Wu Hua Hotel Changsha

... where you ask Buddha a question about something in your life. There's different categories to ask about such as marriage, wealth, health and so on. Adam did wealth... so he shook a can filled with these sticks until one falls out or until one pokes out. Then the monk reads your fortune. We also got to see them doing their music/praying ceremony which was interesting- also got in trouble for taking pics. The monks were these old Chinese people who were very kind. They ...

... we threw some sweet potatoes in. After about 10 minutes we pulled the potatoes out, peeled them, and had a tasty snack! It was very interesting the whole situation, and alot of fun. After this they took us to a Buddhist temple just outside Xintian. They taught us how to bow to Buddha, and we walked around the area a bit. Quite an amazing experience, and they couldn't speak any English!

We took a trip to Changsha last weekend. It is the ...

Nov, 20th was my 23rd birthday. I am aging well, but I am seven years from thirty!! It is crazy!!

Anyway, I (with some help from friend) booked a suite at the HuaTian (5-star) Hotel. It was incredible. About 15 people from all over Hunan came for the celebration and it was swell.

This month my buddies (Team Sharks) and I participated in No-Shave-November ...

... koulun vieressä, niinkuin suurin osa muistakin opettajista sekä oppilaista. Erika tuli Kiinaan puoleksi vuodeksi opettamaan englantia, ja pesti kestää hänellä tammikuun loppuun saakka. Saimme tutustua muihin opettajiin sekä oppilaisiin viikonlopun aikana. Perjantaina kävimme esittelemässä itsemme yhdelle luokalle, kerroimme jotain Suomesta ja sen jälkeen oppilaat kyselivät meiltä kysymyksi ...

I just got back from a night in Changsha. I went with three students and the heads of the English Department for an English competition. I have been training the three students for about a month now and they had their competition today.

I was unable to stay in Changsha tonight, so I will not be able to see Willow's speech. I have a ...

I have finally returned from a well needed break. The last nine days, I have been in Changsha and Shanghai. I went to Changsha for two nights and then Shanghai for seven. It has been a good adventure.

I went to Changsha to celebrate National Day with all of my fellow teachers. It was a huge day for the PRC and Changsha was wild.

Besides partying with everyone, not much was done.

Here are the few pictures from the nights in Changsha.

... off, they just forgot to tell us about it though. Today I created a video slideshow of some of my adventures and interesting things I've seen in China. When you watch the video, click the other side of the mouse over the video and you can make it fullscreen, just go the zoom option. Hope you guys enjoy.

... was truly great or that no one has had Italian food in over a month. After-wards everyone went out to the bars. Today I didn't get up until 12 and then for the rest of the day I watched the TV series West Wing on my computer. I haven't had a day like that in a while and it was amazing.

... some possibilities for such a program. We have introduced a new line of food at the Juice Bar, Sushi. You get a plate like this for about seventy-five cents. I think it is to cheap but leave that up to the staff. As with every weekend we have 5 to 10 children in for English. That evening I could the staff relaxing. They would kill me if they found out I am putting them online. 4-13-09 Nice day It ...

After an exhausting week of Teaching Practicum's the group is rewarded with a day long trip to the country. The idea of spending an afternoon playing mahjong, ping-pong, fishing and sipping tea by the lake was absolutely wonderful. The resort was about a forty-five minute drive outside of Changsha by bus. Being outside of the city made a huge difference. Blue skies, puffy white clouds, the sun. I always took these elements for granted in the states, but they can go ...