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XueJia, Changzhou Part 2

Posted on 4 October 2010 by gypsy

With more than a hundred photos taken yesterday in XueJia, I knew that there was more to tell and show.  Thomas turned out to be as camera happy as I was as he was busy taking small video clips while … Continue reading →

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XueJia Village, Changzhou District

Posted on 3 October 2010 by gypsy

Today we got to travel with our boss, Athena, her husband, Thomas and their daughter, Angel, to Athena’s home town of XueJia which is on the outskirts of the XinBei district of Changzhou.  We have been fortunate to have been … Continue reading →

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Lights of Xin Bei District

Posted on 2 October 2010 by gypsy

Bright lights, big city!  Yes, the lights of Changzhou make for great evening photography.  Most of the lighting is done use LED technology which is one of the local industrial specialty sectors. This is one of my favorite scenes looking … Continue reading →

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Where Wednesday Becomes Sunday

Posted on 25 September 2010 by gypsy

Today is a school day here in China.  I know that it is Saturday as I write this, a day that is not a school day.  But today, though it is Saturday, September 25th, for the teachers and students, it … Continue reading →

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Hong Mei Park – HongMei Gong Yuan – 红梅公园

Posted on 23 September 2010 by gypsy

Today, since we had a day off from teaching and because it was sunny and not to hot, w e walked about eight kilometres to Hong Mei Park.  This is the main entrance to the park.  The park is found … Continue reading →

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival – Zhong Qiu Kuai Le – 中秋快乐

Posted on 22 September 2010 by gypsy

I took this photo yesterday evening as the forecast for today was cloudy and scattered rain.  A good thing I did as the forecast is right on.  Why this photo?  Well, it is the centre piece of today’s festival holiday … Continue reading →

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Earning Respect in the Classroom

Posted on 20 September 2010 by gypsy

This is the main building in which I teach, building number three.  Maureen has most of her classes in building four.  However, we do share one teaching room on the third floor of this four story building, a classroom that … Continue reading →

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Culture and Friendship

Posted on 19 September 2010 by gypsy

Yesterday evening we were invited by the Mayor’s office to attend the unveiling of a new book by a celebrated author who had spent quite a few years living and writing in France.  This is a picture of him unveiling … Continue reading →

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Street Photography in Changzhou

Posted on 18 September 2010 by gypsy

On a long walk taking in another old area that we used to stroll through we came across this scene of two couples with one young girl who are resting in the shade under a truck’s bed.  They are waiting … Continue reading →

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Learning English is Hard Work

Posted on 17 September 2010 by gypsy

There are a lot of hours that go into preparation to teach, there isn’t much question about that.  Creating the lesson plan is just the first part of the process.  Once the plan is in place, one has to run … Continue reading →

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