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Jump – Korean Martial Arts Comedy
Today’s post uses pictures found on the website of the Changzhou Grand Theatre. On Thursday evening, we went to the theatre in order to watch this Korean Martial Arts comedy performance. As you can see already, JUMP is a good … Continue reading
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Saturday Afternoon Rambles
When the weather is right, we love going for long Saturday walks. As part of our reward for putting in a lot of kilometres, we enjoy stopping for a bowl of noodle soup, especially at an Ajisen Ramen restaurant, a … Continue reading
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Last night we went to China Dinosaur Park with two families of kids that Maureen teaches private English lessons. When we got there, we saw Halloween more along the lines of what we would expect in Canada. The place was … Continue reading
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Changzhou – Fashion City
Yes, Changzhou is the City of Fashion, at least for a few days as the exhibition centre at the Changzhou Olympic Stadium finds itself busy with buyers and sellers interested in fashion. It is “brand name” time featuring the top … Continue reading
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Getting Ready for Halloween
Yes, Changzhou is getting ready for Halloween too. Well, the truth be told, it isn’t much of a deal at all. It is more of a store thing and something for kids in schools – no trick or treating in … Continue reading
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Being at Home in Changzhou
With the weather turned cooler, darker and windier, I decided it was a good time to post a few pictures taken earlier from our visit to XueJia, such as this scene that reminded both of us of Suzhou. Of course … Continue reading
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Tagged art, China, Chinese, culture, embroidery, ESL blog, foreign teacher, Jiangsu, street food, teaching esl, XueJia
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Teaching is More Than Students in a Classroom
This is Violin, our co-teacher. No, she doesn’t always dress like this. Here, Violin is taking part in a dance competition at the main campus. With more than a thousand Chinese college instructors on campus, there are a lot of … Continue reading
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At several parks in town roller blade lessons are the happening thing for young people. We see these lessons at Renmin Park near the city centre, Xin Bei Park near our apartment, and in the square in front of City … Continue reading
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Learning From Co-Teachers
Last night we took our co-teachers out for a dinner. Typically there is a co-teacher for each foreign teacher. But this year, due to a number of other circumstances, there are four co-teachers being shared by the seven English-speaking foreign … Continue reading
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A Little Bit of Happiness
This bush is interesting because of its scent. When one passes near, the air is almost “delicious.” This older couple is gathering some of these blossoms which will find their way into either some tea or as part of a … Continue reading
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