Blogs from Chongqing, China, Asia - page 7

Three holidays are making their way through China's culture: The second most important holiday in the country, Mid-Autumn Festival and the consumption of the Moon-cakes with family and friends was celebrated on September 12th; Teachers' Appreciation Day was remembered on September 11th; and China's National Holiday will be on the calendar on October 1st. I want to wish all of my friends, collegues, and students around China very happy and joyful holidays. Thank you for the many boxes of moon-cakes, which are still adding inches to my waistlines, and the wonderful flowers, that brought so much color and fragrance to my home on campus. Over the past few weeks, I have been working hard on my TravelBlog, to catch-up with some of my recent travel-experiences around China. I do hope you find time to read them ... read more

Food is one of my favorite things about other countries. I love international food! I find it has way more flavor and variety than food in Canada. I have been here for just over a week and in that time I have had the opportunity to try a lot of different local specialties. Being the only foreigner here has its advantages as the other (local) teachers have really taken it upon themselves to show me around and help me eat! After my first day of work (August 1st) we all we went for Hot Pot. This is the most famous dish to come out of Chongqing. Hot Pot involves a big pot in the middle of your table. There is a propane burner underneath and the pot is full of some of the spiciest ingredients you ... read more

On Sunday, August 7th one of the teachers and I made our way into the heart of CQ city. We had to take a public bus from the school and then transfer to another public bus to get to the long distance bus station in Yongchuan. From there we got on another bus that would take us to CQ city. It would have been extremely difficult if I did this by myself – some might even say impossible. I still haven’t seen another ‘westerner’ in Yongchuan as its not really on the tourist map for China. CQ city is one of the world’s largest cities by population and by area. It has around 30 million people in it! It is also known as one of China’s 3 ‘furnaces’. In other words, it gets really hot in ... read more

It feels good to finally be at my (current) destination. Yesterday I flew from Narita, Japan to Dalian, China. I then flew from Dalian to Taiyuan to Chongqing. It was a long day of flying. After arriving in CQ I had an almost 2 hour drive to the Yongchuan district, which is where my new school is located. It was very late and dark out so I couldn't see much. Yongchuan district is most famous for its bamboo forest and tea mountain. In terms of China, however, its not that famous. I got dropped off at my apartment and was told to be at my school at 8:30 the next morning. I had NO idea where the school or how long it would take me to get there. I originally thought that my apartment would be ... read more

I wouldn't have konw if it's all been fated while the entire story started. However I don't even wonna know. Let's find it out ourselves. Since you put your heart in my hands. Since you've been my lady. Cos you can only be my lady.... read more