Destination: China

Getting to Wuhan

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By natashalittle | Views [393]

5 July 2007 Travelled by plane from Brisbane to Sydney, Sydney to Shanghai and then Shanghai to Wuhan. The stopover in Sydney was less than an hour. Had to get from the domestic to international airport, so I didnt have time to get any alcohol in duty ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Communication Breakdown

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By paul | Views [866]

After forty five hours on the Hanoi - Beijing express, which wasn't much of an express considering we had to change trains and disembark in Nanning for two hours, arrived in Beijing.  I was glad to be getting off having spent the previous night in the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Swimming Time!

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

Kids say the Cutest Things

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [1384]

Kids say the Cutest Things…..                       7-4-07   So it isn’t everyday that you get the chance to hear a baby’s first words. This is kind of the situation I have here in China.   The children say new English words everyday ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Only in China would you see....

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Scheming, Scamming, and the Great Wall at Simatai

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By jmleslie | Photo Gallery

The Shopping Experience of a Lifetime!

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [1414]

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 >

Tags: Shopping

Gallery: The Kindergarten

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Photo Gallery

Into the Working World

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [713]

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

Going Shanghai Style!

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By aemaus | Views [571] | 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 [1595] | 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

Special Olympics...aka..Foreigner's Party

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 | By aemaus | Views [1571] | 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