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By jpetey75
December 18th 2009

Chengdu and Happy Mountain Asia » China » Sichuan

Panda Disney World!

Our flight to Chengdu was delayed so for some reason we had to split into different flights. The first half had to run to the gate and we were in charge of checking their luggage on the next flight. We ended up having to move to a different terminal with all of the extra luggage, which was a pain. Then after checking in we also had to run to our gate because of all the time we spent moving and checking in. It was a stressful, but funny experience and everyone eventually made it to Chengdu, so it was overall [View Full Entry]

By Blubba
December 17th 2009

Dinner at our place Asia » China » Shanghai

Dinner is served

Last week we thought it would be a nice gesture to invite our Chinese co-teachers over for dinner. We cooked something simple, butter chicken, which turned out nice, and they brought a Christmas cake for dessert. Everything went well, although we had to quickly wash the dinner dishes before we could serve dessert (not enough plates/forkes etc). I'm sure they could understand that we don't have the best kitchen selection. Rebecca's co-teacher (Ivy) brought her son, who just started at our school. He is really smart and very cute! She said he enjoyed our cooking. [View Full Entry]

By Laibakah
December 17th 2009

Butter Chicken dinner party Asia » China » Shanghai

at the dinner table

My roommate and I decided to have our Chinese co-teachers over for a dinner...as an early Christmas celebration & to just be friendly. So after school last Thursday, Ivy and her son (Matthew) & Yolanda...and Sophie & Cici (Genelle's co-teachers) came over. We decided to cook butter chicken--one of my favourite things to cook because it's simple & tasty & it's an entire meal in one dish since it has carbs, meat, vegetables and dairy! We served it with rice and bread. Too bad we couldn't find naan bread. Everyone liked it, even 2-year-old Matthew! It was the first time we [View Full Entry]

By NateK
December 16th 2009

A Chinese Christmas Asia » China » Guangdong » Zhongshan

Christmas wonderland

Greetings friends, family, and lost web surfers, December in China is just lovely. Christmas decorations are all over the city. Twinkle lights sparkle in palm trees along city streets and beautifully decorated trees are in the lobby of every hotel. I wasn’t expecting this at all. Christmas in China? You betcha. I’m sitting inside my smoky webcafe surrounded by old Chinese men playing poker and hundreds of delicate paper snowflakes hanging from the ceiling. A white western looking Santa Claus is in the corner smiling lovingly while I type away. I so didn’t expect this. San [View Full Entry]

By tye zai zhongguo
December 15th 2009

Big Buddhas Asia » China » Sichuan » Leshan

Hello all, Nothing new to report other than that I went to LeShan last week with a friend to see the largest Buddha effigy on the planet last weekend. Read more here! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha My thoughts aren't very collected at the moment, so I don't have much to say other than we met some fascinating people, saw some temples more personally inspiring than the main attraction, and that the Big Buddha was, despite the tourists, numinous. See more here! http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm93/sterlingsin/Chengdu2009/LeShan/ Actually, you know what? Let's [View Full Entry]

By jpetey75
December 15th 2009

Xi'an Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

Statue near the Terra Cotta Soldiers

The next few blogs are all about my two week study trip around China, I have them all written already, but it is 15 pages long. I will split them up so it's not just one huge entry with 300 pictures, that way people can actually read them in one sitting. The trip started in Xi'an (Terra Cotta Warriors), then we went to Chengdu (Panda Research Center), Le Shan or "Happy Mountain" (Giant Buddha), back to Chengdu (free day shopping and city park), Lijiang (4 days - mountains, shopping, relaxing), Dali (cruise on a famous lake), Kunming (industrialized, dirty, and slighty [View Full Entry]

By merrillrose
December 14th 2009

I Visit Wa Village in Southern Yunnan. Almost Faint with Happiness. Asia » China » Yunnan » Jinghong

19-Hour Sleeper Bus

Many people think of China as a land where the dominant characteristics of society are homogeneity and obedience. This is true, to a point. For example, when I asked eight-year old Chinese students to write laws for an imaginary country, two of the most important laws were "protect national secrets" and "carry an identity card." But China, especially southwest China, is also home to an impressively diverse group of ethnic and cultural minorities. The only problem, of course, is reaching these places, and transportation in China can be a headache. The mo [View Full Entry]

By chinacanuck
December 14th 2009

Karaoke and Gingerbread Houses Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan

Just another tough day at the office!

Ok, so the two don't mix but that was the story of our weekend! There are two very popular things that we hadn't done since we have lived here; Chinese massage and karaoke. This weekend we crossed off the latter. Karaoke houses or bars are huge here and when I say huge, I mean incredibly popular. Apart from going to the dance clubs, it is the thing to do here on a Friday or Saturday night. They are known locally as KTVs and any building that contains one will have KTV in big letters somewhere on the outside of the place. [View Full Entry]

By Blubba
December 13th 2009

A little of this and that Asia » China » Shanghai

Japanese restaurant

Some random photos and videos from when I first got here.......mostly in August and September. [View Full Entry]

By mixx
December 13th 2009

Holidays Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan

Boys climbing ropes

Well it's been awhile :) Thanksgiving, Halloween, remembrance day have all slid on by. My time here in Wuhan is flying by faster than when I was in Dalian. - Many of the seasoned teachers warned me about the long haul from October break to the big 5 week in Jan, but I can't believe that we're only a month away from our big holiday. TIME IS FLYING! Christmas is right around the corner, and this was a cause of slight concern back when I was in Canada. Questions of ' What was my first Christmas away from home going to [View Full Entry]

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