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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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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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Money, Money, Money
One of the tasks that are necessary for one who is heading off to teach ESL in China, is to get some Chinese money which is often referred to as “yuan” (yuán – 元), or as “kuai” (kuài – 块) by the locals, … Continue reading
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Packing Begins – and Repacking Follows
Well, it is time to go through all the stuff we think we want to take to Changzhou and see what room is left for “Extras” or to find out how much of the stuff has to be left behind. … Continue reading
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Planning Ahead For Free Time
I bought a new dictionary, an Oxford Chinese mini-dictionary. It is quite small, easy to fit into a pocket for easy access when walking about or shopping. Yes, it is something I have used when shopping. One of the “extras” … Continue reading
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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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