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Travel Blogs from Shanghai

Giving thanks from afar

A travel blog entry by kstephens

... out that like turkeys, pumpkin pies must be pre-ordered a week ahead of time here. And every Western grocery store sold out of pie crusts and pumpkin pie filling by Tuesday of this week, making even a no-bake proxy a non-option. But, I did not despair – since we were sharing the meal with several Chinese for whom this was the first Thanksgiving celebration they’d ever attended, I figured any American dessert would do. So ...

Que Sera, Sera

A travel blog entry by kiaelise

... pretty standard). Well this huge Californian did not like that answer and decided to take issue. At one point the manager threatened to call the police and all the Cali guy said to that was, "call the police. I'd live for you to call the police." Word to the wise: do not EVER encourage the local you're having "words" with to call the police. Nine times out of ten, if not more, the police will side with the local, especially if you are being an obnoxious tourist. Never ...

Life in China

A travel blog entry by kristafreitag

... The two classes definitely have their own unique personality though. The first class is quieter while the second class easily let's themselves get loud if they start talking. The difference here though is all that it takes is a "hey" and the students quiet down again. Plus their "loud" is nothing compared to what I've seen! Each student received a partner where they had to share about their partner by "drawing." It was really interesting to see what the ...

Update on things and Biome Projects

A travel blog entry by t_rev1980

... assigned biome inside the box, and on the outside of the box they were to add information about that biomes plant and animal life, climate characteristics, physical features, and location on the earth. Included in this entry are pictures of the students with their completed projects. Very cool!
Until next time, hope everybody is having a good time back home, and Merry Christmas to you all! Will be thinking of all of you this holiday season.

Take care.
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Buy and Bye - our last day in China

A travel blog entry by seressmith

Our tour ended today with a morning trip to the Shanghai Aquarium. This was a perfect activity as it was raining today. The aquarium was very nice - three stories with fish from all over the world. Not only did they have a tunnel that you could walk through but they also had an escalator tunnel. I took a few pics just to give you an idea of the people. It was pretty crowded. Today is Dragon ...

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