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China Dinosaur Park – Changzhou
In the northern sector of Changzhou, in the Xin Bei district, lies China Dinosaur Park. Looking out our apartment window we can often see the three white arms reaching as if to join hands. We often walked towards the park … Continue reading
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An Introduction to Teaching ESL
This was Maureen’s first class, the first day of a new term in September, 2006. Luckily, I didn’t have a course to teach at that time, so I was able to take a few photos of this special event. … Continue reading
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Welcome To C.I.T.
Well, I am continuing in preparing for our next trip to China as I practice writing Chinese characters. Both Maureen and I are focused on this next teaching year in Changzhou as we do our shopping and cleaning the clutter … Continue reading
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Preparations For Teaching ESL
After about a week of getting ourselves acclimatized to Changzhou, it was finally time to begin the work for which we came to China, that of being ESL teachers at C.I.T. The process began with a meeting with the department … Continue reading
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Clothes Washing and Traditions
For all of its modern appearances, there are numerous opportunities to still find old traditions still in use in China. For example, this woman is on her way to her clothes washing spot on the side of this small lake … Continue reading
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On Being Understood in China
Not too far from the Xinbei campus of C.I.T. is a lake that was often used by bathers, clothes washing older ladies, and fishermen. This is a scene from August, 2006. When I left in 2008, the beach had been … Continue reading
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Filling in Time Usefully While Waiting
This is the view from just inside the east side entrance to Sunshine Gardens, the housing and apartment gated community in which we lived last time we taught at C.I.T. and where we will return in late August. The apartment … Continue reading
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Medical Health Form
This is a detail from the entrance to the XinBei (新北) campus of C.I.T. (常州工学院). There are basically four buildings in which teaching is done on this campus as well as performance and music centre, library, dining hall and dormitory buildings. … Continue reading
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Avoiding the Middle Man and Recruiters
On the first full day in Changzhou, two of the workers in the Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) took us on a tour of the downtown area of the city so that we could open up a bank account as well … Continue reading
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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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