Hua Du Hotel Shijiazhuang

... in line, and when we got back they had given away all the rooms. Beasue of this we got upgraded to a suite. We had a siting room with couches, a refrigerator, and even a balcony! Lucky us.

Once we got our stuff up to the room, we went to find a late dinner with Kirk the program director. He led us to an outdoor place which is a carwash by day and a restaurant by night. It was good we had mutton on a stick ...

... he looks much older than me he's only 31. I ask him how much he makes for each 1,200 km trip, he says about 500 yuan. He says he can make the trip 20 times a month. He's got two sons, a wife, a nephew, both of his parents to support. Where he comes from he has to save money for his sons' wedding and the construction of their new home when they get married. It cost 60,000 yuan to find a wife and 100,000 to 150,000 to build a new house. He admits he'll ...

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*Taught them about playing card games in English- they learned
“Jack, Queen, King, Ace” they usually say”11,12,13,1.” Taught 'em different
card terminology and they learned a couple different games like BS-except I
called it “lie” and Egyptian Rat Screw. They taught me a game that’s a lot like
“P&A “or “*******.”

*Wrote short stories- students had to include 5 ...

Peanut Butter and Jelly Day :) *We decided to bring a little taste of the West to our Middle School by making over a thousand peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and distributing them during the students lunch time. It was crazy! We had Willie and our friend John controlling the crowd and Kara and I handed out sandwiches. It was a lot of fun until we got in trouble by the school because theres a rule against it.. even though we told them all about what we were going to do.. ehh ...

... which lies to the west, provide charming natural scenery. Mt. Cangyan Scenic Area and Zhangshiyan Scenic Area also attract visitors from all over China and the world. As the economic, political, cultural and scientific center of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang is becoming more and more ...

... vocabulary, math, songs, games. It's a good time. Our military friends all had to go back to their countries. It was a sad goodbye. We hung out with them all the time. Going out isn't going to be the same without them. We haven't actually been out out since they left- mostly because we're working so much that we're just too tired. But we have a lot of fun events coming up so we'll have time to party then. Mallory and ...

... to catch their kiss and say aww :) I had talked to all their head english teachers last week and asked them to tell their students to bring art supplies from home becuase we were going to be drawing this week. Since I STILL don't have desks in my classroom, I'm gonna take em outside to draw. I'm gonna keep their artwork to decorate my classroom. Other exciting news of the week: *I beat Super Mario Bros. on my DS :) yay! Until next time...zaijian!

... gods in charge of different departments. God of money...god of health and so on. We then went to the party. It was an outdoor event that was held next to a lake called Dragon Lake. The setup was beautiful with tables full of coke and beer, bright red Chinese lanterns hanging from the roof, and a buffet style serving area in the back with a stage for performances in the front. The food consisted of many dishes that I didn't know...so I would ask James. While I had this ...

... traffice laws- think we're gonna get in an accident every time we're on a bus, in a taxi- they get so close to other vehicles/people *TONNNS of bikes- kids, adults, old people- everyone rides a bike-lots of traffic jams *everything is ridiculously cheap- examples-bus= 15 cents, average lunch= 50 cents-$1, kara bought a birthday cake for 40cents, bike= about $30 *been trying to keep with the cleaning- floor will forever have dust- i've swept like three ...

... excellent, idiomatic English. The fare was delicious, including yet another version of eggplant and another variety of riverine fish (tasted almost like bass but far less muddy). The accompanying beverage was almond milk which, though a bit overly sweet like many drinks here, was rich and tasty. My talk was held in a large lecture hall in the aforementioned mammoth classroom building (Room 12,056A -- only kidding). About 100 students and teachers ...