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Moving Back To Campus Dorms
Sunday and with classes set to begin in not many hours, the last of the students are still arriving. This scene has been taking place for the past three days as students move back to their dorms at the Xin … Continue reading
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A Taste of Educational Bureaucracy
Yesterday we had our first staff meeting involving the Foreign Teachers (FTs) and their co-teachers as well as the head of the Foreign Languages department of C.I.T. and two members of the Foreign Affairs Office (FAO). Sunny is in charge … Continue reading
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Welcoming With Food
This is our home in Changzhou, in the apartment on the right just above the north entrance into Sunshine Garden with the large living room window to the right of two levels of windows which are our two bedrooms, one … Continue reading
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The First Day of School
Yesterday’s walk to the main campus gave me a lot of opportunities for photographs including this one. This is the scene at a high school about six blocks from the apartment. Since school starts on September 1st, these students are … Continue reading
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Changzhou City Hall
Since this blog is about teaching in Changzhou, I thought that it would be a good idea to present a photo of Changzhou City Hall. You have to remember that the city has a governance area that is quite large, … Continue reading
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Jet Lag is Real
We are finally back in Changzhou. This is the scene we woke up to this morning as we looked out of our bedroom window. It has been raining for the past few weeks with more rain in the forecast for … Continue reading
Toronto to Shanghai
It’s not exactly the plane we are flying in to Shanghai, but it is a good copy of it which we are taking from Toronto en route to Shanghai. What can I say about the airport other than it is … Continue reading
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The People and Places Left Behind
One final walk down the country road before we leave the village for our first stop, the city of Saskatoon where we will catch the plane tomorrow morning. One of the great things about living in a small town, is … Continue reading
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All Our Bags are Packed, We’re Ready to Go
Well, it is only two days until we lock up our house in Saskatchewan and begin the journey back to Changzhou. As you can see, all of our bags are packed. Of course, these two are just part of our … Continue reading
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Co-Teachers
This photo was taken in September, 2006 using my old Sony DSC-H5 camera. In the photo are both of us and our co-teachers, Mindy and Sarah. These two young women remained as our co-teachers for the two years we spent … Continue reading
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