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| 20th April 2006 Arthur Lee | - From: #19 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Retired in Florida after 38 years of Teaching) Thank you very much indeed, Hans, for all the good memories about China and all the remarks about me and our small college. Actually, face to face communication can create wonders, this, I think, is the case with common people like you and me, and it also holds true between state leaders. Chinese people are friendly and hospitable to American people and American people have been helping us all the time from the past during and even before that Anti-Japanese War during which Japanese invaders had killed too many Chinese innocent people. |
| 16th April 2006 Katherine | taizhou is a lovely place - From: #18 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (The Z-Visa has arrived) I visited there in June 2005 with my son(age six, adopted as an infant from Taizhou).We found the people kind and enjoyed the park and museum of Mei Lan Fang,as well as other places. |
| 8th April 2006 Alex L. | Great Snaps - From: #18 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (The Z-Visa has arrived) Those are great photos once again. You should really start offering your photos to companies to get some money off of them. At least that will help you with your travels, so you can add more color pins to that map hanging in your class. Well have a good Spring Break MR.S - From a student in your 6th period. |
| 3rd April 2006 Kevin Watkins | Minority costumes of China - From: #18 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (The Z-Visa has arrived) Hans, you write a most interesting Blog. Last month, here in Guilins Sister City, Hastings, New Zealand, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of our Sister City relationship. Hastings / Guilin were first New Zealand China Sister Cities. We invited 4 very lovely dancers from Guilin to attend our celebrations. While here, they paraded through our central city business district wearing the most stunning and colourful minority costumes from Guangxi province. Where ever they went, people just stood in amiration and were so pleased to speak with the dancers and admire the most intricate of needlework in the costumes. The minority costumes are truely a wonderful testament to the cultures found throughout China. I was so pleased to see similar photos in your Blog Hans. All the best, and I look forward to reading about your teaching experiences later this year. |
| 29th March 2006 Amaya | Best Wishes!!! - From: #17 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Teaching Contract for Taizhou Teachers College) I can only wish you the best and it doesn't surprise me that you've made so many friends, you are a great person and your students are blessed to have you as a teacher. Good luck in your trip, I will certainly follow your adventure! |
| 23rd March 2006 Sandra | :( - From: # 6 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (A first visit to Guilin) i don't think you understand how much i'm going to miss you, and what an impact you have made on me. |
| 12th March 2006 patricia | Beautiful photos - From: #14 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Some cultural encounters) Hello Hans. Impressive pics and seems like a great journey. Make the most of it. |
| 10th March 2006 chandler | hey - From: #14 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Some cultural encounters) did you know that there are laws against leaving for china this year if your initials are H.S.? looks like you have to stay :). those were some impressive pictures from china. did you take all of them yourself? well, i guess i should get used to using this now.. see you soon |
| 9th March 2006 karin | - From: #14 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Some cultural encounters) lieber hans es ist mir ein vergnügen und eine besondere freude dich mit diesem blog begleiten zu können und so ein stück deines lebens miterleben zu dürfen. Deine erfahrungen scheinen vielfältig , kurios und ungewöhnlich zu sein...wenn ich allein an die 'stuhlgänge' denke :-)) ich wünsche dir, dass du den herauforderungen mit humor und deiner dir eigenen gelassenheit begegnen kannst und freue mich sehr auf weitere berichte. herzliche grüße aus dem immer noch tief verschneiten süden deutschlands von karin |
| 8th March 2006 Andrea Garay | Incredible - From: #13 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (First visit to Guilin) Those are truly beautiful sights. The trip also sounds very exciting. Can we come along to visit??? Let us know once you settle down. Greetings from your student in Bremen! |
| 5th March 2006 Jessica Laban | sounds amazing - From: #13 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (First visit to Guilin) wow schneider. your stories are amazing and the photos are beautiful. I'm so happy for you to move there in the summer. I'm sure you can't wait. I've been wanting to come visit you every day but I'm working now and my schedule is 8-5... no holidays. so its hard to get a chance to stop by gables. I hope ... I better see you before you leave... |
| 28th February 2006 monika | - From: # 1 Retiring Teacher preparing to teaching in China (Preparing the TravelBlog) what an awesome adventure you are about to go on. I have always admired your commitment to your job/vocation, your sense of adventure along with a giving of yourself to your family, students and community. Have fun in this next phase of your life...look forward to reading all about it. Your neice!! |
| 12th February 2006 Dawei | There's a long way to go - From: # 9 Retiring Teacher preparing to teaching in China (Early photos of Taizhou) Hans, I'm amazed by how many of your students have wished you well on this journey so far -it seems that you are a very inspiring teacher! I'm really looking forward to hearing about how the actual teaching goes. Your comments on US politics are interesting too -what negative aspects of China have you encountered? A chinese local making the same criticisms about 'the party' on the web would probably get his article blocked across China. It's the way people feel so tolerant of such restricted freedom of speech that often surprises me. Happy Chinese New Year! |
| 28th January 2006 Kate | Schinken! - From: # 6 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (A first visit to Guilin) That's what you get for yelling Schinken instead of Schei..e!! |
| 19th January 2006 Cathryn | Inspiration - From: # 8 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Thought on education in China) As someone nearing sixty and contemplating the next adventure, I'm inspired by your blog and hope you'll keep adding to it. |
| 16th January 2006 Dawei | Greetings - From: # 8 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Thought on education in China) Hi Hans! Thanks for the message on my blog, I'm looking forward to learning more about your adventure. I'll be updating my blog every few days too, even though I am back in London now. Best of luck! Dawei |
| 10th January 2006 Christy Period 4 | - From: # 8 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Thought on education in China) It seems that you are very very prepared for what is to come ahead.... Its a knowing fact that you would be a great teacher like you have been to us.... And theres no way the Chinese kids would not love you like how your student love you here. I would definently continue to read your blogs throught your course of your Voyage..... But until then... See you in class. |
| 10th January 2006 Victoire J. | 4th period German class student, 1/10/06 - From: # 3 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (First visit to Taizhou Teachers College) I have been reading your online travel journal,I am so happy that you gave the class this site. This definantly is a way to keep up with your adventure and is very interesting. I will miss you very much, and I am secretly dreading the new German teacher that will replace you next year. Missing you already. This is a great journal!!! |
| 10th January 2006 maru | i'm going to miss you - From: # 7 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (First impressions) i'm going to miss you Mr. Schneider, but i know u are going to make many kids happy with ur funny jokes and storytelling. wish you the best of luck. your student |
| 8th January 2006 Judi | Good Luck! - From: # 4 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (First visit in Taizhou) God bless you and go for it! |
| 4th January 2006 Anon | - From: # 3 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (First visit to Taizhou Teachers College) You seem to lead a very interesting life, Hans. |
| 2nd January 2006 Hans | about Mr. Lee - From: # 2 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Preparations) Thank you for your thoughts, Rhys. I think we are speaking about the same Arthur Lee, the Foreign Affair Officer of TNC in Jiangsu. I'm not sure if you have spoken with him, but he is simply the best. I look forward to working with him, and no doubt there will be many surprises in store for me. When I was there this past summer, every day was a new adventure, and it was due to his many efforts on my behalf. Where I might have hesitated before my visit, meeting Arthur became one of the catalyst for accepting the year at his college. It sounds like you are already in China, and was wondering about your status there. Are you at another college or U. in Jiangsu Province? Would love to hear about some of your experiences if you are already teaching. Great thanks for any of suggestions or commentary. Who knows, we might even have the chance to meet one day. Lots of sunshine from Miami and Happy New Year, Hans |
| 2nd January 2006 Rhys, in Jiangsu | Bizarre coincidence - From: # 2 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Preparations) Hang on a minute, I just realised. In this country of 1.5 billion people, and hundreds of thousands of foreigners, I only now recognised Arthur Lee's name! I got given his details via a mutal friend, since he was interested in talking to me about offering me a job this semester, not two months ago. Bizarre. |
| 2nd January 2006 Rhys, in Jiangsu | It all starts here - From: # 2 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (Preparations) Ah, Hans, welcome to the non-stop cycle of waiting on others and the gentle movement of paper that is living in China. But you're going to love it, no doubt. Although, would expect your packages to be here by now. Usually around two weeks from the US or UK. |
