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By Mariah Beth
October 16th 2009
Boys Club Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi » Suzhou
Today was supposed to be a light day of a little sightseeing in Wuxi then back to Nanjing. It turned out to be a little different than that. Instead of doing much sightseeing we visited another school in a city south east of Wuxi called Suzhou then we were taken to an ancient house once lived in by a very wealthy and important family. It was nice, but the translation from the tour guide was a little lacking so we eventually just started wondering around on our own. Soon after leaving we headed back to Nanjing which turned out to be [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 16th 2009 | 106 Views | [diary=445480]

Dr. Ming
Mings favorite picture
Bless you

By ALC
October 15th 2009
Day 5: Wuxi, Suzhou, and Nanjing Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi
Today we left Wuxi to travel ~1 hour southeast to visit the Dongwu Foreign Language School and Foreign Language Teachers College. We had a brief tour of their campus and then spent about 20-30 minutes meeting with their principal. We then traveled another hour to our lunch destination, which was located at the edge of Taihu Lake. We were supposed to have a quick lunch to allow more time for sightseeing. It’s not easy, however, to rush through a meal that has a minimum of 20 dishes. The menu usually includes one or more local specialties. Today’s version had a small [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 15th 2009 | 50 Views | [diary=445213]

Dongwu Foreign Languages School
Taihu Lake
fish farm at Taihu Lake

Let me start off by apolgizing for not blogging yesterday. To make a long story short..it was out last night in Wuxi and our hosts took it as a personal and cultural insult if you did not get completly hammered with them. I would not call myself hammered, but I did not have to take Advil PM to sleep if you know what I mean. A few of the group members were favorites of Dr. Hua and had to be helped to the bus and to bed :). Therefore, I was not up for blogging last night. I know that you [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 15th 2009 | 84 Views | [diary=445226]

My beautifull diagram
No more Inquiry
View from the front

By ALC
October 14th 2009
Day 4: Wuxi Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi
While waiting for the bus at the hotel, Jon learned from the vice principal that Dangkou MS has transformed its teaching philosophy as a result of Purdue’s visit last year. The teachers are now beginning to value the ability of students to think individually and explore on their own. Such thinking represents an incredible departure from traditional Chinese education (and also from American education, in same cases). Although this new way of teaching will take several years to integrate fully, the vice principal is encouraged at the changes already evident. We started the day with [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 14th 2009 | 58 Views | [diary=444933]

Sue and Shelly
their chem lab stockroom
students with completed phenotypes

By ALC
October 13th 2009
Day 3: Wuxi Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi
Today we spent the day at Wuxi Dangkou High School in E'Hu. E'Hu is considered a very important area in Chinese history due to its role in the introduction of science education. Dr. Hua was very proud to bring us to this particular school, his alma mater, because one of his ancestors was a school founder. We started the day with a welcome from local government officials, the school principal, and two school vice principals. These welcoming ceremonies generally last about an hour and give the school representatives - Chinese and American - an opportunity to provide a brief program/school [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 13th 2009 | 30 Views | [diary=444654]

Dangkou HS partners
Purdue sign at the middle school
Jon, Dr. Hua, and the Dangkou HS ounder

By Mariah Beth
October 13th 2009
And now we work Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi
So today we went to the middle school where we will be teaching our lesson. We met with the teachers and the administrators including the mayor and other city officials where Jon described our program and thanks them for their hospitality and they in turn told us about their programs and schools and thanks us for coming such a long way to honor them with our presence. The tone was set from the very beginning when we entered the meeting room to a sign on the wall that read "we warmly welcome the experts from GK12" or something like that. Of [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 13th 2009 | 88 Views | [diary=444669]

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By Martin FMS
October 12th 2009
Day 2 Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi
Well..day 2 is down and only 9 more to go. Today was a rather enjoyable day. We began our day with breakfast in Nanjing and then headed to the Jiangus School of Education. We met with our advisors who will work with us on presenting our lesson on Wednesday. After meeting with them we went to lunch for more ODD food from China. I will sooo be ready for some steak and baked potato when I return to the states. After lunch we took a 2 hour bus ride to the city of Wuxi and checked into our hotel. THis is [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 12th 2009 | 11 Views | [diary=444355]


First let me start by saying how much I love everyone's comments. It is a highlight of my day to come back to my room and get to read everyone's comments!!! And Josh...I will NEVER eat the turtle!!!! Okay, this morning started off a little differently than yesterday morning...we had to check out of our hotel before leaving for the days events due to the fact that we would end the day some 2 hours away in the town of Wuxi. I woke up, got ready, packed my stuff, Skyped with Josh, then headed down stairs to check out and eat [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 12th 2009 | 119 Views | [diary=444367]

Amy eating noodles
Ming eating noodles
Martin eating....

By Ms George
October 12th 2009
Day 1: Getting There Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi
Today I am waking up in Wuxi. It is 6:30 am China time which is 6:30 pm in USA. Im not sure what day it is...let me check...I know its Tuesday, but I have to find my calendar...oh, never mind, that will probably take too long. Let me look on the computer. Okay, I think I have it figured out. It is Tuesday, October 13th here, 6:30 am and Monday, October 12th there, 6:30 pm. Leaving Lafayette: Friday, October 9th This is the first time I have actually had a few minutes to sit down and write. I just made a [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 16th 2009 | 14 Views | [diary=444503]

Welcome to China
Passing through Inspection
Quarantine Check Point

By Martin FMS
October 11th 2009
October 11th Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi
Nihao (Hello), We just finished our first full day here in Nanjing and what an experience this has been. The flight over from Chicago to Beijing took approximately 14 hours. We then traveled from Beijing to Nanjing another 2 hours on a plane. We arrived at the hotel at 11 P.M. on Saturday Oct. 10th. (that would be 11 A.M. on Saturday back in the states) So my travel time was over 24 hours to go from Frankfort to Nanjing. We arrived in the hotel and it is a beautiful 5 star hotel with a great view of the city. I [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 12th 2009 | 12 Views | [diary=444354]



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