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Sat, 11 Aug 2007 | By carol | Views [620]
When I heard there was a Walmart in Wuhan, I knew I had to take a look. I have seen McD's in lots of cities (in Wuhan too) and they are all the same. Even knowing this, I didn't imagine that the big American discount chain could do the ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 | By carol | Views [593] | Comments [3]
China is not what I expected. Wuhan and Beijing are just like any other metropolitan cities in North America but with a lot more neon lighting. There are tons of shopping malls with all the same products you'll find in the U.S. A few nights ... Read more >
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 | By thestunnings | Photo Gallery
Xi'an and the Terra Cotta Warriors
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Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [520]
There was a bit of a buzz in the classroom on Wednesday. Everyone was talking about whether they would or would not go to Tian An Men square for the one year to the Olympics festival. Till then I had heard nothing about it. I had not even bothered to ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By tristan | Views [460]
Actually, this isn't the beginning at all. My story goes waaay back many years, too far and far too much to actually get into here. Suffice to say that I'll start this chapter here and now, at the point where I joined this site, bought this travel insurance ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By carol | Views [844] | Comments [4]
these are so inexpensive! and when my student bargained for me, the price went even lower--from cheap to dirt cheap in a 15 second exchange of words. I bought American TV shows. I can easily rent dvds in Rome but not the TV shows, just movies.... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By carol | Views [1230] | Comments [5]
No, not in your pants but for your foot massage . . . My weekly treat is a pedicure/foot massage along with a neck, shoulder and back massage. This 90 minute event is wonderful. It is so relaxing and relieves all the neck and shoulder stress after ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [744] | Comments [1]
In the hutong alleys behind the Drum and Bell towers north of the Forbidden City, lives this tiny and bubbly Cantonese woman, a self styled “only woman chef” of Beijing. She has had the brilliant idea of giving Chinese cooking lessons literally from ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By carol | Views [507] | Comments [2]
One afternoon last week a male student stretched out during the 10 minute break and fell asleep. I didn't bother to wake him up when the lesson resumed. I was so impressed. Imagine a row of airline seats with arm rests that don't lift up and the tray ... Read more >
Tags: Teaching and the students
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By carol | Views [1071] | Comments [1]
By the time I leave here next Friday, I will have taught roughly 200 students about American higher education. We are working on a rotating basis. Each teacher spends 8 or 9 hours with each group before meeting a new group and teaching them the same thing.... Read more >
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Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [536]
The world looks at the Chinese as a nation of workers. We imagine them sweating it out day in and day out like little busy and unstoppable ants. They do. But, more often then not, the ants also turn into some spectacular grasshoppers.
Along Beijing’s ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Photo Gallery
Gateway to the East
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