#8 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-May Madness

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May 7th 2006

Published: August 16th 2006

The weeks have flown by and it's time for a well-earned break. We worked all the previous weekend, so as to have 7 consecutive days off. The students were very excited, as many of them had planned to go home to see their families and friends for the first time since Spring Festival Holidays in early February. The first week of May is known as one of China's "Golden Weeks", the others being in the... Read Full Entry

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Susan Storr

Sue Treadie

This blog was started in 2006 when I embarked on a new life adventure teaching English in China. It was a wonderful, enriching and enlightening experience. Many of you came on this journey with me. For those of you who are searching for more meaning and satisfaction in your life and feel that teaching languages overseas might fit the bill, I enthusiastically encourage you to take up the challenge as I did nine years ago. You will never regret it. In fact you will probably say "Why didn't I do this years ago?" I then began a journal of my journey home to Australia- the long way round! U... full info

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Silk Quilts

Fascinating process of drawing the silk threads out to create a thin layer for the filling of silk quilts. Very warm, light, and expensive- I resist, this time!

Vivian Among the Tea Bushes

The tea from this area is reputedly famous!

Nanxun Garden

One of the garden areas surrounding several old residences of important persons of old.They really knew how to relax!

Song Dynasty Records

History recorded on wood. Each one is one page of a volume of a carved book. This is in the library of Liu Chengy in one section of Nanxun. This important official spent lots of his own money to buy these old carved books, so as to create a significant collection of early historical records.

Vivian Exercising

Vivian and I found this outdoor exercise area in amongst the garden areas of Nanxun!

Stone Gate Feature

Sue in Nanxun

Cormorants Taking A Break

Cormorants are still used by local fishermen to assist in their night catch. I get the feeling that these birds are more for tourist photo opportunities!

16th August 2006

Stephen (Soggy) O' Grady
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Nice One
Hi Sue ... Great and interesting reading still ....!!! Hope you are keeping well, and I can see you are experiencing the time of your life, well it seems that way, for sure something you will not forget, but cherish for a long time!! On On

31st August 2006

Likk'mm
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Publicity needed
G' Treadmill, I didn't know about this until word of mouth got to me via Haggissimmo. Now I have a ****load of work to catch up on my reading. Enjoying it so far.

4th September 2006

Higgins
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On holiday break?
G'day Treadie. I've been keeping up with your very interesting blog entries. What's up since May? See you in Chiang Mai!

13th September 2006

LIZ (Mongrel)
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Hey Treadie
WOW! I have finally caught up with all your blogs - and wonder why it was August before May reached me - and no more since! Hope you are ok? Anyway - absolutely fascinating stuff! YOu certainly are having a wonderful experience. Only thing I can top you on is that I managed to get to see the Rolling Stones - in London - TWICE! Off to Istanbul at the weekend, then it is On On to Chang Mai - look forward to seeing you there. xx

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