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Saturday Afternoon Rambles
When the weather is right, we love going for long Saturday walks. As part of our reward for putting in a lot of kilometres, we enjoy stopping for a bowl of noodle soup, especially at an Ajisen Ramen restaurant, a … Continue reading
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Learning From Co-Teachers
Last night we took our co-teachers out for a dinner. Typically there is a co-teacher for each foreign teacher. But this year, due to a number of other circumstances, there are four co-teachers being shared by the seven English-speaking foreign … Continue reading
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Where Wednesday Becomes Sunday
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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Earning Respect in the Classroom
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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The Freshmen Arrive.
Saturday and the end of the first week of regular classes means that it is time for the freshmen to move onto the campus. Unlike the return of the sophomores, juniors and seniors who arrived over a period of a few … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Campuses
I took this photo from the fourth floor of a building on the main campus of C.I.T, the floor where the Foreign Affairs Offices (FAO) are located. in the distant background are the two towers of Changzhou City Hall. On … 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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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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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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