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Saying my goodbyes to my friends at Old Beijing – our local dumpling place.
Celebrating with friends at the fanciest restaurant in Yangshuo …
The view from the restaurant was pretty spectacular.
The food never stopped coming to our tables. They even had sweet and sour chicken – my dad [...] Live teaching practice. Ugh.
Journey to Moon Hill with Philippe, then swimming in the Yi Long River. Legs are like jello.
Biking to Moon Hill, the highest point in Yangshuo.
Pushy ladies trying to sell us water all the way up Moon Hill, quite the little hike. Success.
More training on how to handle a classroom with 70+ students. Bring it. Preparing my first lesson plan for English students here in Yanghshuo. Looked up to see a spider the size of my fist on the wall three feet away from my head. More training today, this time led by Ping and discussing some great tips about teaching English here. During the lunch break Philippe and I rented bikes and went swimming in the Yi Long River. It was a little trek there outside of Yangshuo, and it seemed like we might be getting a little lost. But after [...] First day of training. It was a long one. Started at 8am, ended at 9pm. Tired, but I met a lot of new people - students at Buckland College, and many new teachers with whom I will spend the next week of training. Lazy Day. Read for a bit, then went out with Philippe to look for a decent dictionary and grammar book. Though that pursuit was unsuccessful, I did find some really nice calligraphy brushes, and some very old ‘little red books’ of Mao quotations. I was tempted to buy these things, but I guess I don’t [...] Journey to the Dragon Neck River (龙颈河 Long Jing He) and making new Chinese friends along the way, Kishen & Kenny. My American accent, though I am just happy they can understand my Chinese. Passing the Cat/Dog/Cow/Lamb restaurant along the way. White-water rafting down the Dragon Neck River and recording the whole hour long journey down. Chicken dumplings [...] Waking before dawn to the frenzied bustle of the fresh fruit market outside my dorm.
Exchanging money. Bank broken? Climbing Man Hill in the middle of Yangshuo Park with Stuart and Philippe.
The beauty of Yangshuo spread before me.
Three brits named Andrew, David, & Oliver. Tsing Tao Qing Dao [...] My first night here was a amazing mix of new smells, tastes, sounds, and experiences. After arriving in Guilin and picking up my luggage, I found a man holding a sign with my name and made the 75km long drive to Yangshuo. It was a pretty quiet trek, well, when I wasn’t looking anyway. [...] |
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