Thursday, May 24, 2007

The Comprehensive "You know You've Been In China Too Long..." List.

My Canadian friend Paul from Hainan, sent me a list the other day.This is a list to let you know when you've been China too long.I found it quite amusing.These are some of the cultural differences between China and the rest of the world.Things that you just get used to here in China.You may not get some of them unless you've spent some time in China. Those who have, will get a kick out of

Friday, May 18, 2007

Almost a Year

Well, as of May 24th I'll have been in China for 11 months.Almost a year of teaching English.The only thing I have taught before coming to China was sculpture.I would like to take this moment to apologize to all of the teachers that have tried to teach me anything in the past.There is such a thing as KARMA. I've found that out first hand!I was not an ideal student when I was young(big shock...I

Sunday, May 6, 2007

Hainan, a Week in Paradise

WOW...What a week!Last week the school had it's annual spring break.Another week free of teaching.I had talked with Denise, the gal that I hung out with in Yang Shuo. She was talking about going horseback riding near Lhasa. That sounded like a great adventure. After I spent some time on-line doing some research on the various companies that provided this type of adventure, I found that most