Meighan Irvine

TravellingRedHead

Meighan Irvine

From Calgary, Alberta Canada. Just graduated from University with a double degree in education and management. Moving to China where I will teach in a Canadian International school. I am setting up this blog to keep in touch with friend and family before I move.



Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris January 23rd 2012

After leaving Hong Kong I flew to Kuala Lampur Via Air Asia. The flight there was good, but that is where is ended upon landing I was told that there was a 9 hour delay!! I was mad but really there was noting I could do and they had promised to put in ura hotel for the night. 1 hour later the 9 hour hour delay turned into 12 hours and the next morning it turned into 14 hours. So anyways that night we go to the hotel which is right beside a brothel ( I know this because there are about 6 hookers hanging out in the front of it!!). We are told that we get a free dinner so I go okay not too bad and I am pretty hungry!! So I go to ... read more
The Louvre
The Louvre
The Louvre

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon January 16th 2012

Okay the 5 week vacation is officially in progress!!! Woke up on sunday and grabbed my stuff after I spent 3 days cleaning because well you know how it is(at least with me, I didn't want science experiments growing in my house). Anyways, so left at 8 am and got a taxi, but in wuhan getting a taxi on a holiday is never an easy process. walked about 12 minutes and it took another 15 min to grab a taxi(even with Jenny(who speaks mandrin fluently)). So we are in the taxi and the driver goes to the police station beside the airport and is like oh this is not the airport, uuuh duh clearly it is the police station!! So then we turn around a little bit and he says that he can not go straight ... read more
The peak
The peak
Star Ferry View

Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan December 30th 2011

WooHoo!! 3 Day Weekend. For New Years I am going to a little pice of nowhere called Xinning ( pronouced sha na ing, I think :)) Anywho what is so great about this place you ask? well let me tell you.... It is a natural hotspring village. So I am pretty excited as 1... no work monday (yes!!! life is good) and 2..... I have not been to a hot spings since aug when I went with rachel. I love the hot spings and it is almost like a bath. I miss Baths so much why are there only showers in china??? I have not been in a bathtub for months and I think that the hotspings will be the closest i will be able to get in a while yet. I will try and post ... read more

Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan November 25th 2011

I am sooo full. We went to aloha's and had american thanksgiving! Pumpkin pie was AWESOME, just like from home. Also I know I am horrible at wirting entries. I have never ever been any good at remembering to put in writing entries at any time. I am sitting here at my computer at night and am soo full its unbeilevable. Anyways paul took photo's which I will try to steal so that I can post them here. All is good so far. I have 35 teaching days left until I go on holidays. woohooo!! No I am not counting down yet. The VP annouced it at the last staff meeting. I am really really looking forward to my vacay though.Otherwise life is good. I have money so life is even better. I am missing my ... read more

Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan October 10th 2011

Last Saturday I left for my first Chinese vacation. It was exhausting but fun. I took and 18 hour train ride to Chengdu from Wuhan which I will never, ever do again. It was sooo painful. From Chengdu we went to Leshan, eima Chan, The we went to dijaiuyan, and from there we went to jiuzhaiugo. We flew back yesterday which was also painful. I climbed (yes that's right) I climbed up and down mountains and I even got burned at the top of eima chan. I will post some pictures to tell more about it.... read more
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North America » Canada » Alberta » Lethbridge July 31st 2011

I have 21 days left and I have not done anything. I have gone to Fairmont and lazed around for 4 days, and now I am at my sisters in lethbridge. Basically I have not done anything since I stopped working at my summer job. I must start planning for the new school year though. I will start that tomorrow. It has been a pretty good week though altogether. I am not really much of a blogger but this is my basic entry so that I may start posting when I get to China.... read more




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