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November 29, 2005Er ZhengEr Zheng has quickly became a good friend. Wang Dan introduced us a few weeks ago and we seem to spend most weekends with him. He can't speak English although this does not seem to matter. His nickname comes from...Read this update November 27, 2005Steering WheelWhat would you do if the steering wheel of the moving car you were travelling in was passed to you? Yep, that's right, on Sunday on the way home from Jin Ken the steering wheel fell off and Er Zhen...Read this update Jin KenOn Sunday we went to another little village, Jin Ken. Jin Ken is part way to Lishui and is also Jimmy's home town. His grandmother is not well so he has been making regular trips home. (Grandparents do a lot...Read this update November 26, 2005Wang Dan's UncleOn Saturday night we were invited to Wang Dan's home. She lives with her uncle in downtown Qingtian. They had prepared a large dinner and everyone was having a great time. The most distressing thing for me when we go...Read this update November 15, 2005Peter and Xue FenPeter is an old friend from 2003. We met him in a hot pot restaurant in 2003 with a gathering of his police friends. Over time language barriers were overcome with beer and we catch up normally once a month....Read this update November 14, 2005Ze YaYesterday we went to the countryside with Wang Dan and her friends Er Zhen and Bu Ping. Ze Ya is Er Zhen's hometown in Wenzhou county, about an hour and a half from here. It's 'famous' for making the...Read this update November 13, 2005Long Dan ShanRecently we've been catching up with some primary school English teachers. These guys generally go camping on the weekends, but as I have most of my classes on the weekends, I've been unable to go along. Wang Dan and I...Read this update November 03, 2005You ZhuNow uni is over, I've thrown myself into visiting friends and schools. Wang Dan invited me to her class to have a lesson, which was a lot different to the 'come to my school and play' invitation we got a...Read this update November 01, 2005Wealthy ChinaTrev and I have noticed the significant amount of disposable income in and around China (and Qingtian is not free from it). There are now so many cars in Qingtian they are building a central carpark for people to garage...Read this update |
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