Blogs from Miami, Florida, United States, North America - page 43

Thought I would continue my previous entry about my visit to China this past summer. No doubt, there are some of you who might consider a similar adventure, preparing to teach in China after retirement, and I would like to give as much encouragement as possible. I have heard from individuals, who are presently involved in teaching English in various places in China, and I have great appreciation for all of the commentary. Please keep the many comments coming, and feel free to quiz me on any of your thoughts and concerns. ..... My first day in China was filled with sights and sounds and smells that will never leave. The streets I travelled were not the China of Beijing or Shangai nor Hong Kong, but it was a "smaller" city of about 5 million, ... read more

2006 has officially arrived in Miami, Florida. As always, the weather is sunny and warm, perfect for the many tourists from around the world, all recovering from a strenuous night. But for me it is the official beginning of my travel and work plans to China. Within a few weeks I have to make the deposit for the Freighter ANL GEORGIA, where a few cabins are available for passenger-travel from the East Coast of the US via Panama Canal to Hong Kong, China. Because my teaching contract is for a year, I will now have to make visa arrangements with the China Cosulate in Houston, Tex. for the "extended" visa and present my teaching contract and letter of invitation from the Taizhou Normal College. A China- Visa-Agency in Ft. Lauderdale has notified me that some ... read more

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Hi All as u probably Know there is a Hurricane about to bash into the west coast of Florida it is current Sunday the 23rd of October and we are preparing to go into Hibination for the next 36 hours shops have began to board up and there are various public warnings and 24 news coverage.. Im am just writing this today to let everyone back at home included concerned parents, Grandparents and friends that Daniel and I are going to be completely fine we have Brought supplys and THE BAR IS OPEN in our hotel so we are going to have a place to drink for the night while the storm do what every it may do Current Conditions can be seen here without the media bias http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/ the Hurricane is going to be a ... read more

Yes. As Nancy mentioned, we are currently stranded in the windy, rainy, flightless city of Miami, where we've spent the last two days mostly sprawled out on airport floors, talking with various tourists in various lounge areas. This whole ordeal has been incredibly draining, not only for the psyche, but for the body and the wallet, as well. The airline has been nice enough to provide us with housing and food vouchers, but they unfortunately cannot provide a change of clothes - thus, Nancy and I have been sporting the same outfits for three days now. I'm not going to lie - my shirt is pretty rank at this point. Thankfully, we've concocted a plan for tomorrow morning: having stolen red fleece blankets from our Boston flight, said blankets will make a lovely wrap-around skirt. You ... read more