http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Guangdong/Shaoguan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Guangdong , Shaoguan en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:58:22 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:58:22 UTC Jo's Notes Had fun the past week going for dim sum with another teacher getting myself into the city and back BY MYSELF for my first Chinese haircut attending a student variety show Welcome Freshmen 2008 and being escorted to a 1300 yearold Buddhist shrine Nan Hua Temple by 13 of my Money Banking students. I only teach 16 hours an easy schedule with lots of time to prep for cla http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Shaoguan/blog-346239.html Jo's Notes Taught my first week of classes. Money Banking and International Investments. Have had fun with the students introducing themselves to me with their English sentences. Also have wonderful student helpers Yuky and Dong Ping. Last night I was a judge at an English Song Contest complete with coed belly dancers. My students very excited about the Obama win. Me too I like the http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Shaoguan/blog-342471.html Jo's Notes Fun time at my first English Corner last Thurs. night. Students come every week to converse in English for two hours. Then two day 2008 Shaoguan Univ. Sports Meeting. Classes cancelled Friday and everyone excited to cheer their dorm on to victory. Opening and Closing Ceremonies given an Olympics flair. Today I start teaching. I'm excited to meet my classes. The students are f http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Shaoguan/blog-341062.html Jo's Notes So far a great time with just minor rough patches. My apartment delightful see pictures. Heatup cooking mostly. Serious meals at campus canteens close by. Food hot and tasty. To date no tummy problems knock on rice bowl. Days 80's and muggy nights 60's and muggy. I'm starting to study Chinese and find the speaking of it not too difficult. Minor problems One day o http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Shaoguan/blog-339458.html Jo's Notes Cliff's Notes version What an amazing week it's been Arrived at Shaoguan University last Tuesday 1021. Guangdong Province is a beautiful area mountainous tropical and lush. The university is modern sprawling and attractive the staff and fellow teachers really great and the food all right. I'm settling in and everything's going well. I start teaching Nov. 3. Photos at http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Shaoguan/blog-338875.html After arriving in Hong Kong on October 31 we spent time seeing friends and relatives. We were also a bit disturbed by our lengthy jetlag which took days to recover.From November 3 to 5 we spent time in Shenzhen and Guangzhou. In Shenzhen we met up with Gary's nephews Frank and Ken.This is our first visit to Guangzhou on our own our previous visits were with tours or relatives. We found a pri http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Shaoguan/blog-227713.html I'm not the one who named the mountain the penis mountain. I'm not the one who works at the evolution of sex in China musuem. I'm just the one giggling in the pictures. Let's just say in a country when everything is censored and dating is forbidden until you graduate from high school I was quite suprised when Mary and I arrived in the nearby drab town of Shaoguan. The afternoon fog never wore http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Shaoguan/blog-149232.html