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#31 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College (Culture shock)

June 12th 2006
The photos are from some of my daily activities in the city of Taizhou, Jiangsu Province of China, these past 2 days. There has not been a dull moment, and every day leaves much to ponder. I hope you enjoy them, and thank you for thinking of me on the other side of the world. Perhaps these photos will convey some of the culture shock awaiting any visitor to China: ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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Hans J. Schneider

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After 38 years as a Foreign Language Teacher and Foreign Language Dept. Chair at Coral Gables Sr. H.S., and A.J. Professor of German at the University of Miami, I have left Florida in June of 2006, where my home is in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. I have just signed another year's teaching-contract (my 8th year now) with Taizhou University in the city of Taizhou, located about 3hrs north of Shanghai, in Jiangsu Province, CHINA. I thought it would be informative for others and rewarding for me personally, to log the progress of my efforts from beginning to end, as a Travel and Photo Jo... full info

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