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October 25th 2010

Published: November 1st 2010

So it's hard to believe that I've been in China now almost 2 months, up to now I have talked relatively little about China it’s hard to know where to start really, I have so much to say as always!! This blog therefore will be considerable longer than the others as I will try and include as much detail about living in China as I can. All of you that know me well (actually you don’t even have to... Read Full Entry

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Elaine Mc Garvey

IrishGlobetrotter

Well I left Ireland on the 2nd of July 2010, so I have been travelling now for quite a while. I backpacked through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for 2 months and I had an absolute ball. Then I set up base in China for 6 months to teach English. After that I was off again, I backpacked down through China for a month and then crossed into Vietnam where I travelled around for a bit. Finally I flew to Australia on April 12th with a one years working holiday visa. This is where the plan ends.... what happens in Australia and afterwards is completely wide open so whatever happens next is just all part... full info

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... the Chinese really love their LED lights

Pizza hut... of course we had to try it out

it's actually considered fine dining over here, very posh inside!!

Myself and Demond letting off fireworks...

...my first time ever!!

No special occassion...

...Eddie just had some lying around!!

Chinese are VERY supersticious and they are always letting off fireworks to ward off evil spirits??!!

Often sounds like a war zone with all the fireworks going off!

I can't imagine what Chinese New Year will be like...

...mite need to invest in some heavy duty earplugs!!

On one of our days exploring Tangshan..

...we found "South Lake"

South Lake is a massive area where this massive park is built around the lake

Just a pity we didn't have more good weather to enjoy it for longer

10th November 2010

lol
Looks like you are going through culture shock.. a large dose of it. I think you'll be fine in due time. I had a similar culture shock in India but the Asian nations do have an appeal that can be hard to see but is difficult to forget.

2nd December 2010

IrishGlobetrotter
Elaine Mc Garvey

Response to John Smith
Hi John, sorry for the slight delay on the response...yeah it is definitely a huge culture shock to say the least but think I am adapting fairly well. China is a weird and wonderful place and I am glad to be experiencing all these new things however far removed they may be from my own culture and as you say these memories will be hard to forget!

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