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Thu, 3 Sep 2009 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [638] | Comments [2]
Seriously I am in China to teach English not to join the Marines. I get a call this morning waking me up out of sound sleep. Apparently the police are on the way up to my room to exam the safety of my living conditions. Seriously, it is not like i am ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [476] | Comments [4]
As many of you may know I have the tendency to grow a full thick beard rather quickly and not spend the time to properely groom it. So I decided against bringing any shaving supplies with me to China. After two weeks my bird ws getting very long and ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By shorn | Views [498] | Comments [2]
Too tired to make an update right now. But, because certain people seemed not to be jealous enough, I decided to post this photo of me sitting in the bar on top of my hostel. Also, I am engaged now. I was the best (read: only) singer on my bamboo ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By shorn | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By godohell | Views [446] | Comments [3]
So yesterday we toured Lushun, which is apparently the place we live. Either that, or it's close. Dalian's the major city nearby. I dunno. I'm getting them all confused. All I know is that my Chinese blows and that I have approximately 23 mosquito ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [368] | Comments [1]
In my last story I told you guys that I was not teaching classes till the 24th, however they asked me to teach a class for my first 3 weeks. So in about 1 hour I have to head downstairs and teach my first class of second year international nursing students.... Read more >
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By magda | Views [347]
Nie wiem kiedy ostatni raz widzieliśmy takie zagęszczenie turystów.
Pewnie nie było ich aż tak strasznie dużo w sensie liczebnym, ale że
stare miasto w Lijiang jest nie za duże, a jego uliczki bardzo wąskie,
to miało się wrażenie jakby się szło od ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Sep 2009 | By shorn | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 1 Sep 2009 | By shorn | Views [344] | Comments [1]
Guilin is quite a nice city, much slower pace than Guangzhou or Hong Kong; almost relaxing, except for the hassle from touts. I deal with them with a subtle combination of relentless politeness and monstrous stupidity. Or occasionally I just tell ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Sep 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 1 Sep 2009 | By avoidthenastyones | Views [6632] | Comments [1]
Well, today i am feeling particularly italicized...i don't really know what that means, your guess is as good as mine...Also, i think the title sums up the whole journal, so i'm done. Oh fine, i will go into details. Today was the first day of class, ... Read more >
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By relivethefire | Views [809] | Comments [2]
...that taxi drivers here are definitely not hired to be knowledgeable about the city and to take you to a destination. I would equate taxi drivers here with people who are hired because they can drive. Not because they know where they're going, ... Read more >
Tags: daily life
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By godohell | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By godohell | Views [570] | Comments [1]
Today we went to the Henshan Temple. It was spectacular. The ride there was fairly uneventful, though we went up into the mountains on these tiny roads. It was a little frightening especially since our bus driver hurtled as opposed to drove. Our first ... Read more >
Tags: 500 yuan, allergies, dragonflies, fishies, golden buddha, henshan temple, snacks
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By godohell | Views [736]
So we left sometime in the afternoon for some park that I didn't realize was going to be on the ocean. I didn't even remember the name until I asked Lily, who is our Chinese tutor. You'll see her in some of the pictures on my Picasa page. She's really ... Read more >
Tags: jellyfish, lighthouse, ocean, oceanic division line park, pictures, stairs
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