Blogs from Hongkou, Shanghai, China, Asia

So... es folgt ein sehr interessanter Text, für den ich jetzt auch Zeit gefunden habe, wo ich doch immer noch auf Reise bin. Am ersten Februar war Zoe wieder lernen, da es ja ein Montag war. Ich habe also schön geduscht und noch schöner gefrühstückt (weil ich ja jetzt sauber war...). Um zwanzig nach zehn wollte ich los und mich mit Leon treffen, weil er heute fliegen sollte. Daraus wurden dann zwanzig vor, weil ich noch Wäsche gewaschen habe. Dann bin ich einmal mit der völlig falschen Linie gefahren, falsch ausgestiegen und da für bestimmt zwanzig Minuten herumgeirrt. Also wieder zurückgefahren, in die richtige Linie gestiegen, dann nicht weiter umgestiegen, weil ich dachte zu Fuß wäre ich schneller... aber falsch gedacht. 40 Minuten habe ich gebraucht. Also bin ich anderthalb Stunden zu spät gekommen, aber es ... read more

I've been working in Shanghai for 1 month now. If i am not getting very far with the language... one sure shot of way of getting to know the Chinese people is to eat their food ! The language of food comes quite close to that of love! Its a necessity, we all need to eat, so why not? Some of these food explorations i did on my own. Struggling to explain what I want. Pointing at pictures or the displayed food.. The waiter telling me something in Chinese, me giving my best 'I don't know what u r talking about expression', followed by a meek smile ! always follow with a smile... Then of course they'll just give you what they think u want and show you how much it costs on a calculator.. Some ... read more

The National holiday was approaching, and it was adjacent to the mid-autumn festival (for which I had already made mooncakes). This meant an eight-day holiday! Well, eight days in government speak, but in our more pragmatic way of thinking four days more off work than a normal week. Think of a weekend as a two-day holiday. (Double plus good?) The holiday was basically the first week of October, but to compensate, the last Saturday of September was a working day. Back in the office, however, it felt like the end of term at school, and being a Saturday, I was sure this would no ordinary highly productive start to the weekend. Lead protagonists of the tribe were organising a trip. If your classmates told you that the end of term disco was cancelled and instead they ... read more

Hi All, Well what an adventure and all to find a supermarket. Returning to a good hostel. I do like the Laoximen Hostel. A good mix of travellers. I thought we could take in Duolun Road, a collection of restored houses. It was where the interlectual set lived. The most famous being Lu Xun. The church was a sight to behold from the outside and a real let down inside. It felt like a tardis in reverse. A huge building outside and tiny inside. I was like a conference room. We then preceded to get lost trying to find a Carrefour supermarket. We walked what felt like for miles. I made it back to Shaoyang and Dany is safetly in Italy. Enjoy the few photos Jah bless... read more

Where to start…….most of you reading this either presently know me or at least knew me at some previous point in my youth. Incase you don’t and you just randomly stumble on this my name is Zac McClanahan and this is my first attempt (probably a miserable one) at any kind of blog. For those of you who don’t know me well, I am notthe type to sit in Starbucks, sip a latte and critique meaningless things just to have my name on the internet. I am currently living in Zhengzhou China teaching English at a college and traveling in my considerable free time. Friends and family from home have encouraged me to write about the places I go and the things I see, and mom probably just wants an easier way to keep tabs on ... read more