To break the norm of doing my work (in this case preparing Final Exam schedules & Questions) on the couch in front of the TV, I decided to go try working at Starbucks down the street. It was nice to be in a place with central heating & non-sporadic Internet connection – I liked […]
Finally got around to getting my first (in a set of 3) Hepatitis A&B Shots today…Luckily I went with the Foreign Affairs guy, and he was able to talk them into just giving me the shot, since I had the blood work done 2 months ago – saved me from getting stuck with another needle […]
While in Hong Kong, I counted up the blank pages in my passport…looks like I was short by about 2 blank pages for my proper Chinese Work Visa that I should get issued this month (December) – they like to use up 4 pages for some reason… After a quick visit to the Shanghai consulate […]
After getting a haircut today (albeit different than what I was hoping for, I guess is the style right now in China), I went with my trusty guide (a student from another class) to a music shop to pickup her Guzheng (A Zither instrument). I forgot how neat they looked – I wanted to […]
Apparently not everything what we find funny/slightly amusing in the west is entertaining in China…
To make the class more interesting for the 3rd lesson, I thought I would do stories (handouts), with discussions & vocabulary of the less common words….
As for discussion topics, when asked what is the “funny” part of the story, […]
Guanqian Jie located in the middle of Suzhou (about a 15rmb cab ride from my place) , is a pedestrian only section of road with lots of shops… Somewhat similar to Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. It is much larger but doesn’t feel as upscale - especially when you get that random whiff of […]
After my horrid first attempt to go around to see Suzhou, I’ve decided to try again today. Got a little stir crazy again This time around I hailed a taxi to take me to the Humble Administrator’s garden 拙政园 (though Suzhou is know for it’s gardens & canals, I would […]
The crowds/congestion during National Holiday week are crazy… Visiting the supermarket (10 min. walk from my place) during this time wasn’t much fun… It was a very much ‘fend-for-yourself’ mentality when visiting…carts plowed into you, shoving, elbowing & line cutting everywhere…kinda felt like last minute hurricane prep shopping at Publix 12 hours before […]
Well I finally got the call from the foreign language department. It was from the teaching assistant, we have an appointment for tomorrow along with the department head. Tomorrow is Sunday, and I was a bit puzzled about the working on Sunday thing (would think gov’t institution get weekends off), After bumping into my […]
After moving in, taking a nap and doing some grocery shopping…
…I took a walk around campus…
Its not really that large of a campus, but still larger than Barry
I bumped into my contact while walking around campus and he said someone from the foreign language department should be in contact with […]