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By ZahraT
November 4th 2009

Surfing Cat Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

First Day I slept for ages last night/this morning. Tarik woke me up at 11.30 but i would have slept longer if I could. Am still yawning as i sit and type this... I visited Tarik's school today. He's done a lovely job with it. Goo sized classrooms andd a glass wall and a welcoming waiting area. He's teaching at a chinese school just now and I was going to go with him but had to go and register at the police station instead. Benny took me and said that the taxi driver asked where i was from and that [View Full Entry]

By Tesssa
October 29th 2009

Hangzhou Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

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The bus ride from Suzhou to Hangzhou went faster than I thought. At arrival, it took a while before I found the right bus stop to the hostel, but when I finally found it, the ride went very well. And then, I have to say, taking the bus is more fun than to get into a taxi that brings you to your destination at once. After having checked in the hostel, I decided to do completely nothing that day. The hostel is located at the West Lake, the primary sight in Hangzhou. I just walked around until I found a nice [View Full Entry]

By Staci and Martin
October 29th 2009

Shenzhen to Hangzhou, courtesy of Shenzhen Airlines Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

We woke up around 6:30am, probably the earliest we've set our alarms for since being in China (other than the whole training in Beijing thing...) as we rarely have to teach before 9am. It's a tough life. It was a bit chilly outside, so being up that early and showering on the balcony sans hot water (we still haven't figured that out) wasn't the most fun, but it had to be done. We'd quickly packed the night before and once we were ready, headed out to the front gate to hop on the bus with everyone else at 7:30am. We knew [View Full Entry]

By J Rey
October 7th 2009

Night Life In Hangzhou Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

So, I have been studying quite a bit, but as we all know, I do occasionally go out on the town… and this post is dedicated to the most interesting two nights I have had in the first month or so that I have been here. My First Chance at Stardom: Josh as the Lead Singer of a Chinese Rock Band I have a Chinese friend named Tommy who I met at a bar near my house. Tommy is a student also but on the side he is the singer in a Chinese punk band. He is also friends with another [View Full Entry]

By ChinaCrew
September 30th 2009

“Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way round, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise.” - Adolf Hitler Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

A special Nanbeihu entry. Helloooo everyone! Since staff training ended it's been pretty much non- stop, for those good enough to be picked to do actual work :-p. Katie, being fabulous beyond belief, (or, in fact, just white and female - the two things missing from the other Nan staff) was selected to go to Nanbeihu where there were two back to back trips. To get there, the staff had to undergo a grueling 1 and a half hour bus journey, a 24 hour train journey and then another 2 hour bus journey from Shanghai; definitely an ‘experience’ but perhaps not [View Full Entry]

By J Rey
September 27th 2009

First couple weeksof School Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

So I am at the end of me second week of school, and I couldn’t be happier. I have class every morning except Mondays (when it is in the afternoon). Starting next week, I will also be taking a class in Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Chinese calligraphy (the last one surprises me also). Our language classes are divided up into 3 different courses: Grammar, Spoken and Listening. Grammar is our core class which we have every day. My teacher even gave me a Chinese name Jiang Xu (pronounced Jee-ang Shoe). Jiang is the Surname and is a common one here [View Full Entry]

By Das Klo
September 22nd 2009

Am Westsee Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

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Anmerkung: Es gehoeren noch Fotos dazu. Die werden demnaechst nachgeliefert, wenn ich eine bessere Verbindung habe. Am frühen Morgen habe ich Risas Apartment in Shanghai verlassen und bin mit dem Zug nach Hangzhou gefahren. Obwohl Hauptstadt der an Shanghai angrenzenden Provinz Zhejiang und mit einer Einwohnerzahl von über 6 Millionen ist Hangzhou für chinesische Verhältnisse doch recht überschaubar. Die Perle der Stadt ist der 500 Hektar große Westsee. Mit seinem Uferpark und den bewaldeten Hügeln im Hintergrund ist er ein wunderbarer Kontrast zur Megacity Shanghai. Es tut gut, endlich ma [View Full Entry]

By chrisandsarah09
July 25th 2009

Eclipsed in Hangzhou Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

We were elated at the thought of leaving the scorching tempertaures of Suzhou but a little dissapointed that, as a result of the heat, we couldn't fully appreciate all that it had to offer. Hangzhou was a three hour train ride from Suzhou. The journey took us through the metropolis of Shanghai but we'd decided on this occasion to give Shanghai a miss. We were pretty tight for time and having been city hopping for the past six weeks, the thought of going to another larger, brighter and more bustling city didn't seem to appealing. Shanghai is hosting the World Expo [View Full Entry]

By HippyGib
June 21st 2009

Father Comes to China Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

On the 19th June, Clare and I went to our friends' apartment to check out their spare room for us possibly moving into. It was a kind offer but realistically it was too small for the pair of us, plus the three that already lived there. Clare had told one of her colleagues that we were getting booted out of our apartment and he mentioned that his friend was looking to move out of his 4 months before his contract finishes, which would actually take us up to when Clare and I plan to leave Shanghai. It sounded promising, and so [View Full Entry]

By Hubby and Wifey
June 18th 2009

Hangzhou, the earthly heaven! XD Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

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This day was dedicated for Hangzhou, we mainly stayed around the westlake, a very famous place in China! It's beautiful and very romantic! Lots of love stories took place here! And it was rainin just softly so it's even more beautiful! (But I still dislike the rain!!!) [View Full Entry]

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