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Appendix to the Contract
It has been a few days since I last created a post for this blog. From this point on, I hope to include photos that I have taken in China. This first photo was taken not too far from our … Continue reading
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Tagged appendix, C.I.T., Changzhou, China, communicate, Contract, ESL, foreign teacher, FT, negotiate
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Do the Research About Teaching and Living in China
Yesterday’s post talked about trying to be ready in terms of teaching skills and how to get some. At the end, I said that in the end, it came to being open-mined in terms of the world of differences one … Continue reading
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A Case For Being Prepared to Teach English
Today I received another e-mail from CIT looking for needed documentation. Even though we had been there two years ago, they do need a current resumé, photo, medical, scan of passport main page, and other stuff in order to be … Continue reading
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Tagged CELTA, China, ESL, i-to-i, teaching esl, TEFL, TESL, TESOL, training
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Contract is Signed
Well, this sets the stage for the return to ChangZhou, Jiangsu, P.R.C. and working at the ChangZhou Institute of Technology (C.I.T.) as a History and ESL English teachers. We spent two years at this university, doing the same assignment from … Continue reading
Photos and More Photos – Good-Bye Costa Rica
Well, it had to come to an end. Today is our last day at the beach and tomorrow we head for San Jose. Tuesday at 7:15 AM we take off for home – well at least as far as Calgary … Continue reading
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Arenal Volcano
We decided to go to see the second most active volcano in Central America, Arenal Volcano. We left Jaco in the morning and stopped in Liminal for a rest stop where we got to see a lot of Scarlet Macaws … Continue reading
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Christian Surfers In Costa Rica
This is a look at El Rancho Biblico, a missionary project that is designed to help the children who live in a small shanty town at the edges of Playa Jaco. The shanty town is found on the banks of … Continue reading
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Santa Elena and Monteverde
This is where we stayed on our trip to the mountain town of Santa Elena at the edge of the Cloud and Rain Forest Monteverde National Park in the north central part of Costa Rica. Our room was incredible with … Continue reading
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Snorkelling by Tortuga Island
This is the boat we used to cross from the mainland to the peninsula area where we went to the island I am standing on to take this photo. In the background you can see one of the rocks off … Continue reading
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Going to the Farmer’s Market
A couple of days ago, Maureen and I decided to walk down to the Farmer’s Market to see what we could buy. Of course, I took the camera along. While walking to the market, I decided that it would be … Continue reading
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