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Garden Hotel Danyang

No.315 Danfeng North Road Danyang, Jiangsu, China

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A Little Bored

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

... to each host a 30 minute game, but they both texted me to say that the event was a complete farce and that they're now in need of lots of alcohol.

This is typical of events students invite us to. They tell us our active roll will be quick and easy and that we'll be able to simply watch the rest of the time, but it turns out that we're at the event so that the attendees can take photos ...

Litigation Over a Few Yards

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

A few weeks ago I wrote about the strange absence of our back gate night market. The vendors came back once the spring semester started but left again after a week or so.

This was a tough blow for us because we eat at the market about twice per week and we've formed quite an attachment to it. We love both the food and the cooks. The food is ...

New Teaching Schedule

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

... permission from the university. He/she said that in essence, as long as the classes proceed, no one cares when they take place. So when I teach the classes for the first time, I'll ask my students when their free periods are, and hopefully, I'll be able to move the classes to daytime periods. As is common in Chinese universities, my students take all their classes together, and hence, are free at the same times.






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Surprise Snowfall

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

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... snow was disappearing fast.

I managed to take about ten good photos before so much of the snow melted that there was no longer a point. I spotted Tiffany walking to the front of campus, so I walked with her, took some photos, then turned around and walked back.

Almost all the snow is gone now, three hours after I woke up, but it was still a fun surprise.



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Christmas and Mail Room Chinese

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

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... because the lady behind the counter understood, and she fished out two packages from the US from the pile.


Edited to add that my mom did mean to send the net lights. She's a smart one! She knew they'd be easier to hang in my window than regular lights. Her foresight is an example of what I call a "mom thing" -- a special problem solving ability that only moms have.



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