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November 14th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou
There are three cafeterias here, at one of which you don't need to know Chinese and can just point. The food is pretty good as far as my non-Chinese tongue can tell, though the students understandably ... [full story]
There are three cafeterias here, at one of which you don't need to know Chinese and can just point. The food is pretty good as far as my non-Chinese tongue can tell, though the students understandably ... [full story]
November 18th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou
Enjoy these linguistic marvels. ... 21 photos [full story]
Enjoy these linguistic marvels. ... 21 photos [full story]
November 13th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou
I took a six-week (if you're looking for , ask for Jonathan; he's superb) and met twice a week with over the summer, learning about 125 words (for maybe 25 of which I knew the character) which I cou ... [full story]
I took a six-week (if you're looking for , ask for Jonathan; he's superb) and met twice a week with over the summer, learning about 125 words (for maybe 25 of which I knew the character) which I cou ... [full story]
November 13th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou
The teaching has been going great. I'm teaching Oral English to the four freshman and four sophomore classes of English majors. Each class meets once a week for 90 minutes, and my Fridays are free. Al ... [full story]
The teaching has been going great. I'm teaching Oral English to the four freshman and four sophomore classes of English majors. Each class meets once a week for 90 minutes, and my Fridays are free. Al ... [full story]
November 15th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou
Some demographics. Of the 15,000 students at my university, five are from Finland and studying here in the fall. That's it. Next semester there will be zero international students. There are eight for ... [full story]
Some demographics. Of the 15,000 students at my university, five are from Finland and studying here in the fall. That's it. Next semester there will be zero international students. There are eight for ... [full story]
November 16th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou
I had been warned by many friends who had been to China that I would get stared at all the time, especially being 6'3" (1.91 m). (By the way, because many people have asked: no, I don't constantly fee ... [full story]
I had been warned by many friends who had been to China that I would get stared at all the time, especially being 6'3" (1.91 m). (By the way, because many people have asked: no, I don't constantly fee ... [full story]
October 9th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu
I returned to Changzhou from Shanghai on Sunday because of the wedding on Monday. It was nice and the food was great, though it was quite a bit calmer and more understated than what I'm told is the tr ... 9 photos [full story]
I returned to Changzhou from Shanghai on Sunday because of the wedding on Monday. It was nice and the food was great, though it was quite a bit calmer and more understated than what I'm told is the tr ... 9 photos [full story]
November 17th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou
A bit about the city. For starters, Changzhou's prefecture-level population is around 3.5 million and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China_by_urban_popu ... [full story]
A bit about the city. For starters, Changzhou's prefecture-level population is around 3.5 million and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China_by_urban_popu ... [full story]
November 17th 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Yangzhou
Right, Listening to "Oi Oi Oi" by The Exploited (or it could be an album title)... not sure... it has some attitude... a time back in Oz when playing for a nasty little punk band called UnemplOi!ab ... 1 photos [full story]
Right, Listening to "Oi Oi Oi" by The Exploited (or it could be an album title)... not sure... it has some attitude... a time back in Oz when playing for a nasty little punk band called UnemplOi!ab ... 1 photos [full story]
November 1st 2009 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou
At all the big social gatherings I've been to, everyone sings. Everyone. And they ask, if not expect, you to sing. Maybe since Chinese is a tonal language, no one is tone deaf, so no one is afraid of ... [full story]
At all the big social gatherings I've been to, everyone sings. Everyone. And they ask, if not expect, you to sing. Maybe since Chinese is a tonal language, no one is tone deaf, so no one is afraid of ... [full story]
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