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DJ Music, Changchun, China travel blog

DJ Music

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

... the waiters spoke (broken) English and it was a very quiet restaurant. This was a much welcomed change of pace from the rest of Changchun which is busy, hectic and loud. after supper I went out to a club called DJ Music Club with my coworkers Ian, April ...

Mix Arsenic In A Pot Of Curry, Changchun, China travel blog

Mix Arsenic In A Pot Of Curry

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

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I don't believe I've ever been as sick as I am right now. last night I went out to the Curry House, a restaurant that I have been eating at since I've arrived and my friends have been eating at for about a year now. With all that time illness free, ...

An Indian, Chinese, Canadian walk into a bar..., Changchun, China travel blog

An Indian, Chinese, Canadian walk into a bar...

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

... without getting lost, stolen from, beaten up robbed, dismembered or even very hungry. So far, so good My first night in Changchun, Java took me out to a curry shop to meet his Indian/Brittish friend William and his Chinese girlfriend Helen. It was a ...

I Feel Like One In A Billion!, Changchun, China travel blog

I Feel Like One In A Billion!

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

Well, I had my demo class with the English First private school and I'd have to say it went pretty well. I geared my lesson toward children and even brought in my guitar and did some children's songs. The director of EF is a Scott named David, really ...

What's in a Name?, Changchun, China travel blog

What's in a Name?

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

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... well as tons of counterfit designer wear. loads. unbelievable amounts. Anyway, we later went to my first Chinese buffet in China!!! How exciting is that? I went with William, Helen, Michael, his girlfriend Claire and Claire's sister. The food was ...

The Palace of the Last Emperor, Changchun, China travel blog

The Palace of the Last Emperor

A travel blog entry by madameharris

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Have you watched "The Last Emperor?" Breakfast at Hotel Wedding at the Hotel Palace fo the Last Emperor Lunch at Seafood Restaurant Changchun World Sculpture Park Shopping at Local outlet mall Tea Shop Dinner at East King of Jiaozi ...

Gonna Party Like It's My Birthday!, Changchun, China travel blog

Gonna Party Like It's My Birthday!

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

It's my birthday and I'll work for 11 hours if I want to! It's a long day working 8 until 7 with a few hours off in between. but it's my birthday AND it's Chinese Mid-Autumn Day! Mid-Autumn Day festival is pretty cool. Everyone is always trying to ...

Pu Yi, the Puppet Emporer, Changchun, China travel blog

Pu Yi, the Puppet Emporer

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

... that's right! I have ten days off and I plan to make the most of them! First night I was out enjoying the nightlife of Changchun, which is much better than one would expect. The next day I went with some of the other staff to Pu Yi's palace. The ...

Xie Xie, It's been a great visit!, Changchun, China travel blog

Xie Xie, It's been a great visit!

A travel blog entry by madameharris

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Worst. Hospital. EVER!, Changchun, China travel blog

Worst. Hospital. EVER!

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

So, Today I spent most of my day at what was supposedly Changchun City's best hospital... I would hate to be sick at any of the other hospitals if this one was the best. I have never seen such poor hygeine in a hospital in my life, in fact, I have never ...

Harr Potter? You've Got To Be Kidding Me!, Changchun, China travel blog

Harr Potter? You've Got To Be Kidding Me!

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

... . My students would rather have time practicing speaking their English and listening to a native English speaker speak. We discussed Canada, Changchun, table manners in Canada and the arts. I also happened to have my guitar at the school so after the ...

Work, Good! Apartment, Bad., Changchun, China travel blog

Work, Good! Apartment, Bad.

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

Welcome back everyone!!! I Just had my first day of work at English First. My first week or so will simply be viewing other classes with different teachers and age groups. This will be a great opportunity to see some other teachers games and styles in ...

Third Time's The Charm, Changchun, China travel blog

Third Time's The Charm

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

Time to find a new apartment... again. I less than one month at China, I manage to have lived in three apartments. The first one was rubbish and dangerous. The second aparment I was stabbed in, but the new one seems to be the best yet! One of the ...

Changchun Foreign Language School, Changchun, China travel blog

Changchun Foreign Language School

A travel blog entry by madameharris

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To Be or Not To Be..., Changchun, China travel blog

To Be or Not To Be...

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

... , Luck and Longevity chimes and a little bathing sumo who pees water when you turn him! If there is anyone considering coming to China to teach, my only advice is do it now! If you want more information send me a message I could probably help get you ...

Chicks Dig Scars... right? right?, Changchun, China travel blog

Chicks Dig Scars... right? right?

A travel blog entry by billman_teskey

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... all came back clean so all is well! One thing I have to say is that this is completely uncommon to happen to foreigners in China. I feel totally safe walking anywhere at anytime here. When I lived in England for a year I felt much less safe at night or ...

Photos taken in Changchun, Changchun, China travel blog

Photos taken in Changchun

A travel blog entry by andrea.lqz

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Changchun is the capital of Jilin Province. Not very much to see there but maybe that's just because of me. People are very friendly though. ...

sleeping in Changchun, Changchun, China travel blog

sleeping in Changchun

A travel blog entry by andrea.lqz

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everybody here is just too tired to do ...

On the train to Changchun, Changchun, China travel blog

On the train to Changchun

A travel blog entry by andrea.lqz

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Train travel in China seems to be getting more and more crowded. We went on a train to Changchun and arrived at 2am. The train was very crowded with many people not able to buy seats. Passengers are sleeping just about anywhere on the aisles and between ...

The Last Emperor of China, Changchun, China travel blog

The Last Emperor of China

A travel blog entry by eddakath

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... been treated by the Japanese. When the Chinese Communists under Chairman Mao came to power in 1949, Puyi was repatriated to China after negotiations between the USSR and China. Puyi spent ten years in a Fushun War Criminals Management Centre, except ...

Day-trip to Changchun... around 11 AM to 3 PM, Changchun, China travel blog

Day-trip to Changchun... around 11 AM to 3 PM

A travel blog entry by simpler_child

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This has to be the ugliest large city I've been to in the world. There is not a single grace-saving feature in this city, except that the whole grey-drab mess is a monument to the souless, industrial-utilitarian nature of Communist-planned cities. The ...

Just Checking The Place Out, Changchun, China travel blog

Just Checking The Place Out

A travel blog entry by eddakath

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... 8217;m only around four hours south from Harbin yet it feels like I’m back in China even though I actually never left China. Changchun is the Provincial Capital City of Jilin Province in Manchuria. The city is located roughly at the center of the ...

Pictures of my new home!, Changchun, China travel blog

Pictures of my new home!

A travel blog entry by daniellerossi

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I have snooped around for the last two days and discovered that I am located in an ideal spot. A walmart is very nearby and of course my school and classroom where I will study the Chinese language is just a block away. Here are some pics of my new home ...

我心飞翔, Changchun, China travel blog

我心飞翔

A travel blog entry by gj18900

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我心飞翔, Changchun, China travel blog

我心飞翔

A travel blog entry by gj18900

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Not all those who wander..., Changchun, China travel blog

Not all those who wander...

A travel blog entry by cutiebanana

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So, that's about it for Changchun; go and see Puyi's palace.  Oh...and have some delicious food! ...

Puyi the Puppet, Changchun, China travel blog

Puyi the Puppet

A travel blog entry by cutiebanana

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Amusingly enough, I put off this travelpod for almost a year (it's now March 2011).  Oh, how easily I could have written it when memories were fresh.  So, since I've forgotten anything and everything anecdotal, I shall just say that we went to ...

Relaxation!, Changchun, China travel blog

Relaxation!

A travel blog entry by daniellerossi

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... late as you wanted to stay…. One thing I couldn’t help noticing in the pools was the fact that Chinese people in Changchun can’t swim! Even the girls who came with us were all unable to swim…So, Carlo and I gave the first ...

Beijing Welcomes You , Changchun, China travel blog

Beijing Welcomes You

A travel blog entry by daniellerossi

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Half Moon Park , Changchun, China travel blog

Half Moon Park

A travel blog entry by daniellerossi

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