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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
... teaching the curriculum and I need all the help I can get right now.
Nick helped organize a five day music event which starts tonight. He owns a music venue in town called CMK. Looks like I will be busy seeing live music over the next couple days which is kind of ironic considering I have said countless times that appreciate for live music is seriously lacking in this country. Foot in mouth. ...
Yo, Hangzhou
... point out before I move on though that I never paid for any tickets. My new friend, affectionately called "Zhong Zhong" paid for our bus and train tickets, and would not hear of repayment. My new friends were in full guest-host mode, and would not be moved. So I thanked them, exchanged emails, and struck out on my own. Now, my philosophy for this Hangzhou trip was to just take things as they came. I had 7 hours before my train left, and a lot of lake ...
Big ol' Ningbo Update
... of taking care of their people's health judging by my one experience in a Chinese hospital.
The ordeal over, I caught another cab outside the hospital grounds. As I was fastening my seat belt, I noticed that the driver had his on too. Something I have literally never seen before. I said "You do rightly! My friend just had a [smashed my hands together to indicate crash here] and I just left the hospital." He responded. "Oh. Yeah. You should always wear a seat belt." ...
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