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May 9th 2010

Published: May 9th 2010

I arrived here early evening Friday, having left Yangshuo at 08:10am. I was told the bus ride would take around 4-5 hours from Gulin, so after 6 hours and continuous rural landscapes I had convinced myself I had either taken the wrong bus or had missed the point I was supposed to get off at. I was sure that I was supposed to get off at the end at a bus station, but as I sat there looking more an... Read Full Entry

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9th May 2010

Sandi
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looking forward to your next entry Jessica - can you take some pics of your apartment for me to see. Ta Mumxxxxxxxxx

13th May 2010

Xi Gua
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Hey! Nice to see you made it there! Seriously throwing you on a bus and saying "good luck!" maybe a nerve wrecking experience but it's kinda better than getting coddled the whole time. And now you have a cool story to tell! :D Hope you enjoy it there. I can't think about how far Jianghua is from me but maybe I can make it down there sometime. I actually know the teachers that were there 2 years ago. If I recall there was a serious mold problem in the summer so get ready for that. By the looks of how many books your kids have, they're senior 2? Now that the hard part is over you can enjoy your time here. If you need any help just ask a student. They are more friendly and willing to help and typically your FAO is too busy to do anything in a timely matter. Your students will be your best friends. OOOH, you get a Chinese name yet? :D

17th May 2010

Rachel
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Hey Jess, I have just finished reading your blog :) it was strange reading it, as I actually imagined you speaking it as I was reading :) ! Glad to know all is well with you, pretty much an experience of a life time so enjoy every moment. Another blog entry soon would be nice ! We are missing you and thinking of you Love Rachx

21st May 2010

Crystalstorm82
Jessica Robinson

Hey
Hi how are you? Thanks for your message, it has been manic as you will be well aware, I barely get a chance to write - well that isn't completely true, I do get the chance, but I have become so lazy here and adopted the laid back attitude of the Chinese :-) Well it sounds like your friends had the same apartment as me - major leak and damp - awesome so Buckland are sending me elsewhere next semester, I said I wanted to stay the rest of the semester here as the thought of finding my way to another place is not appealing, so i will try and learn as much Chinese as possible lol. Yeah they are senior 2's so I was lucky I think. I have no chinese name yet, everyone asks me but no one has given me one yet :-( I think my nickname is beautiful lol which I won't complain about! I can't buy a bottle of water without being asked to join the shop owners or restaurant owners for a sit down chat (neither of which will understand the other). Anyway I am enjoying it her, a little bored however as not many hours and the city is very small Hope you are well, speak soon. Jess

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