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A New One
So I've really gotten in to a groove here now. My schedule's pretty stable and everything's going well. The weather has turned pretty warm where it's getting in the 80's pretty much every day and it's extremely humid; so it's just like Atlanta. The other day, a couple of my classes were cancelled......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-11 09:19:07 | Rating:

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Good Food
So Saturday night, Glenn and I went to a Teppinyaki restaurant. It's a Japanese restaurant and it's what we call Hibachi style in America. Evidently, the Japanese steakhouses in America are Teppinyaki, not Hibachi....oh well. Anyways, it was incredible. We had all-you-can-eat for 150 RMB, which......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-14 00:04:12 | Rating:

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First Illness
So Sunday night I was extremely sick. It's just a stomach bug but it's noon Monday already and I feel better. Still not very good. My roommate, Klaus, had the exact same symptoms Saturday night and Sunday and it last about 18 hours. So it seems like I caught a bug just like he did. Luckily, there......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-14 01:18:30 | Rating:

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Mexican Night
So tonight I'm cooking for my Oral Class students and some of the other teachers. I'm not doing anything special, just preparing a Mexican meal. So I went out and bought minced pork (not beef because beef prices are very high right now), chicken, salsa, burrito shells, taco shells,......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-18 06:06:53 | Rating:

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Mexican Night Part 2
So Mexican night was a success. The students absolutely loved the Mexican food. Grant it, all I did was cook the minced pork and grilled up some chicken breasts, added a little spices and put it in a bowl. They still thought everything was amazing and it was the first time I've......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-20 08:41:45 | Rating:

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Teaching at a Company
So 2 nights a week I get driven to another town in Dongguan called Humen to teach at a Hong Kong based company called Fujikon. They make communication equipment, mainly headphones. It's an interesting place because I work with some of the executives but also many of the engineers from their......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-22 11:07:46 | Rating:

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Nights of Celebration
So the past 2 nights have been busy social nights for me. First, on Wednesday night, was one of our favorite student's birthday party. It was held at an entertainment venue in a town about 40 minutes away. So a couple of the other teachers and I went out there to celebrate with......Read More