Blogs from Taizhou, Jiangsu, China, Asia - page 4

Saturday: One of Ben's students dropped by at lunch. We played Guitar Hero and he's improving! Really sweet kid. We went out and got KFC for dinner and it was really good...much better than KFC in Canada. Way less greasy...we got chicken sandwich with a piece of chicken on the side and Pepsi. They serve dessert there too, so we each got a strawberry sundae which was also really good. We might get a bucket deal with mashed potatoes & gravy for Christmas dinner since we're going to be alone here. We also did some groceries, got some beer (Bud) and it was pretty cheap about $4.30 for 6 Canadian funds. We went home to drop everything off and then went to get some movies...some didn't work in the PS2 or VCD player so we had ... read more

I didn't have class until 2pm today but I had three classes in a row until 4:25pm. They all went great! My first class was very talkative and even asked me some questions about life in Canada and about myself. My second class was really sweet, a lot of them said I was beautiful and lovely which made me blush...they gave me a balloon at the end of class welcoming me to the school and area. My third class was also great, they even tried to find what my name is in Chinese. It was near the end of class so I'm not sure if they found what it was or not. They looked in a dictionary since my name also means glass :P Things are starting to improve, but I still miss home a lot..especially ... read more

We finally unpacked our clothes today, but for some reason I can’t put our suitcases away. I miss home a lot but I guess that’s understandable with everything that has been going on. I know I won’t forget this experience and I’m thankful I was able to do this especially with Ben…but something deep down inside of me wishes I would have just stayed home. Maybe once I start teaching on Monday my feelings will change. We also did some laundry, and it takes forever since the washing machine is so small. We’re getting used to it for sure though. We went over to the school and Ben got his schedule for the Senior High School but I’m going to be at the Junior High School for now which is right across the street from the ... read more

We woke up around 5:20am and while we waited we were disgusted by the people spitting and making gross sounds...it's really different from Ottawa that's for sure. We were also amused by a guy who had a laugh like Beavis from Beavis and Butthead...we couldn't help but laugh! We arrived at 7:30am and were greeted by two guys from the school who then brought us to breakfast...I didn't each much again because I'm not used to "lunch/dinner" food in the morning. The ride to our apartment was long and boring. The area isn't what we expected it to look like at all. We were actually a little disappointed in it to be quite honest...along with our apartment which is quite dirty. We did cry a bit because its scary to be somewhere where you don't really ... read more

Saturday: Didn't do much today, just took it easy. Rented some movies and just relaxed :) Sunday: We had the boy come over again (Erik) and his grandparents brought us a Christmas tree and some Beijing duck...it was a really nice gesture :) Now we have a tree, but it still doesn't feel like Christmas is in 2 days. It's going to be a hard Christmas this year, but next year we'll be back with our family. And I think it will make our time together more special.... read more