China
It’s hard to believe that we have been here almost six years. Five years ago, the kids here had never heard of Halloween. About the only ones that dressed up were the teachers, and a handful of students. The rest looked at us and were thinking wtf??!! Five years later, we [...]
Once again, October brings Sports Days to schools all across China. And Maple Leaf was no exception. A couple of weeks ago,the school turned out to put in several hours of pageantry, running, hula hooping and other heavy-day athletic activities. The weather started out a little threatening but the sun broke through [...]
So it’s been over a month since I last posted here. Time flies when you are living in China! This past couple of weeks, my friend, Ralph, has been visiting us from Canada so we took a couple of days and headed south to Changsha to visit my son. I have been [...]
“Don’t do it!”, some of my friends said as I mentioned that I was going to stay in Wuhan over the summer to have cataract surgery. Many have not had good experiences in Chinese hospitals. They definitely are different and take some getting used to! Whatever your problem, chances are you will [...]
Well, I am slowly getting back to my computer as I wait for my cataract surgery to heal completely! I will be featuring a few photos by my friend, Bryn Hammett, over the next few weeks. This is a typical site on the streets on a daily basis, people carrying or towing outrageous [...]
Hong Kong is always a great place to visit when the mood for shopping in English strikes us, or eating international foods such as Mexican or Greek, two of our favourites. We just got back from a quick five day visit to the city after spending a couple of nights in Shanghai meeting up with [...]
With the end of the school year being as hectic and crazy as it always is, I have been too busy to write anything here. English Arts Festival, No Pop Music Festival, Grad Video production, grad ceremony, grad party, exams, yearbook production…it never ends. but I do have time to put these two [...]
Starting today, I will try to post one “photo of the week” each week. The first one is of our good friend, Christina, dressed in traditional Chinese attire for her wedding photograph. This past Saturday, she and her fiancee, Kirby, spent more than 12 hours being photographed for their series of formal wedding photographs. [...]
When in China, do as the Chinese do! One way to save a buck when traveling or living in China, or anywhere else in Asia for that matter, is to head for the nearest “food street” when the hunger pangs strike. Not only is everything available at rock-bottom prices but also fresh and delicious. Part [...]
I don’t know where they came from. I don’t know what they represent. But I do know they are pretty awesome. Yes, I’m talking about the cattle that have taken over a couple of our local malls. Ok, one of the malls has a new Spanish themed section complete with some “running [...]
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After teaching in Canada for many years, I packed my bags and moved to Wuhan, China, four years ago. Now my life is a great balance of teaching and traveling!
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