National Holiday Week 2010 - Dali III October 30th 2010 The weekend
Saturday was supposed to start slowly but there were some really weird noises very early in the morning. I may be a city boy but it sounded like pigs to me. Turned out it was. The family next door butchered a huge pig in the courtyard below our room. We had quite the view of the operation. The butcher was a real craftsman and very particular about his job. When he was finishe ... read more
Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
The WilsonsInChina blog charts the course of our three year adventure in China between 2008 and 2011. Dianne was a school administrator in Canada and heard about this opportunity just after retiring. Peter was an IT professional whose last contract ended just as Dianne decided that China sounded like an exciting adventure. He taught ESL one year but spent the rest of the time supporting Dianne as she shared her great knowledge and experience with the Chinese and Western teachers at the Maple Leaf International School in Dalian. China. While we are back in Canada now, our adventures are ToBeCon... full info