Blogs from Hangzhou , China, Asia - page 6

Today was great! Im digging hangzhou more and more each day. It was the last morning in my dorm room that i have had by myself. I slept in a little, until my body (no alarm clock finally!) woke me up at 9:15, and when i opened the curtains it was a beautiful warm morning. I felt so lazy for "sleeping in" as i watched the students below me hustling and bustling to class. I put on a clean dress (wearing clean clothes makes me feel spoiled like a princess) and went across the street to get my usual banana from the crazy banana lady and a laundry bar for laundry in the sink. Joohee was moving into my room, so i cleaned up her side of the room (my hoops were sleeping on that bed ... read more

Journée plus relaxe aujourd'hui, ( il était temps pour vos jeunes, on les traîne comme on peut, ils sont à bout). Je n'ai pas hâte d'avoir leur âge. Donc début par une croisière sur le grand lac de l'ouest, en plein centre de Hangzou (un peu comme le memphré Magog mais entouré de pagodes). Suivi par une visite d'une manufacture de thé. Nous sommes maintenant des experts dans le contrôle de la qualité du thé chinois. Devinez quoi? Vous allez boire du thé pour un méchant bout de temps. La réserve chinoise en a pris un coup aujourd'hui. Finalement nous sommes allés visiter la ville de........s'cusez, je ne me souviens plus du nom. En tout cas on l'appelle la Venise chinoise. Donc promenade en pirogue dans cette superbe ville ancienne. Suivi d'une promenade dans les rues ... read more

Well, Jenny’s Bachelorette Party was a great success. It was mostly another KTV excursion with a few familiar faces – but it was exactly what Jenny wanted, and a good time was had by all. You may recall an entry from a few months back where I posted photos of Jenny, Blade and me hiking around Linying Temple. Please feel free to express confusion at the fact that the photos of the woman pictured here are also labeled “Jenny”… and here’s why: Those of us still working for the Mouse arrived casually late to the KTV party. We walked in to find three lovely ladies already singing their hearts out – namely, Amy, Summer and some new girl I’d never met before. I figured Jenny had brought a friend, and why wouldn’t she? It’s her party… ... read more

So, it went something like this: Sara and Zoe came in to work last week with really cute haircuts. I’ve been talking about needing one for a few weeks now, so the conversation naturally went to scheduling a day when I could get mine. For several days, Zoe and I sifted through photos of both myself and various celebrities with haircuts that have worked for me. In a world where “razor cut” and “Victoria Beckham” warrant a response of, “huh??” pictures were my biggest ally. Or so I thought. Today, Zoe and I met at 3 at one of our usual haunts and headed off to the land of many scissors to get my hair cut. Now, I should take a brief moment to acknowledge some… stereotypes. Like any ignorant American, I have a back pocket ... read more

It is unbelievable that we are heading into our final week of March! I still cannot wrap my head around how quickly the weeks scoot by. I knew that this year was going to go by very quickly, what with it being filled with new experiences… but this is madness. The end of March brings about the beginning of April which is going to be a month filled with “firsts” and plans. Lifestyle-wise, April is going to bring a very significant change. At work, I’m going to be taking on a classload and transitioning into more of a teaching position and away from the marketing madness. We are beginning a new term altogether the first week of April, so it’s a bit like a fresh start and reboot for the center at large. April is also ... read more