Barbecue with Tom, Ian and Kevin

English Summer Camp: 15 Days; 90 Hours of English

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July 21st 2014
Time is short and my blogs are running long. My trip here will get way ahead of me if this keeps up! Here's how teaching here at HUST looks: First 3.5 hour class starts at 8:30 AM. 25 undergraduates of varying English skills. 2.5 hours break of lunch and a rest. Another 3.5 hour class with about 25 students runs until 5:45. Repeat 5 days on; 1 day off for 3 weeks. To call this "teaching" is ... read more

Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan

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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