Xiangquan Hotel Beijing
No.213 Pu'an Village, Xiangshan, Haidian District Beijing, China
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From college student to international teacher
The opportunity has arisen for me to turn language into a double-edge sword, that is, I can now both teach as well as learn. Because of my superb English skills (actually because I am American), one of my Chinese teachers offered me a job teaching English at a local kindergarten. In the name of spreading the wonders of English to the world, and a pretty nice looking payout, I jumped at the opportunity like Michael Jordan in a ...
This is a Very Great Wall
... made for climbs on the Wall, and even though I was pretty skeptical about how well they would actually work, Chen Min claimed that this pair of shoes was the most comfortable she had ever worn!
After taking care of Chen Min's footwear situation it was ticket time, and we were fully prepared to try out our master plan for James' ID once again. This time we specifically told Chen Min that she needed to not tell the person that his ID ...
Ni hao
... City last weekend, which was pretty cool. The things that interest me about Beijing aren't the sights, though. They are just the general way in which people live. There is poverty right next to riches. The juxtaposition is absolutely insane. I took some video of some of it that I hope to post later.
The city is still pretty cold, but hopefully it will warm up soon. It is a little ...
Great wall, Acrobats and err...tandem bikes
... lots of diffrent dishes and they were so tasty. We got our stuff together and headed towards the train station as we were getting the overnight train to Shanghai!! The train was really cool. It was clean and comfortable. We were in little cabins off the corridor, 6 to a room. The bunk beds went up really high. We all made ourselves comfy and played some Uno and a music quiz. Got ready for bed and fell quietly to sleep. Except in China on the train your woken up really early by ...
Beijing, Day 3
... lake named Lake Kunming and is bordered by chinese gardens and still has all the living quarters and many other buildings intact. It is a very beautiful and serene park. We walked for a long time, enjoying the peacefulness and watching the setting sun. Very romantic place!
Another long fabulous day ended at a Cantonese Restaurant for dinner (I hate to admit it, but we are all getting a little tired of Chinese food) and then ...


