#109 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (2009-Happy Spring Festival and Happy Chinese Lunar New Year, The Year of the Ox !)

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January 1st 2009

Published: December 30th 2008

TO MY LOVING FAMILY, TO MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD, TO MY FORMER COLLEAGUES AND STUDENTS AT CORAL GABLES SR. HIGH SCHOOL, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, AND REVERE HIGH SCHOOL IN BOSTON, AND TO MY CURRENT, KIND COLLEAGUES AND SWEET STUDENTS AT TAIZHOU TEACHERS COLLEGE IN CHINA: IT IS TIME TO BEGIN ANOTHER YEAR OF LIFE. THIS PRESENTS THE SATISFYING OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THE GRATITUDE FOR... Read Full Entry

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Hans J. Schneider

Hans

After 38 years as a Foreign Language Teacher and Foreign Language Dept. Chair at Coral Gables Sr. H.S., and A.J. Professor of German at the University of Miami, I have left Florida in June of 2006, where my home is in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. I have just signed another year's teaching-contract (my 8th year now) with Taizhou University in the city of Taizhou, located about 3hrs north of Shanghai, in Jiangsu Province, CHINA. I thought it would be informative for others and rewarding for me personally, to log the progress of my efforts from beginning to end, as a Travel and Photo Jo... full info

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Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #4

Fourth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #5

Fifth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #6

Sixth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #7

Seventh Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #8

Eighth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #9

Ninth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #10

Tenth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #11

Eleventh Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #12

Twelfth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #13

Thirteenth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #14

Fourteenth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #15

Fifteenth Performance

Holiday Voices on Christmas Eve, 2008 at TTC. Photo #16

The distinguished Music Professor from Nantong expresses her admiration this night's holiday performance.

Closing remarks by Mr. Xu

In his closing commentaries, College President, Mr. Xu, cannot contain his enthusiam and pride. Speaking for all of us, he honors the talent of our small teachers college and the evening's performers.

All of us enjoyed a beautiful Christmas Eve, 2008.

All of us returned to our homes, our spirits having been elated by the beautiful voices and music of the special people, that makes Taizhou Teachers College such a wonderful "Institution of Higher Learning".

Another winner not listed in the last TravelBlog.

This young lady was the last winner of the "boy and girl" dolls. I could not get her into my last blog in time, but had promised, that she would be seeing her photo in this entry.

Doesn't she look happy?

She was lucky winner number 6.

Now, what could this be??

A small shop, with this strangly shaped oven made me take a second look. I was told, that it is a traditional bakers-oven, where bread is prepared and baked the way it has been done in this part of China for hundreds of years.

Making bread the old-fashioned way. Photo #1

A roaring fire of straw heats the sides of this traditional old-fashioned bakery in a section of Taizhou called, "Old Street". In the meantime the bakers prepare the dough.

Making bread the old-fashioned way. Photo #2

The dough is attached to the sides of the heated oven, where it bakes to perfection. It is then collected by in a net by one of the bakers.

Making bread the old-fashioned way. Photo #3

The bread sells quickly to a line of waiting customers. It is bought hot and tastes delicious.

30th December 2008

Celia
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hallo herr schneider! we miss you and enjoy your travel blogs as always. thanks for all the info and the pictures. I wanted to wish you a happy and prosperous new year. may you continue to inspire and influence those people whose lives you touch everyday. love you!

1st January 2009

Lozmac
Lorraine

Happy New Year xxx
Hi Babe not had read all of your blog entries yet but from what I have see you are having a ball, keep up the good work. Happy New Year to you both, love Lorraine xxx

1st January 2009

Bill and Vi Shepard
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Happy New Year!
Hello, Hans! We are so happy to see you're enjoying this chapter in your life. Bill and I are having a wonderful time with our now 2 1/2 year-old Samantha! Would you send us your mailing address? We'd love to send you a picture! Many Blessings! Bill, Vi, and Samantha Shepard

2nd January 2009

June
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My deepest thanks to you for having kept me informed up-to-date by each of your new entries. Again, I read intensely and enjoyed all the details. Ich weiss genau, dass Sie gut rein gerutsched ins Jahr 2009. Nur wuensche Ihnen viel Freude, mehr Erfolge und vor allem: bleib kern gesund!

2nd January 2009

June
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Thinking about the day of your final departure from Taizhou would be sad and a terrible loss for the locals. This may be a bit too melancholy as your brilliant entries are still surely available. What a wonderful description about the soul-character of the ox and, the bred smells fresh!

3rd January 2009

Sue
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Happy New Year from Oz
Hi Hans Just returned from a wonderful Xmas at my brother's place (first in 3yrs) and a week's camping at our biggest music festival where I shared my Persimmon Stollen and Zimststerne ? cookies with some appreciative new "festival friends" Thinking of you all! Serious job-hunting next week as all the Language Institutes are back from their summer holidays on Monday!Gobi blog finally coming up next week! Hugs Sue

7th January 2009

Karen
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Happy New Year
Hello,dear Hans!I'm your stutent in Class 4 at Tai Zhou Teachers College.I miss you so much!Wish you and your family a happy new year. All the students majoring in English Education have finished 6-week intership,and we are busy with writing paper,next semester we will start job hunting.Hope all of us can get a good job,and hope you everything goes well!

31st August 2010

2009 in the Chinese Lunar Calendar is the "Year of the OX"

Amanda
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Chinese Lunar Calendar
More Accurate Chinese Lunar Calendar version.

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