http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Guangxi , Wuzhou en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:16:49 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:16:49 UTC Greetings from Wuzhou. I bring you this from a gaming room at great risk to my health surrounded as I am by chainsmoking 14 year olds. We found little to detain us in Yeng Shou it being a launch point for tourist trips up to the Li River valley and those of you who are paying attention will know that we have already idled a few days away up there. We cycled along to Li Pu stopping off to http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/blog-219480.html Emma Hayley and I met Cindy for breakfast and she said she was taking us to her Dad's restaurant but when we arrived there it was closed We ended up having food in the hotel restaurant which was an experience to say the least. When we got out of the lift the whole room turned and stared We were observed the whole time we ate. It was hilarious. After breakfast we gathered our bagssaid goodbye http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/blog-203897.html Ailbhe So a quick update on our altered travel plans today we were travelling to Wuzhou a town midway between Yangshuo and Guangzhou. The idea was we'd break the journey in Wuzhou spend a night in Guangzhouthen take a bus from there to Macauspend two nights there and then take the ferry to Hong Kong for another two nights by which time Mark and Hayley would be due to fly home. Emma and I ho http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/blog-203888.html With the students gone and my job finished Wuzhou still had one more suprise in store for me. The principal called it propaganda it seems Chinese people still use this word without any negative connotations. I called it false advertising. I was taken around to all the neighbouring villages where I gave little speeches about the benefits of learning English to awestuck country bumpkins. Sinc http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/blog-71804.html Finally my excruciatingly long and surprisingly short stint at teaching in Wuzhou has come to a close and I can look back at the lessons I have taught and the things I have learnt.I used to complain about the terrible state the Australian education system was in but it seems so effective and luxurious compared to China. I cant speak for the rich schools in the cities these are apparently quite go http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/blog-71786.html As most of us in times of heightened and frazzled emotions we look for guidence from the most revered and most holy source the Simpsons.The passage of scripture that rings true in my troubled mind is Mrs Pommohurst......I'd like to get down now.I cant believe I have only been in Wuzhou for three weeks. It feels like forever. I have one more week left. Can I make itLife isnt actually all tha http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/blog-68376.html Every time I think I see a light at the end of the tunnel it turns out to be a train speeding towards me. I am of course talking about my ongoing battle with getting photos uploaded onto my blog. I have won a small victory the photos are now saved on a computer at the school. The problem that the internet connection at the school is so slow that they will not up load. I can say this with some c http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/blog-66689.html Ive been in Wuzhou for a week and I will be here for another three weeks because I am teaching in the English College here. Yes there is a funny story behind it and yes I will now tell you that funny story.Getting to Wuzhou was pretty easy. I had to catch the interstate bus from Zhauqing which was easy enough. I used my little prewritten cards to get my ticket and I just kept showing various peop http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Wuzhou/blog-65971.html