Holiday Inn North Chongqing

... days until she flies back to the U.S. on Oct 18. We’re headed to Juizhaigou (a famous national park in China, known for its different colored pools of water, waterfalls, and cascades) for a few days. I sure am going to miss traveling with my mom. The kids will miss her too.

She took good care of us, getting us around, and keeping us well fed. Now we will have to rely on my lousy Chinese to get us by. Ah well.

... on floor seven of one of the blocks, inside the teachers' apartment, however, reality re-established itself, and we sat on the comfy sofas, discussing China... it was interesting to hear of these guys' experiences in the different parts of the country they have lived in, and to pick their brains about their students' lives and thoughts. I spent an afternoon sitting in on the Spanish-Chinese language exchange that Xiang holds with a local ...

... br>traffic rules. Because, basically, I never think teachers or adults are
forever right; in other words, who did make this rule that they must be
right? However, I do understand the aftermath of not following traffic
disciplines. Here, from my very personal experience, I conclude that I
should keep questioning where and why some rules come? Through seeking
my answers, I discard stereotypic costume and firmly comply ...

... what
dad does for a living. The smell in this second building was even
stronger than the first and it turns out you’re allowed to smoke in
Chinese hospitals. It was going to take an hour to get the film back so
we escaped to Starbucks (partly just to spite the smug ‘cultured’
people on our tour who’d been bashing it for the last 2 days) while we
waited. Poor Alex was in so much pain having been poked ...

... her
inexhaustible hilarious moment during dreadful studying time. She was
absolutely not a hard-working geek; instead, a young heart beat faster
than she thought, longing for releasing the energy. However, she was
unfortunately locked up with a mountain of assignment which was
inevitably imposed on me. Nowara Shnnosuke was her only companion; they
were so best friend and it seemed that nothing could ever separate
them. Every epoch has to meet its end ...

... infested bacteria, mould, and virus pit Chinese boat that we are in, to the serene calmness of the wilderness. I really don't like this boat we are on. I can't believe the amount of disregard for cleanliness on behalf of both the crew and the passengers. Has personal hygiene and cleanliness not been taught here? It doesn't seem so for I have seen people throw not only orange peels into the river, something I could probably live with, but paper, plastic, and ...

... to with contempt as "the G'mo", was free with promises to open new offensives, but actually took the weapons the United States provided and hid them in caves in the hills, intending to use them against his wartime allies the Communists, who were led by Mao Tse Tung. Chiang's wife, one of the three famous Soong daughters, had been educated at Wellesley and was well-connected to the American political establishment. In 1944, she finally ...

... as though more presentations are in store on the class/school end of things...bummer. Hopefully the weather will change tonight also, I heard tomorrow it is suppose to go back to normal. Which is 70s and rainy, it has been around the 90s, really sunny, and there's always the factor that I am 40 mins away from the 4rth worst air polluted city in the world, Chongqing, needless to say hot weather is very uncomfortable around here.