Destination: China

In memory of Tom Carroll

Sat, 4 Sep 2010 | By lha | Views [731]

Yesterday, I woke to find a very sad E mail in my box.  My very good, dear friend and colleague, "Aussie Tom", as known by us all here at Peizheng College passed away in Brisbane, Australia the previous night.   Tom was one of natures true ... Read more >

How heaven and hell both exist

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [602] | Comments [2]

Let me tell you the end of that last 'story' was completely wrong. I developed a mega headache that forced me into the worst smelling chemist to mime a sore head for pain killers. I only had one class at 6 but before that a staff meeting. Discipline ... Read more >

Tags: class, heaven, hell, massage, sauna

what a man does with his free time...;)

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [406] | Comments [1]

Well my second day off was pretty eventful. I went to this lake you can see in the photos, it was really nice and quite and clean. There was a small exercise area next to it as well so i think i will be exercising over there for now! when i start ... Read more >

Tags: 88, china, drinking, party

Photos: My Local Lake

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 | By samvanneilson | Photo Gallery

My Flat walk through!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [408] | Comments [3]

Alright guys here is a walkthrough of my flat in china! http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2igoepz&s=4 enjoy.

Tags: china, flat, walkthrough

My first day off!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [559]

So today was my first day off and i think i made a good use of it! I woke up at 12 and decided a stroll around my block was in order. An hour or 2 later i went. Saw some pretty cool stuff (pics are up). In my 30 min walk around my block i saw 3 police ... Read more >

Tags: china, food, lake, shopping, sites, walk

Photos: General China

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By samvanneilson | Photo Gallery

Photos: football sunday!!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By samvanneilson | Photo Gallery

Football Sunday

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [491] | Comments [1]

day i went to the school prepared some lessons and had some banter with people at the school. I viewed a lesson of Freds which was great and the kids were really nice. I had a nice lunch there of assorted vegetables and duck! very tasty. Later i went ... Read more >

Tags: china, football, huizhou, teaching

Photos: from around town!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By samvanneilson | Photo Gallery

My First Lesson

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [428]

Hi everybody, This little ditty goes something like 'i suck'. I had my first lesson planning period as well. On Mondays we create lesson plans for the coming week with the Chinese teachers. They are very much in control of content but we get our ... Read more >

Tags: china, eating, first day, teaching

Photos: Beach Party with our new Chinese friends

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Photo Gallery

Photos: Bad Chinese Translations

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By thatgirlkate | Photo Gallery

Yunnan

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [501]

I stayed at the Hump Hostel for four nights while waiting for my Vietnam Visa which I applied for straight away. I wasn’t too comfortable exploring the province and leaving my passport in the hands of a foreign embassy. I ... Read more >

Losing ones head…

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 | By samvanneilson | Views [682] | Comments [3]

So right now it’s the 29th and I last updated on theeeeeee 24th? Lots to say. So on my first day in the school there was a morning staff meeting. I got to meet almost everyone at the school and they were very friendly and some have great English. Right ... Read more >

Tags: china, eating, hot, school, travel