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Iris Inns Zhenjiang

No.111 Jiefang Road Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212001, China

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The Hardest Goodbye

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

... took us to dinner at the restaurant across from our gate then invited us to their room for a chat. They gave us a good sendoff.

Oddly, I'm not having any feelings, either good or bad, about leaving China. I'm excited to get home, but I don't feel like I can't wait to leave either. I think my calmness is the result of weeks of thinking about leaving. Maybe I'll be apprehensive or sad ...

Farewell Melody and Ludwig

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

... Pinyin as I know it is a phonetic spelling method using roman letters, but I'm sure I just missed some small part of Melody's explanation.

We ate tempura shrimp and vegetables, Japanese-style fried potatoes, beef udon noodles, and ginger pork. As usual, everything was delicious, and we ordered extra shrimp and potatoes.

Saying goodbye to Melody and Ludwig was a little awkward because they've been a big part of our weekly lives at Jiangda, ...

Aliens! Aliens!

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

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... something like "you're from a different planet." The girls ran back and forth to our table for an hour or so. When I talked to them myself, they called me ayi, which is the Chinese word for "nanny."

For all the fun we had, one thing that made us uncomfortable was that everyone around us was smoking. Smoking is technically illegal in public places in China, but ...

Sichuan Chicken & Mardi Gras

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

... on Mardi Gras. I start by telling my students what mardi gras means in French, then giving a very brief history. After that, I describe the two week carnival in detail. I tell my students about the parades, the floats, the riders, the krewes, the throws, the crowds, and about the food, drink, music, and debauchery.

My students are awed by the wilding that goes on during Mardi Gras. Such behavior isn't allowed in China, and some of my ...

Return of Two Favorites

A travel blog entry by larlar1286

... chee-muhn. As another example of the game, qimen can mean "seven gates."

After dinner and tea, Sam and I came back upstairs and checked to see if Charles was back yet. His flight landed in Shanghai late this afternoon, and we thought he'd be back to Zhenjiang by nine or so. But he didn't answer when we knocked and we haven't heard him in the hallway yet. He may have ...

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