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Travel Blogs from Kunshan
Last days in school.
... is dull as a job, its been good for me because i have more lessons because everyone wanted me to teach their children. But normally teachers teach one or two lessons a day to me thats not teaching! If you have time to play games and sleep its not a interesting job! I can't wait to have my own class in england!
My last day tomorrow! Its going to be fun but tough to say goodbye! Also tough to fit everything into my suitcase! Its literally going to pop!
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Shanghai Part Deux
... Over 350,000 tons of steel was used in the construction. As we cross the bridge, David explains the city is divided into east and west. The east side (Pudong), across the Pu river, is considered “new” Shanghai, and the west side (Pupuxi) is considered “old” Shanghai. Over 4 million people moved to the east side, which meant roads, bridges, and tunnels had to be built to accommodate the flow of traffic. Today, 6 bridges and ...
Buddy Exchange
... people. Everyone in the UC program is really close so we all hang out a lot.
Keeping up with blogging is so exhausting because not only am I always out, but I have so much to write about that I get tired half way, like now. I still have to blog about this whole past week. I can probably write a 10 page essay for each day that I've been here. I'll write about it soon, but I need to look up some info about the first day of school tomorrow!
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Small victories...
... again.
Uuuuhhhh....thank God for ******less pants I suppose.
8. I survived a typhoon.
In case you don't follow Shanghai news, we totally experienced a typhoon. As I have never gone through one of these before, I was a little bit anxious. My anxiety increased when Disney English closed early so everyone could be home before Typhoon Haikui hit. This basically meant that I had enough time to figure out how to say "batteries" in Chinese, purchase some, ...
Hysteria
... is real life. This is my life. This is really happening. I'm trapped on a subway butt check to butt check with a man I've never seen in my life in a country where I stand out like Manolo Blahniks at Payless where everyone speaks a language I can't understand. Cue hysteria.
As far as the traditional stages of culture shock are concerned, I have no idea if I'm in one, have been in one, left one, will be in one or will never know. I'm just a ...