Blogs from Liaoning, China, Asia - page 25

Hong Kong was a hoot. The mountains were shrouded in mist, so no tram up to the top, but I had a great time on "Hollywood Street"--the antique area. I was so thankful that everyone spoke English. Decided to stop in at a restaurant that was wholly occupied with locals, and ran into the first language problem. Nothing was is English, and the wait staff was confused as to what I was saying, and I had to fill out an order form. My neighbors had a great looking hot pot, so I just gestured for them to order the same thing for me. They left shortly, and another couple sat down. As I was finishing the delicious soup, the girl leaned over to me and said, "Why are you eating here?" I told her it was ... read more

Så er de første 2 uger af skolen næsten ved at være overstået, og jeg er ved at komme ind i en rytme med skole. I torsdags kom michael jo :) Inden han ankom havde min 30 årige koreanske klassekammerat Liu (et eller andet) inviteret mig ud og spise sammen med sin kinesiske kæreste (Carrie var hendes engelske navn). Det hele var egentlig lidt underligt, især da vi kom ind på en ret fin restaurant. 7 retter menu for 100 yuan cirka, og han inviterede, dvs. han betalte! Havde jeg lidt skidt med, men ...Sådan er det. Maden var rigtig god, og jeg var stop proppet, eftersom jeg havde vænnet mig til at spise mindre og mindre efter at jeg har været syg (det er ovre nu, især efter en weekend med Michael!). Efter spisning gik ... read more

Just got back from three months in Dalian. Highlights include:- - Trying some calligraphy and being told in no uncertain terms that westerners can't do it. Chris' 'tu' character apparantly 'looked like teacher's plane'. - Carting a big, blue dice and a monkey around the finer places of Dalian. Both, surprisingly, made it home. - Being told by my landlord that my rent was going to increase by 400% if I wanted to stay an additional two weeks at the end of my contract. - Conquering a number of fears and insecurities. - Being completely humbled (again) by not only children's natural tendency to show emotion but also the warmth and goodness that (Chinese) people can show.... read more

My fiance told me a really interesting story last night of his grandfather. I asked him why his grandfather didn't seem to enjoy talking too much and he told me that his grandfather was an extremely smart man who really enjoyed to read, talk about politics and culture. He said that his father used to work for the government but during the cultural revolution he decided not to work (as his job during that time was to beat down and hurt all those who had cultural jobs). I told him that his family should be really proud of him for sticking to his opinion and doing what he thought was right (and what I would have done too). But he said that instead his family had always been upset with his grandfather for not continuing to ... read more

Wow ,I just can not believe I will cycle to the city of Dalian this Sunday! I am both nervous and excited ,the trip from Qingdao to the city of Yantai is 145mailes(230km),and I have to arrive in Yantai in 12hours ,so that I can catch ferry to Dalian .then I will cycle to Lvxun .Wow ,such an excited journey! Dalian I am coming ! ... read more