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Travel Blogs from Ningbo
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.
The landing was a little off, there was a rainstorm flooding the runway as we landed and the plane swayed from side to side as it braked down the runway, I presume the plane was hydroplaning or the puddles were slowing one side more than the other or something, but a very rough and wobbly landing once touched down.
So after that it was out of the baggage ...
Sleepy Time for Hoopie
... 26 hours of traveling. When I arrived Sylvie and I had to roll my 50 lbs suitcases through her winding housing complex which ended up being just laughable as well as a pain in the butt. I'm told that this is the hottest week of summer they have had thus far in Ningbo. It's super humid and I've had a nice sticky layer since I got here.
Sylvie had arranged a "Welcome Back Meredith. Goodbye ...
Yo, Hangzhou
So I went to Hangzhou yesterday. It was pretty damn cool. I got up fairly early, and arrived at the train station with half an hour to spare. At the Tianjin railway station, this would have been plenty of time. At the Ningbo Railway station, not so much. Tianjin is a Tier 1 city, Ningbo Tier 2. I've never seen a comprehensive and clear description of the Chinese Tier system (it's not official or anything) but train stations are one of those things that ...
Big ol' Ningbo Update
... pup for "day or so." The slippery slope was seen coming a mile away, and it's played out more or less as would be expected. There is an event that hastened it along, but I get ahead of myself. The point is, Forrest has a dog now.
He is a golden retriever. A handsome beast, noble and proud. Or at least he would be, if Vivian hadn't shaved his body for better heat transfer. It is hot, and she doesn't have air conditioning. I get the rationale, but he still ...