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... a new friendship, and a look into real life in the Middle Kingdom. What we lack in the West in terms of culture and community we make up for in mass consumption and convenience. China is no doubt inconvenient, but verbal inabilities and lack of vocabulary fail to exclude one gwai lo from the community found so close to home. Fate brought me here and the opportunity is one I cannot pass up. Follow the path set before you and opportunity is ...
Dag 7 en 8 ( Beijing - Tai'an / Taishan)
... ingedoken. 17 oktober 2012 Zoals gister aangegeven ging de wekker om 6 uur. Ik heb als een roosje geslapen, maar voor Steef was de pocketvering niet echt prettig. We hadden gister van de anderen gehoord dat zij ongeveer 3 uur over het lopen van de ingang naar de top hadden gedaan. We begonnen ondanks de Great Wall in onze benen met goede moed. Het eerste gedeelte tot de ingang viel erg mee. Het waren een paar treden met een vlak stuk erna. Met de ...
Hiking Mount Tai on National Day
... We were a little confused about which way to go. I thought that the paths were not very well signposted but in hindsight, I guess they just skipped our notice in the darkness. One way led to the cable car station and to shuttle buses to the foot of the mountain. The other led to the next stage of the ascent. We just barely contemplated the option of taking a cable car, but quickly dismissed the idea. We wanted to do it by ourselves, on foot - or the ...
Lao Shi Lao Shi - Teacher Teacher!
... students, but students also help teachers and together we grow. No wonder my answer is "Yes Tom, play football."
My Mandarin is coming along and I can now say silly sentences with all the words I know. Although the tonal aspect presents some difficulty that the west seems to dwell on, the language is not that difficult to pick up. In fact, I've tested my knowledge on some locals and been successful. I'm on my way to affluence and ...
Qing Dao and the crazy bus ride
... people take pictures of people they don't know). When our trip was over we got back on the bus and had a tour of the city. Although we couldn't understand anything the tour guide was saying, it was nice to see the city. When the bus trip was over we stopped at McDonalds for french fries and ice cream. We headed over the the bus station and boarded a bus back to Weifang. And thats where the real adventure began. Our bus was supposdly leaving at 6:30 but when that time rolled around ...