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BAD NEWS!
So far everything has been going swimmingly, the right stamps issued by the right departments, just one more to get, and Ted rang to say he wants to meet at Gregs apartment...
The last government department said NO to Teds application to sponsor a Z visa and residence permit application. No explanation, I meet or exceed their requirements, no reasons listed for the declined application... Just No.
So I am on a job hunt again!
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Arrival at last.
... and I met Greg, the head foreign teacher, Neil, another FT, and Ted the owner of the new school with one of the senior local staff, Lee, who translated for Ted to Greg, Neil and Me.
After bumming around some malls in Ningbo and having lunch at Pizza hut, it was off to Fenghua, with a stop at the Ningbo local government offices to pick up some stamped ...
Sleepy Time for Hoopie
... I've also included what a person looks like after 26 hours of traveling and 5 1/2 hours of sleep - ROUGH. I'm so excited about living with these pups though. They couldn't be sweeter.
I have another roommate Eddie who like Sylvie is from Melbourne. They actually went to the same high school. Eddie and I are going to be working at the same school actually which is great for me because he ...
Yo, Hangzhou
... I started walking in the direction of where the bus had dropped us off (about a mile and half I'd say) and just took in the sights.
The wonderful thing (well, one of the wonderful things) about West Lake is that while there are plenty of very crowded areas, there are also many small quiet places. I saw the Seal Engraver's Society, which held stone tablets of various shapes that have written on them the oldest surviving examples of ...
Big ol' Ningbo Update
... wind on regular basis. The people here are friendly, and the food delicious. I've been spending most of my time eating fruit, good Chinese meals, and hanging out with Forrest. It's been fun. Relaxing. Chinese improving.
Oh! And we have a dog. His name is "Moonyeko" - Spanish. I spell it phonetically because I have no idea how to spell it correctly. Forrest got this dog from our mutual friend Vivian, who went to Shanghai for a day and needed someone to ...