http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , wuhan en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:50:18 BST Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:50:18 BST . http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/blog-220865.html Arrived in Wu Han on the 3rd October at around 5pm.Slept most of the way the bus was so comfortable....The driver said it was our stop.We hauled our stuff off looked around for the railway station Couldn't find itSo where are weNo map and only the instructions we had were for getting from the station to our hostelNo 2 for a dollah sellers trying to sell tourist maps...Decision time http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/blog-209787.html Tuesday was my first day of school. I had my oral English class at 10am. I was definitely a little nervous because I had no idea what to expect. Nick and Katie had warned me that the writing classes were less willing to participate and speak in class since it was writing not oral English. My fears were immediately assuaged when I walked into a room of smiling faces. They greeted me warmly http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/CCNU/blog-199221.html We have been doing a lot of exploring since we got here. Here are a few pictures to whet your appetite. I need to start taking pictures with people in them. I did the same thing one Asian Term. I started by taking a lot of pictures of the buildings and things. I had to laugh because the few pictures that I have of myself and the group are when we are eating. Go figure. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/CCNU/blog-199162.html Hi EveryoneSo it's been a week since I've left the States and life is good. I haven't started teaching yet but I found out that when I do sometime after the 10th I'll be teaching graduate students conversational English. I'll have 3 different classes twice a week for two hours each class 12 hours total. I also already have a tutoring job with the daughter of the VP of the university. She' http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/CCNU/blog-198829.html Our apartments are in the South Building of campus. There is a big gate that is locked every night that guards the back courtyard area. We are looked after by the shirfu. He lives in the little hut in the courtyard with glass windows. The courtyard has several plastic chairs like an old bowling alley and an outdoor pool table a la Drew Carey. If we are out past 11pm when they lock the gat http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/CCNU/blog-198520.html Exactly one week after leaving home I have finally had a moment to sit down and start my travel journal. Aside from the hectic nature of travel and settling in I had to find a blog that is not blocked in China. Oh China you and your censorship. I have so much to share that I donrsquot even know where to start. This first entry is probably just going to be an explosion of everything that h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/CCNU/blog-198441.html Here's a few pictures and information about my life here in Wuhan. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/blog-198242.html I just wanted to see if this worked and you all received the email saying i posted http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/CCNU/blog-197288.html We arrived yesterday afternoon Wednesday in Wuhan and I am all moved into my apartment It has been an exhausting few days. Monday we left Chicago at 1pm and arrived in Tokyo 13 hours later Tuesday afternoon. The flight was ok. It is always smooth in such a large plane two stories tall. I barely slept on the plane because I couldnt get comfortable but I had my own personal TV with games s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/wuhan/CCNU/blog-197256.html