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On-Line Newspapers
Well, this is our “local” newspaper, so it goes to the top of our saved URLs for on-line newspaper reading. There is nothing like keeping up with the local news especially when we talk with family and friends from Saskatchewan … Continue reading
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Two Weeks Left at Home
Well, as the subject line says, we only have two weeks left in our house here in Saskatchewan. We have been busy getting in as many visits with our family as possible, storing up photos and memories to last until … Continue reading
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Air Plane Tickets Ready
The airplane tickets have been purchased. In less than four weeks we will be back in Changzhou. We will first fly to Toronto for a visit with Dustin and his family before flying to Shanghai on August 29th. Strange how … Continue reading
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Z Visas Are Approved
I feel like celebrating! Yesterday I picked up our passports with a new Z visa imprinted in each of the passports. With this critical step now done, it is time to book our plane flights. A series of e-mails between … Continue reading
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Night Views of Changzhou
Just a bit of a diversion with this post, a look at some of upscale Changzhou as was seen in September 2006 during and early evening walk with some of our FT colleagues following an evening meal out together. Walking … Continue reading
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Eating Well
I don’t remember where this photo was taken, likely at the entrance to small shop, what caught my eye here was the offerings in front of the statue, especially the offerings of food. Like so many other places we have … Continue reading
A Bit About Changzhou
Changzhou (常州) is more than a city (市 – shì) in Canadian terms. It is a union of five administrative districts consisting of towns, villages and rural settings contains of about three and a half million people (rén – 人). Changzhou city (Chángzhōushì – … Continue reading
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People Watching in Changzhou
After being in China for three weeks, in 2006, Maureen and I were feeling quite comfortable with wandering down streets we had not yet seen. Rather than on focusing so much on the things we saw on our walks, we … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic, Changzhou, China, communication, ESL blog, foreign teacher, FT, Jiangsu, people, portraits, teaching esl, xinbei, 常州
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A Home is Where the Heart Is
This older couple is one of many I found as I walked throughout Changzhou who seemed to be comfortable together. The scene reaffirmed within me that it takes more than money to bring happiness into one’s life. At home in … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, bókè, Changzhou, China, Chinese, chinese language, communicate, communication, ESL, ESL blog, foreign teacher, FT, home is where the heart is, Jiangsu, Mandarin, 博客
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