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Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian May 4th 2007

Just moved into a new place and some people are asking me about the layout and what it looks like. I've termed it a palace because it's 120 square meters (I'm pretty sure they're square meters) up on the 17th floor. It has two big windows on either side, one looks out onto the apartment complex that I live in and the mall that Cam works at and towards the sea. The other side looks out towards Olympic Square and the river next to my apartment. The building has an elevator and ramps into the building, which is really nice. There are two bedrooms, a bathroom, a large living room that includes a dining room at one end and a nice dining like table right next to the window looking out over the complex for two ... read more

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian April 27th 2007

Spring Field Trip: Big Black Mountain Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian By southernsoulApril 27th 2007MichaelWesley and I participated in our university's semester field trip to the Big Black Mountain. Most of our classmates came along with the exception of Zhong Dao and Zeng Jun Rong. The weather was perfect and the climb was absolutely awsome. We didn't get to the peak but we came pretty close. ... read more
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The Development Zone aka The Qu!

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian April 24th 2007

I think I finally know what it's like to be the husband coming home from a long day at work. You just worked 13 hours and all you want to do is pass out. You don't really want to talk to anyone, don't really want to do anything, just want to rest. But the only problem is everything around you is not at rest, it's still moving. So you still have to deal with the noises of your wife and your little child (or in my case my boyfriend and my roommate). Yesterday my roommate came up with a real stickler. I was just about to call my dad and tell him that I had a good day but I was exhausted when she says to me "I have something to say to you when you ... read more

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian April 9th 2007

You are a man who owns many cats at home. I was a tiger you found in the wild. The moment you saw me you looked and thought to yourself “aah, such a beautiful creature but it’s a tiger and all I have are cats.” But then, after some examination, you discovered I had some of the same features as a cat and you decided to take me in and try to tame me to become a cat. But alas inside me I still felt like a tiger. Every now and then I would feel my bones ache from being locked in a cage too long. One day you tried to put the tiger with other cats but it made me angry to see cats so tame who had never seen the beauty of the wild. ... read more

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian April 8th 2007

There was a handsome little boy who lived in a town. Every now and then he would go out into the woods to have a picnic. But every time he went out he came back screaming "Tiger! Tiger!" The first time he did it the townspeople got really scared and started running trying to get to safety. But the tiger never came. After that when the boy came running back screaming "Tiger! Tiger!" the townspeople went crazy for they were thinking to themselves "Is he telling the truth or not? We love this little boy but he always screams this. Maybe one day it will be true. Then what do we do?" One time the boy came back with a scratch on his back screaming the same old phrase "Tiger! Tiger!" The townspeople watched him, crazy ... read more

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian March 26th 2007

So it's finally happened. I didn't know it would happen this fast but I'm finally starting to get old. I slept 9 hours last night and again fell asleep the entire bus ride from my school to my work. For some reason I always seem to be tired, no matter how much sleep I get. Also I'm getting lovehandles! Darby with lovehandles, can you imagine? I mean really! I never thought it would happen. I think I just need to sleep and exercise more. I've not been exercising recently because I've been so tired but maybe I'm tired because I'm not exercising. The only thing I do all day long is work and eat and sleep. Not good! I want to start going running outside during my long breaks when it gets a little warmer. Maybe ... read more

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian March 24th 2007

I am really on the internet too long. About 7 or 8 in the evening, I finally made myself leave my apartment and go somewhere. I put on my tennis shoes, grabbed my Ipod and bounced out of the door and down my concrete stairway. I passed a couple of children playing a game of badmitton with two rackets and a bird. I passed the fruit vendors, the tanned meat fryers, the dvd salesmen, and several hungry students my age chomping on fish balls and meat-on-sticks. I passed the newspaper stand and the 4 or 5 motorcyclists, always waiting there, and made a direct right at the corner. I walked past the over-bridge, past the flower shop, past Tian Tian, and finally made it to my destination: the front of New Mart. At about 7 or ... read more

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian March 23rd 2007

I'm back after a business trip to China. 5+ hours to Shanghai, then an internal flight from Shanghai to Dalian. Stayed at the Shangri-La, and our gracious hosts made sure we were well taken care of, from providing cars and chauffeurs to taking us for fantastic lunches and dinners. Oh yes and of course there was the business part of it too! ;) Good trip, more on it later. For now, am going to start reading the non-movie version of emThe Prestige/em by Christopher Priest. Have a great weekend, everyone! Updates: Some pics from AA's camera for the time being: I know it looks like we just went there to eat, but really there emwere/em important discussions going on! Really! ;) In this pic, we had just arrived from Shanghai - Dalian. (My Frontier Technology ... read more
Dinner at Riviera
Wire mesh sculptures
Street view

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian March 19th 2007

So I really need help with this problem. Cam's aunt decided that we were close enough that she could request something from me through Cam. So Cam asked me to get it and I said I would try. Unfortunately this item that was requested does not exist. She is looking for a sweatshirt (preferrably wool) made in the US that says "made in the US". Unless I get someone to make a sweatshirt for me I am not sure about such a thing existing. I have looked on-line, my parents have looked in the stores and I no longer know what to do. I guess I'll just have to figure something out. So, I found out something in class today that really made me laugh. When one of the two Russian students in our class left ... read more

Asia » China » Dongbei » Dalian March 19th 2007

I believe that after three classes of teaching english to children I can classify myself as an English Teacher. A big title. It comes with a lot of responsibility. I am responsible for the future of these children. Their lives depend on my ability. Well, I wouldn’t carry it that far. I think my first day is worth mentioning though. I got up very early, for me, in the morning because I was determined to take the bus to my destination. I left my apartment at 8 o’clock, and walked to the end of Lan Qing Jie, eyes open, for the Bus 31 stop. I kept walking along Huang He Lu. No bus 31. It was one of the haziest days Dalian has had since I arrived, but I was definitely not overlooking a Bus ... read more
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