Since we were already in Hong Kong for the temple, we took advantage and saw some of the sights like the Peak and Tian Tan Buddha. Unfortunately, most pictures from HK were on the memory card that died on me. … Continued
After a couple of days in Guangzhou, we hopped on a train to Hong Kong. It’s only a short train ride and took us almost the same amount of time to get through immigration on both sides of the border. … Continued
… continued from Guangzhou, part 1 Guangzhou Canton Tower New Guangdong Museum The next day we ventured back to the museum in the morning and waited out the line. The wait wasn’t too bad. The building is an extreme of … Continued
The ultimate destination of my holiday vacation was the Hong Kong Temple, but that was not the only amazing thing about this trip. It started with a short flight to Guangzhou and the amazing Guangzhou Canton Tower. We, Aaron and … Continued
Today is China’s National Day. October 1 was set aside as the country’s national holiday 62 years ago by the PRC’s founding committee. Because of this, our theme this week in class was patriotism. I shared with my students my … Continued
Here in China I’m considered a foreign expert. In fact, I have a card that says as much and couldn’t get my residency permit unless I was considered a foreign expert. I guess since I’ve been speaking, reading and writing … Continued
When I came to China, I expected the university life for the students to be very different from what I had experienced. I was told that Chinese students are in class or studying 24/6.5 and that they didn’t have time … Continued
So, Hefei has a walking street just as any big city should. Last Saturday, Aaron and I met there for pizza at Pizza Hut and boy was it yummy. Anyway, this walking street is typical of any walking street with all … Continued
I’ve been in the land of the Orient for a month! It feels like so much longer and not necessarily in a bad way. I thought I would mark my 100th blog post on Adventure Patches with a post about … Continued
Who ever thought I would be a teacher? Yeah, it may be short-termed and not a life-time career choice, but right now I’m not just a teacher but a college professor. I have officially started teaching and had all of … Continued