Blogs from Zhongshan, Guangdong, China, Asia

Hello People, So we are on our 3rd blog of the day, this was because or laptop (Neil's) broke down but it is all back running now!! Neil said it was a voltage problem at the other hostel!! I am so relieved I was having spooks withdrawal!!!! I am ill!!! This is the first time I have been ill the whole of China!!! But lucky for me I have my amazing boyfriend Neil to look after me, in between trips to the shitter and giving me cuddles!!! He got me fruit for breakfast, then I asked for western food for lunch so he brought back a Starbucks lunch of chicken salad, fruit bread and a choco pain (the boy did very good), dinner he brought back fruit again but it was delicious and 100% helping the ... read more

I'm in between Guanzhou and Macau right now. The rain started as we rolled into Guanzhou three days ago. The following morning I looked out of the hotel, at the drops flying down and said, "We are not staying here any longer. Our friends friends wait for us and it won't be longer than the previous days ride. So I put on my quick dry Giant shirt, and my spandex Giant leggings, shoes, American flag Bandana's and helmet complete with a side mounted camera. My girlfriend put on her heavier, warmer clothes with her cycling helmet and donned her raincoat. She looked at me and asked, "Won't you be cold?" I laughed a little looking at it, "You've got your raincoat but I've got my quickdry things. This stuff is made for this kind of ... read more

Ok, so here are some funny things that have happened since coming to China. The first experience with the Chinese people actually occurred in the Chicago airport as we were boarding the plane. I was one of a handful of non-Chinese people on the flight. Since the import tax on American goods is so high, all the Chinese people had purchased duty free items from the airport and wanted to carry the items on the plane. So the English speaking airline workers were trying to explain to the Chinese-speaking passengers how to collect their packages and carry them on the plane. Because there were so many, they just kept trying to shove the items in the overhead bins, and finding any room they could find so people were just running around everywhere. Then when the plane ... read more

I traveled south today to Zhongshan in Guangdong Provience. There's too much to say to try to explain what I've seen today so I'm just going to post pictures for now and will try to add words later.... read more

It has been so long since I have updated my blog, so to my friends and family who keep up to date on it, I’m sorry! I knew I would be busy coming here to teach, but I didn’t know HOW busy I would REALLY be! If you’re not a teacher, or don’t work with kids, you’d be surprised how much time lesson planning takes up each day! I’ve had a blast doing it all though, from power points to games and activities for my kids, I’ve had such a great experience, and its only been Two Months (well… almost!). I’m also creating really awesome and special relationships with a lot of my students, which I didn’t see coming, considering the massive class sizes. But each and everyone has given me so much love and support ... read more