The meal cost us about 4 bucks, plus 2 dollars for the beers, and it was delicious. Next time we probably won't get the rice because it wasn't too great. So, it will cost between 2 and 3 dollars. Ahaha, I love this place!
A little sight-seeing and our main campus by the river September 2nd 2012 This update is mostly just to get some pictures out there. We should be starting to work at the university in a few days. So, I should have some interesting things to say about our experiences with that, but for now we are just hanging out and exploring. Here, I share some photos of our exploring. ... read more
Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu » Emi Shan 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
Hi, my name is Tommy. I arrived in China in August to start teaching English to non-English majors at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China. I'm spending a year here with Dani who also has a travel blog at www.mytb.org/yelljones. We will both begin teaching at the University in September, and it is a very new experience for us. I will be teaching around 600 students every week, and I will only see each class once per week. We have a lot of material to cover, and we have been told that we are basically set up to fail. A fellow teacher told us that we should just teach our students how to b... full info