title>Cheers from Changsha!: December 2004 Archives - BootsnAll Travelogues
Categories

Recent Entries
Archives

December 23, 2004

Merry Christmas from China!

圣诞快乐和新年好 圣诞快乐和新年好 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From Changsha, China Wishing you and your family Peace, Happiness and Good Cheer for the holidays and into the new year. My thoughts of Christmas’ past and the times shared with...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 23, 2004 01:52 PM
Category: Merry Christmas from China!

December 16, 2004

As Per Your Request

December 16, 2004 I have had some requests to see pictures of my apartment. So here goes! I will start the tour from the grounds outside the building. There is a nice garden,rock wall and walkway area with some playground...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 16, 2004 09:36 PM
Category: As Per Your Request

Talk Of The Town

Monday and Wednesday nights I have an adult class of 8 women. The age range is from 18-40. Three of them are students, one is a Chinese teacher, one is a marketing manager and the other three are employed in...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 16, 2004 12:49 PM
Category: Talk Of The Town

Help! I Might Need A Support Group

Thursday December 9, 2004 I must stop shopping, I must stop shopping…………when is payday? After a lazy day surfing the net and working on the blog I finally decided to get showered and dressed at 4:30 pm. Kim and I...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 16, 2004 12:26 PM
Category: Help! I Might Need A Support Group

Prelude To Christmas

(Prelude? Did I say that out loud?) We had a staff meeting last week. It turns out all that was involved was the office staff and teachers walked from the school to the hotel where the Christmas Party is going...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 16, 2004 12:01 PM
Category: Prelude To Christmas

December 10, 2004

Changsha - The City That Never Sleeps

December 10, 2004 From my “Let’s Go” China travel book: Changsha, a provincial city, embraces modernity but still wears its 3000-year old history proudly on its sleeve. From the tomb of a 2100 year old mummy to assorted Mao pilgrimage...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 10, 2004 02:09 PM
Category: Changsha-The City That Never Sleeps

December 09, 2004

Food and Free Drinks!

December 3, 2004 My day consists of a peanut butter sandwich on raisin bread for breakfast, coffee and cookies during the day and the famous rice & veggies for supper! The school provides us with one meal a day and...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 9, 2004 01:25 PM
Category: Food and Free Drinks!

December 07, 2004

Teaching Schedule

December 3, 2004 Teaching Schedule It’s been a busy week in Changsha! My first week of teaching my own classes. I worked on getting my classroom set up and taking down a lot of work which covered every inch of...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 7, 2004 02:03 PM
Category: Teaching Schedule

Shopaholic Takes Changsha

December 2, 2004 Shopping in Changsha I did some serious shopping this week and got around to 3 different areas. On Monday, Grace, Kim and I took the bus to the Underground Market. I really didn’t know what to expect....

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 7, 2004 02:00 PM
Category: Shopaholic Takes Changsha

December 02, 2004

Weekend Classes

November 27, 2004 It’s Saturday and my weekend begins. I have 3 classes to teach today from 1:30 until 9 pm. Tomorrow I teach from 9-6. These are our busiest days because the kids take classes on the weekends apart...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 2, 2004 03:27 PM
Category: Weekend Classes

Chinese Lessons

November 26, 2004 Another day off – yippee! Kim and I lounged around and drank coffee all morning. At noon we walked to school for our first Chinese lesson. She has been here 5 months and never had one but...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 2, 2004 03:24 PM
Category: Chinese Lessons

Extreme Mountain Climbing

November 25, 2004 Thursday morning I left the apartment and met Grace, Nancy & Jurgen at the school for a tour of the city. Some tour! The only time I saw parts of the city was on a bus to...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 2, 2004 03:21 PM
Category: Extreme Mountain Climbing

My First Class

November 24, 2004 Here’s my update of the last couple of days…………Monday night (November 22) I taught my first class – 8 adults. They are just starting Level 4 which means they have had 3 levels and can read/write english...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 2, 2004 03:18 PM
Category: My First Class

First Impressions

November 20, 2004 After a loooong trip half way around the world, I arrived in China Friday afternoon. The trip was uneventful (thank goodness) and I managed to find my way around O’Hare Airport in Chicago and then the Beijing...

Read this update

Posted by Janice on December 2, 2004 03:12 PM
Category: First Impressions
Latest Comments
Renate: Nice cover Lisa....LOL ... [read]

Lisa: How's me for being an attentive daughter....didn't... [read]

Janice: Renate: Gee thanks for the compliment! Don't kno... [read]

Renate: Well, I don't think I have ever been first. Oh We... [read]

Janice: Rose: You still got me beat on number of countrie... [read]

Lisa: Cheat.....I may have...but I still beat you by 25 ... [read]

Rose: Lisa.....you cheat.....must read first! LOL I was... [read]

Lisa: First....eat that! Now I will go and read!... [read]

Janice: Bjorge: Welcome to my blog! It's alway nice to k... [read]

Bjorge: Hi Janice. I found this blog by chance as I was s... [read]



Designed & Hosted by the BootsnAll Travel Network