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Here Come the Freshmen To C.I.T.
The freshmen have arrived on campus! These photos were taken in September, 2006 when we first saw university freshmen do military training on campus. At the start of their university career, all freshmen students are required to participate in military … Continue reading
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Doing it the Old-Fashioned Way
I decided not to crop this photo in order to make the people larger as I think the effect of the whole photo says it all. What you are seeing here is exactly the way it was. Two men were … Continue reading
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Sidewalk Seamstress
This is a scene from just outside of the gates of the main campus of C.I.T. Students don’t exactly come to university with deep pockets. Many students come from poor homes and the extra money just isn’t there. So services … Continue reading
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Things Aren’t Always As They Appear – Misperceptions
Here is a scene that we came upon during our second week in Changzhou, parents and grandparents at a set of school gates waiting to pick up their children at the end of a school day. When we came upon … Continue reading
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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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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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Tianning Temple in Changzhou.
Since I have mentioned Buddha twice as well as temples, I thought it best to show the main temple in Changzhou (常州), the Tianning Temple (天宁寺). The first solo trip into the city using the local bus system lead us … Continue reading
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Green Spaces in Changzhou
Being from Canada, a land that is basically empty of people in many places and where nature runs free, it was important for us to find “green” spaces in the city. As we stretched our journeys beyond the first boundaries … Continue reading
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