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BAD NEWS!
So far everything has been going swimmingly, the right stamps issued by the right departments, just one more to get, and Ted rang to say he wants to meet at Gregs apartment...
The last government department said NO to Teds application to sponsor a Z visa and residence permit application. No explanation, I meet or exceed their requirements, no reasons listed for the declined application... Just No.
So I am on a job hunt again!
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Arrival at last.
The landing was a little off, there was a rainstorm flooding the runway as we landed and the plane swayed from side to side as it braked down the runway, I presume the plane was hydroplaning or the puddles were slowing one side more than the other or something, but a very rough and wobbly landing once touched down.
So after that it was out of the baggage ...
Sleepy Time for Hoopie
... teaching the curriculum and I need all the help I can get right now.
Nick helped organize a five day music event which starts tonight. He owns a music venue in town called CMK. Looks like I will be busy seeing live music over the next couple days which is kind of ironic considering I have said countless times that appreciate for live music is seriously lacking in this country. Foot in mouth. ...
Yo, Hangzhou
... point out before I move on though that I never paid for any tickets. My new friend, affectionately called "Zhong Zhong" paid for our bus and train tickets, and would not hear of repayment. My new friends were in full guest-host mode, and would not be moved. So I thanked them, exchanged emails, and struck out on my own. Now, my philosophy for this Hangzhou trip was to just take things as they came. I had 7 hours before my train left, and a lot of lake ...
Big ol' Ningbo Update
... Chinese using English, but on the rare occasion they can't express something in English, I can usually parse their Chinese, so long as any new vocabulary is explained to me. She dresses like she's from California.
We parted ways at the taxi stand at the Train Station. Forrest's apartment is in a little area that I'm going to translate as "Riverside Plaza." In the video you can see it pretty clearly from the 18th floor that he lives on as I was waiting for ...
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