Blogs from Liaoning, China, Asia - page 24

Well, we’re here and mostly settled in. The flight from Victoria to Vancouver was a bit anti-climactic. Loading 6 suitcases plus carry-on bags into the van, driving to the airport finding two carts to shift the stuff to the check -in desk is a lot of work for a 15 minute flight. Then we had to pick up the bags and repeat the process in Vancouver because the Air Canada flight isn’t a connection to the Japan Air Flight. But at least our passports and visas were waiting for us there. Now that the Olympics are over the visa process should return to normal making these things a little less exciting. We were wondering what would happen if they had been delayed! The flight to Japan was just over 9 hours. With 60 teachers, some spouses ... read more

This past weekend I went to Dalian, along with about half of my fellow classmates. Dalian is a city in the Liaoning Province of China and is sandwiched between ocean. One side faces out towards mainland China and Beijing, the other faces Korea, North Korea if im not mistaken. Some background on Dalian: It's claim to fame in contemporary China is its urban planning and urban form. While the city is an important tourist destination, it is also famous as one of the most 'livable' cities in China for its own residents - the first Chinese city to be recognized as one of the UN's 'Global 500'. Today's Dalian is a visual encyclopedia of Tsarist Russian, Japanese imperial, Chinese Socialist and Chinese Modernist ideas about urban planning and the organization of city space and people. We ... read more

Denne weekend blev brugt på en lille udflugt. Jeg havde besluttet at jeg ville have udnyttet de sidste weekender her i Shenyang, og beslutningen denne weekend faldt på at tage til Dandong, en mindre by (600.000 indbyggere) en 3-4 timer væk fra Shenyang. Jeg fik lokket Annelies fra Belgium og Sara fra Tyskland med, så det var skønt. Fredag morgen tog vi afsted fra Shenyangs togstation. Der skulle masser af mennesker med toget, også folk der ikke havde pladsbilletter - godt vi havde det! Togturen tog cirka 3½ time. Lang tur, men det var ikke så slemt. Efter vi var checket ind på hotellet tog vi ned til floden - Yalu River. Derfra kan man kigge over til Nordkorea, som jo så er en af attraktionerne i denne by. Dandongs promenade var rigtig hyggelig og faktisk ... read more

Ja, blev gjort opmærksom på at det var længe siden jeg havde skrevet på bloggen, og det er jo faktisk rigtigt. Egentligt ikke fordi der er sket vildt meget, men lidt er der da sket. Den 18 april var en lidt speciel dag i skolen. Dagen før havde vi fået at vide at vi skulle noget efter den første time i skolen. Først havde jeg ikke rigtig forstået hvad det var vi så skulle, ikke nødvendigvis fordi jeg ikke forstod hvad det var min lærer havde sagt, mere fordi at det virkede så absurd at det var dét vi skulle. Efter første time skulle vi nemlig ud og plante træer! Af hvad jeg forstod er det fordi at skolen i år har 60 års jubilæum og træerne skulle så være et symbol på det. Hver klasse ... read more

This is me signing off folks! My new blogsite will be at the following location: http://elchinoamericanexpat.blogspot.com/ I have already posted an entry there to welcome you all. Please e-mail me at darbyji@gmail.com if you would like to be added to my new blog list.... read more