Tianshangrenjian Hotel Dalian

... mushroom. OR, shave off one side of your hair, and have a long emo fringe that covers your face. (These styles were very popular at the hairdresser I went to (where no one spoke English) so as you can imagine, I was very nervous. But coming out looking like I just come from a preppy private school in the English Countryside is better. Phew way to dodge a bullet Peter J.)

... meal cost 32 yuan. When I compare it to American prices, it is less than $5 so I should be fine with that. But to compare it to China meal prices it is quite expensive.

As a bonus I am adding some KFC pictures. This is taken in Dalian and my western friends call it the KFC church. Because ... it looks like a Church. None of the others look like this one. So, I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy...

... of the country.

The next morning, I packed my bag, set out and caught a bus on to Dandong. I didn’t know anything about Dandong except that it was on the border with North Korea and thus intriguing. Much to my amusement, Mum sent me a message warning me not to accidentally wander across the border. I know I am vague but I was a little concerned that other people thought I was vague to the point that I might actually be capable of crossing into North Korea unawares!

... and also trying to rent out Gwen's flat here.

One thing i've noticed a bit more this trip is the number of people in the street that stare and point and even shout at the laowei it can be a bit unnerving. Also Gwen has become a bit of a minor celebrity in JinXiu since she is married to the foreigner!

... our faces, necks and shoulders. It was heaven.

It wasn’t until he started moving to my arms, that I realized that my masseuse may be blind, as he had to 'look’ around with his fingers to find the part of my arm he was looking for. At one other point, when he started to massage my arm, he let my hand fall in his lap—and I instantly tensed—not because I was in an inappropriate place, but more ...

... to look over all the 'opportunities' I was looking for something that would be small, and over quick—the festival itself was three weeks long.

One of the roles was to assist with the Opening Ceremony... which totally fit the bill. Small setup and only scheduled to last ten minutes. Well, I was kind of right.

The students who were responsible for this part were sweet, but extremely indecisive, which meant that we kept having meeting, after ...

It is Heidi first full day of teaching, and we are launching our Stock Market Game. The premise is simple, randomly handout six cards to every student that is either $100 or a stock (A,B,C,D) explain to them the goal of the game is to amass the most wealth that they can. It works best with two people, because one person can be in charge of randomly changing the price of stocks (all going up) and the other can be the bank, loaning out $1000 for every $100 of insurance ...

... perfect products imaginable. In order to get bad food in a place like Rome, you have to got to something inspired by an American chain. In unbelievable contrast, China's food is about as attractive as mattress stuffing. It's indescribable how uniniviting the food is here. I saw something in the market this week that looked like ground up ...

... busy 24 hours per day, like rush hour without the hour. Dalain is very proud of its port and shipbuilding industry. Dalian is China's 3rd largest port, behind Hong Kong and Shanghai area ports. Total 2002 cargo value through Dalian port was US$20.6 billion - US$9.15 billion import, US$11.45 billion export. The Westen docks of the port/shipyard are the ones with the orange cranes to the right of center in my ...

... older than ten years old came up to me and said, "Teacher! Teacher! How do you spell 'hooker'?" English Corner - August 14, 2005 Yesterday I was at Zhongshan Square in the heart of downtown Dalian. Every Sunday at 3:00pm many Chinese people go there to practice speaking English. There are a small number of foreigners that come there to practice with them. I was one of them. It was quite an interesting experience as I began to talk to one or two Chinese people who had realized that I was ...