BLACK DRAGON POND

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January 24th 2009

Published: January 27th 2009

Back in October we were invited by the college to enjoy a day at Black Dragon Pond……Resort?....Park?.......Center? It was not clear to us exactly what the grounds were used for, but it was a fairly close destination to our campus, so the 45 minute bus ride provided us the opportunity to spend a day in a non-city environment. The setting was beautiful, a combination of traditional Chinese a... Read Full Entry

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MUSHROOMS IN THE WILD, ON THE HILL WHERE WE WERE HIKING

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PUFFBALLS3

WILD MUSHROOM GATHERERS

WILD MUSHROOMS

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WILD MUSHROOM GATHERERS3

WILD MUSHROOMS2

ME AND CAROLINE

Mahjongg

DORIS, ANNIE, JENNIFER AND CINDY SHOW ME HOW TO PLAY MAHJONGG

Mahjongg setup

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HERES HOW YOU DO IT

JULIE SHOWS YA-LI HOW TO PLACE THE FOOD ITEMS ON THE GRILL

BBQ DINNER

IS THAT FISH DONE YET?

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THERE WAS A LOT OF STANDING AND SITTING DURING THIS MEAL AS ANYBODY COULD PUT ANY ITEM OF FOOD ON AT ANY TIME AND REMOVE ANY ITEM OF FOOD THEY WANTED. SO YOU DID NOT NECESSARILY GET WHAT YOU PUT ON THE GRILL IF YOU DID NOT GRAB FOR IT FAST WITH YOUR CHOPSTICKS.

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CINDY ME ANNIE

CINDY AND ANNIE ARE CHINESE TEACHERS HERE AT THE COLLEGE WHOM I HAD A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW DURING THIS OUTING.

ANGELA AND SOPHIA

THESE 2 LADIES HAVE MADE OUR SETTLING IN AND LIFE ON THE CAMPUS AN ABSOLUTE DREAM. THEY BOTH SPEAK ENGLISH VERY WELL AND HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO HELP US WITH EVERY AND ANY ISSUE, LARGE OR SMALL. OUR EXPERIENCE HERE WOULD NOT HAVE STARTED OR CONTINUED AS WELL AS IT HAS WITHOUT THEIR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT.

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