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Changsha Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Changsha, China
Changsha People: delightful and helpful
... students and warmth, one north to the Harbin area to visit students there, see the ice sculpturing, and maybe swing down through Beijing, probably by train on our way back to Changsha. Dreaming gives hope, and we will be content however things turn ...
Nanjiao Park
It's cold, by local standards, and wet. It feels more and more like work as the daylight and play time decreases. Still, there’s always good fun to be had, and tasty, if not so good food to enjoy. We’ve knuckled down this week and really put ...
We're Actually Teachers
... ultra-sound, ECG, urine test and vision check. There were lots of foreigners there but we were all quickly being processed. Changsha is a major exporter of Fireworks so you can hear them testing them often during the day and see them at night. ...
Frogs, Ruth to Yuelu and Zhangjiajie prep
... to participate in these “Oral English” Olympics. The previous teachers, John & Chris, left us a “Welcome to Changsha” document with lots of very useful information. One was where to look locally for DVDs. So, Tuesday after my ...
Vince, this one's for you!
... idea, I think. So, Lee was here at 8 as he said he would be. We were in a taxi by 8:15 and at the Changsha Certification and Inspection Group building, over the #1 Bridge over the Xiang River, in SE Changsha, just before 9:00. What efficiency!!! We walk ...
Home Sweet Home
... . Once it got dark, as the skies were clear, we saw hundreds if not thousands of fireworks going off below us. Back in Changsha, as suspected, there were n regular taxis to be seen. The first decent looking guy to offer us a ride, and drop his rate from ...
Two months w/o entry: Wow!
... Hainan was great, but it opened our eyes to new possibilities. We've been somewhat torn between our love and hopes for Changsha, this university and its many wonderful students, and change. Last month we visited Jennifer, in Guangzhou, a teacher we met ...
Km 20'050, Changsha
... die schmerzen wieder. Auch mit massiv weniger Tageskilometer wollen die Schmerzen nicht weggehen. Schlussendlich entscheide ich mich,nach Changsha, die naechste grosse Stadt zu radeln und dort eine grosse Pause zu machen. Meine Knie muessen sich ...
Fun and Sun in Changsha
... AND hospitality is big there so we don't need a hotel. We'll see, hopefully. We look forward to such opportunities to see China while giving students the extra time to speak English. This happens to be my tourism class and most of them are taking the big ...
Night and Day- the difference Ruth's making
... any Sunday we can. Some photos and maybe video may accompany today’s blog. Then we wound our way through some of old Changsha to eventually come into Walking Street near the South end. We bought and ate a banana from one of the little shops, which ...
Saturday 8/28/2010, again
I was just reviewing my blogs and noticed something of a hole from the weekend. I could swear I wrote about my walk across campus and down the water stairs (as I call them) on Saturday. I discovered this as I wanted to upload a picture of where ...
Flashback
... booked Ruth's flight out of Vancouver, B.C. on Wednesday, September 15th, via Air China. She'll fly direct to Beijing, have a 2 hour layover and catch another Air China flight to Changsha, cutting 9 hours of my travel time. And now back to the ...
Changsha
... wait till Vietnam with the French influence. The plan is to head down South to Guilin for monday and down down the Li River to Yangshou and then cross the border to Vietnam. Hope everyone is keeping well. Regards from China Nicolas and ...
Holidays, Lady Dai & Martyrs Park
... , chilly day and a few boys (Jack & Jason) escorted us on our long overdue trip to martyrs Park and the Changsha Provincial Museum (http://www.hnmuseum.com/hnmuseum/eng/main_index.jsp). Normally the museum is so crowded you go get your free ticket, ...
No insult, no physical injury, but come on guys...
I haven't slept through a night here yet, but I need to get back to bed ASAP: 10 a.m. class, then with Vince's ongoing guidance, I'm feeling ready to try and find a 312/314 bus and get to Wal-Mart. Maybe a more touristy area will accept my debit card or ...
Recovering from Zhangjiajie
... entering we felt like new people, paid our 50 yuan apiece (about $8 each) and walked down to the bus station. Youhoolee says Changsha is famous for their Chinese foot massages. I teased Ruth about it being a weekly routine. She says maybe monthly, as she ...
The Good, The Bad, but no ugly
Lee called me at 6:45 and mumbled something I didn't fully understand, as I was "resting." I'm glad he called, otherwise I may have slept right through English corner. Still, I had 15 minutes to go a 5 minute walk. It's been breezy all day and we may be ...
Wal-Mart GPS coordinates
... if your car were being guided by the map, we'd all be in trouble. Sooo, if anyone else checks the coordinates, or is in China trying to find Wal-Mart with my coordinates, and also gets on Weiguo Street, over the river and south of Wuyi Ave, then ...
Last day in Changsha
Last day in Changsha. No morning lesson, as already held farewell party, so not much more to do than finished packing, have a last lunch, say some goodbyes including some farewell snaps and leave. Had already sent a parcel weighing over 8 kg off to ...
jião he pâobù (teach and run)
... , or the German borders of Luxembourg (in fact most of the place I have lived) it IS possible. So it is also is in Changsha, or Odense or Swindon (both a bit smaller!), or London or Copenhagen. But it’s a lot more difficult IF you have the money. ...
Getting to know my local area.
Saturday goes by in a bit of a daze, having slept pretty badly. Chilly, all new etc, woke boiling due to the air-conditioning!!! Jin Shan had school, that much I can be sure of. He's always at school. Was up late(ish), so lunch appeared pretty soon. Much ...
Primary school and "beer bars"
... a good idea it might be to do the same in Denmark. This school was also, of course, one of the very best primary schools in Changsha. It’s probably not just something they say! Enjoy the photos – I will try to upload video too. If not, you can ...
I am getting so hot!
... so construction was everywhere and wreaked havoc on traffic and city streets, which made even walking a maze as they closed many streets. Changsha seems like a nice city but it’s definitely one of the places where you need a local to show you around ...
How the rich live!
Morning Chinese lesson moved to Friday, so morning free. Prepared my lessons for the afternoon - two English lessons. Went fine. Straight after the lesson went to Jin (another Jin)'s house over the river near the "mountain". Huge, and I mean huge, ...
Chilled in Changsha
Well, although I really didnt do a whole hell of a lot here (I visited a lovely friend Heidi and her gorgeous pooch shao bing), I did manage to watch a whole lot of TV show re-runs on DVD (Bliss!) Eat a bag of Pineapple lumps (Double bliss!) and miss two ...
The trials of one lesson a day!
Having spent evenings waiting for stuff to happen, I decide to take things into my own hands. Decided I needed to start using my weekends to get away. Chose Chengdu. Fancy seeing the pandas. And a little mountainous terrain – way out of the city, ...
The Wanderer...
Up and had the English lesson with Kai Xing and his cousin too. Oral English really is generally very poor in China but this family is very good. As a week earlier they ended up inviting me for lunch. We were in a mixed Chinese-Western style restaurant so ...
T-in the park
... excellent English and so can help out when I get stuck. She's willing to use part of her day-off, she showed me a park in Changsha (a first), and we drank ginger tea for an hour or more. Nice and relaxing, well, apart from racking my brain to drag up the ...
Two Day Trip back to Changsha
... for over 1,000 RMB. We said no and got an even later time, at a lower rate. We ended up paying the 1,000 and left Changsha around 6:00 p.m., on a train that doesn’t stop at the North station. So, it was the Metro to and then a taxi home, arriving ...
Observing Deng Ling's lesson
Cold in Changsha today, max 8 degrees. Really happy for my Siberian sweater indoors! Observe (and occasionally help) in Deng Ling's lesson. Really enthusiastic teaching – made me feel old! Longer chat with Deng Ling after the lesson (she really is ...