Dushi Jungang Hotel Shijiazhuang

... tv's, an audi, and a BMW. This is not in any way typical, but I wasnt complaining. <br><br>One night we made dumplings together and another night we went out for beijing duck. It's very very good. <br><br>It must have been pretty comical to watch a 6'5'' white kid get led around the city by a little chinese girl, but Becky was a grade guide. (She recently graduated highschool and will attend university in Beijing.)

... three trucks to Taiyuan direction, there's enough room to fit both Liu Chang and I but we have to split up. <br><br>In China trucks are fitted with at least two drivers. One would drive while the other would sleep. The truck runs nonstop. I talk with Mr. Qiao as we climb the steep mountains that cuts between Hebei and Shanxi. He's from the countryside outside of Tianjing. They are going to a small place outside of Taiyuan to bring back iron rods ...

... I&#8217;m never<br>going to get it and I just have to take this as a learning experience. Although<br>I&#8217;m upset about it, I&#8217;ve done everything I can so I&#8217;m just letting it go now. I<br>believe karma and that makes me feel a little bit better, ha. <br><br> I&#8217;ve continued to teach at Ai Hua, Ugly Duckling<br>Kindergarten and Jessi&#8217;s School and meet with Young Yang, Sunny &amp;Jassi, and<br>Peter- sad to say goodbye to ...

... house. The live in a storage unit where they sell children's books. We made dumplings and Willie got drunk with the grandpa. Kara and I bought some fun books- I want to give em to the kids I tutor as going away gifts because a lot of em are in Chinese and English. I think Young Young would really like one for her son too. Day of Fun in the Sun with Sunny and Jassi's families *I teach these two little girls and their moms always ask me do things with them but because ...

... fertile land that boasts splendid cultural history. As such, Shijiazhuang is home to many significant cultural relics, such as the oldest stone-arch bridge in China, Zhaozhou Bridge, and one of China's three hanging temples Qiaoloudian Hall (Bridge-Tower Hall). Moreover, the grand Taihang ...

... us we could not wear our Santa hats that I bought. Instead we were supposed to wear something that showed our curves- I believe he said look like an "American slut"! Oh my- we are going to go shopping Friday to see what we can find. Most clothes in China are too small for us so it should not be a problem to find something a little slutty. I'm not sure of the places we are going to be singing but I am really excited for Mom and Kali to ...

... a few times from my friend Lindsey who taught here last year and would request to karaoke to it in Des Moines, Iowa! Furthermore, we had small dinner plans for Jane, Alissa, Willie and myself to just go to our local place to eat since "all of the other teachers had banquets that evening."  Which was a lie that I believed.  I came downstairs to about 10 of our friends holding Happy Birthday signs.  Willie had tricked me again and had been spending time with his students making ...

... group at a really pretty park. There was a bar called soho with a beer garden so we sat outside and everyone caught up. after a while a few people went home but me, willie, kara, josh and jake went to the second floor of seven club and listened to josh play the guitar for a little while. the second floor is extremely nice- probably the nicest bar/lounge ive ever seen (i'll take pictures another time). it was nice to have a mellow night ...

... Luckily I had my purse so I grabbed some paper and used that! Welcome to China! It took me another 3 mins to figure out how to flush. When the train got there we had to go down about 100 stairs which would have been no problem but I had my beastly suitcases to carry. My Wiban ended up taking one so I had the other. I was really struggling after a while but was thankfully relieved when a man came up beside me a grabbed the ...

... friend David Wei teaches 15 - 15! -- 2-hr classes a week at the Hebei University of Economics and Business. In addition, he operates a private evening and weekend school for middle school students who want to improve their English (we haven't met anyone who isn't intent on improving his/her English). Thus he teaches another 10-12 hours on weekends. In addition, he is up for promotion to full professor this year and is trying to publish 10 ...