotos e biblia

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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eu e lena(ucrania) no comercial para TV chinesa alguns meses atras

E nao e que meu chines deu uma guinada arrematadora? esses dias parei para pensar e olhei a revista que estava lendo( national geographic) em chines...eu sinceramente nao faco a minima ideia de como entendo isso mas entendo. Tirando isso tivemos uma festa no nosso apartamento sabado passado, que ficou apenas no sushi, e amanha tenho que limpar o apartamento inteiro denovo para uma outra reuniao aqui. Esses dias passei o dia todo ouvindo a biblia(sim, quem me conhece bem diria= o que? como assim? que biblia?), na verdade porque meu colega de quarto tem um novo trabalho como tradutor da [View Full Entry]

By Frankardenas
May 24th 2008

Frank's Guangzhou

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

The Sun Yat Tsen Memorial Hall

Guangzhou The name Guangzhou comes from a very old legend -that you will learn a bit later on this entry, you see, that's the motivation for you to keep reading, if you want to be in the know, that is-. Anyway, the word Guangzhou means the city of Rams or the City of Goats, others will customarily call it the flower city, Guangzhou is the capital of the province of Guangdong, where I am currently working. A metropolitan capital full of history, Guangzhou was known as the only trading port chosen by the Qing Emperor to deal with foreign merchants. This [View Full Entry]

The Guangdong Museum of Folk Handicrafts

By Jussi
May 21st 2008

Arriving to China

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guangzhou

Guangzhou I had some time before my connection flight to Liuzhou departured so I left the Baiyun Airport and took a 30 min busride to the city. It only took my about 15 minutes to get lost, I thought I was heading for the Pearl River and Haizhu square, but I wasn't. Getting my directions staight i finally ended up at Pearl River, wich was very nice. hen hao. I also had time to get a bite to eat, rice and some seafood. It was also time to pay a visit to the mens room. Not quite what a finnish [View Full Entry]

By Frankardenas
May 14th 2008

Frank's Merengue Parties: AZUCAR

Asia » China » Guangdong » Zhuhai

Eso, asi, bailalo como Juana la Cubana

Pero ya van a ver ustedes que no todo lo que he hecho aquí ha sido trabajar, no, señor, también me ha quedado tiempo para bailar un poco de merengue y salsa, gracias a Dios, que todavía podemos, no? Si, que pena con los vecinos pues cuando ando en son de arreglada de apartamento, la música no me falta pues me da energía, el trapero y la escoba se mueven mas bonito y yo feliz que ni me doy cuenta que me estoy volviendo super pesado en lo que se refiere a aseo de la casa. Con el sonido de ‘suavemente, [View Full Entry]

Y Alemania tambien se hizo presente con este asistente de UIC, bastante chistoso el tipo

Patrick y Karent, aqui eran solo novio y novia

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