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The Shopping Experience of a Lifetime!

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [1451]

Shopping Trip to Remember So when I last wrote I left out one slight detail that actually has probably been the ultimate language experience of the trip. It all started when I had to go Grocery Shopping last night. There is a store within ... Read more >

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Gallery: The Kindergarten

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

My Classrooms and students
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Into the Working World

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [734]

Into the working world….. Day 8 + 9 7/2/07 So I know if has been awhile since I have written but the past few days have been extremely crazy. Sunday evening ended with a great barbeque. Basically ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Where I live

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

My apartment
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Going Shanghai Style!

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [581] | Comments [2]

After an interesting morning at the Special Olympics event, I was quite exhausted! WEll, not really, but the weather was nasty enough out that I could curl up on the couch and read a book and do a little work on my Chinese. However the evening brought ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Scheming, Scamming, and the Great Wall at Simatai

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By jmleslie | Views [1618] | Comments [2]

So, Michelle and I had our trip from Beijing to Simatai very well planned out. We checked our guidebook, and it recommended that we go the long distance bus station, from there catch bus 980, and once the bus made its last stop at Miyun we were ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: My Guest Family's House

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

Where I stayed my first week
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Special Olympics...aka..Foreigner's Party

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 | By aemaus | Views [1605] | Comments [2]

It is Saturday in Beijing, and I am pretty sure I just had one of them most interesting adventures that I will have over the duration of my time here in China. However, let me start from the beginning so you are all on the same page that I was. I ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Beijing

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By thestunnings | Photo Gallery

Temple of Heaven, Beihai Park, Hutongs, and Opera
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Gallery: Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By thestunnings | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Beijing and the Great Wall

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By thestunnings | Photo Gallery

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The Chairman is Closed for Renovations

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By jmleslie | Views [945] | Comments [1]

China is infamous for its odd English translations. Our hotel room in Qingdao, for example, had a sign that I believed to be a warning, but its message was cryptic: "Point out Friendly, Smooth Floor." I should certainly hope that ... Read more >

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For the History Geek!

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By aemaus | Views [623] | Comments [1]

So I just found out that the area I walked around taking those pictures in yesterday is known as the Hu Tong District. I thought some of you might enjoy the information I found on it. Too bad I didn't read this before I went and walked around!! ~A ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing