Places we’ve been.
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Sonya and Rose had offered to take us to one of the main tourists attractions in Jinan called Thousand Buddha Mountain. They told us that if we went before the first tour at 6:00am we could get in for free. Nate set the alarm for 3:30am!…
I had a party in my Minions class, partly because we were covering the party unit, but mostly as a chance to say goodbye. Nate and I had been getting a collection of gifts throughout the week from our students. The school had informed them that we were going back to Canada to get married, … More Saturday November 08 2014
I have been trying to fight off a head cold all week, and with our flight to Thailand only a few days away it was a huge relief that it was finally starting to go away. I didn’t have any classes today, but I did have a make up session with angry Steven, and Tony. … More Friday November 07 2014
Nate and I got up early and caught the bus to Hero Mountain. We wanted to get in one last session of Tai Chi, and we were hoping to get the chance to say goodbye to our teacher. The last few times we had gone our teacher had been absent, so we were relieved to … More Thursday November 06 2014
I spent my office hours writing comprehensible lesson plans for the teachers who would be taking over my classes. I thought it wouldn’t hurt to give them a bit of a head start.
Nate and I sent two more boxes home this morning. With all of our students bringing us gifts it seems like we might have to ship even more stuff! Our last day is the 07th and there’s still so much to do! We met up with some of the west centre crew for dinner, and … More November 03 2014
Katrina was standing in front of the door to our centre, all but stamping her feet in frustration, “I get docked pay when I come in late,” she fumed. “How am I supposed to sign in on time when I can’t get in the door?” Katrina is not a morning person. Neither am I for … More November 02 2014
Happy Halloween! At 11:30 am Nate and I walked down our 5 flights of concrete steps. Nate raised a hand to the guard as we walked out of our building complex, and turned left towards Uni-mart. Katrina, Andy, and Susie were waiting for us, we had agreed to take a cab together. It didn’t take … More Friday October 31 2014
Back in high school my German teacher decided to teach her class with the help of a German copy of Harry Potter. My friend Alison was in that class with me. I don’t really remember doing much actual work, but that book did inspire my friend and I to begin a collection of Harry Potter … More Wednesday October 29 2014
Funky, fun loving, baijiu drinking Kaya is back in town! Super excited to get to see her before Nate and I leave China. My classes went much better today, and my excitement kept me going after our 10 hour work day was finished. Nate and I went straight to the Jinan hutong, where we discovered … More Sunday October 26 2014
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