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Jump – Korean Martial Arts Comedy
Today’s post uses pictures found on the website of the Changzhou Grand Theatre. On Thursday evening, we went to the theatre in order to watch this Korean Martial Arts comedy performance. As you can see already, JUMP is a good … Continue reading
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At several parks in town roller blade lessons are the happening thing for young people. We see these lessons at Renmin Park near the city centre, Xin Bei Park near our apartment, and in the square in front of City … 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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Interactive ESL Lessons
Teaching ESL at the university level is very satisfying as it is so easy to find something to talk about with the students. They are old enough to have some life experience, even if they don’t have the English words … Continue reading
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San Jing Primary School – SanJing Xiao Xue – 三井小学
This is a grade four class at San Jing Primary School, one of the new “key” schools in Changzhou. The teacher here is Sarah. She is our contact person at this school for all of our needs as well as … Continue reading
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17th Jiangsu Games
Last night we went to the opening ceremonies of the 17th Jiangsu Games. We got picked up by people from the FAO who were the ones to “gift” us with the tickets to the event. We walked down to the … Continue reading
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Changzhou Olympic Stadium
I took this photo a few days ago when we were walking on our way to some location. It is the countdown clock to the 17th Annual Jiangsu Provincial Summer Games. Later today we get to attend the opening ceremonies … Continue reading
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An Ordinary Day in Changzhou
Well, today is another smoggy day and I don’t feel like going out and taking a lot of photos. As a result, Maureen and I are enjoying an “ordinary day” in Changzhou. The photos here have been taken over the … Continue reading
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Yes, There is Pollution Here
Yesterday was a day when pollution ruled making the skies murky. One of the things we have noticed this time in Changzhou is that there are fewer days of air pollution. In the photo above, all the tall buildings and … Continue reading
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Changzhou Grand Theatre – 常州大剧院 – Chángzhōu Dà Jùyuàn
The photos for today’s post are all borrowed from various sites as found doing a Google search. This is the Changzhou Grand Theatre (常州大剧院), the place we went last night to watch an incredible production of Yunnan folk music and … Continue reading