http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure David's big adventure teaching in China. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:23:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m hard at work back in Nanning after my holiday trip. The weather has cooled off here in the past few days thanks to typhoon Parma which followed me back to China from the Philippines. I flew to Manila on October 1 and on the way in I ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/trip-to-the-philippines-and-lucky-to-be-a-native-english-speaker.html China has been in the news recently for its economy having recovered quickly from the recession. They are expecting 8% growth in the economy this year but there is some skepticism about that number because there is other information that suggests otherwise. Power usage ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/back-in-school.html On August 7, I took the overnight train to Kunming, then went to the airport and met a friend. We took a flight to Shangri-la in western Yunnan Province (not far from Tibet and Myanmar). We stayed there for 3 nights and visited the old ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/shangri-la-tiger-leaping-gorge-dragon-backbone-rice-terraces-and-yangshuo.html On Monday, July 13, I left Nanning on an overnight train to Guangzhou. I needed to go to Guangzhou before I went to Japan to buy my Japan Rail-pass. I bought a 3 week pass for about $600 which allows me to ride on ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/japan.html Facebook has been blocked here so I haven't been able to log in for about 5 days. Some of you Facebook users in the states could post a comment letting others know that it's been blocked here. http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/facebook-blocked.html About 3 weeks ago I played a small role in a made for tv movie. One of the national tv networks here is making a movie about Deng Xiao Peng, one of the former leaders of China, and needed some foreigners to play French ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/my-acting-debut.html I have been busy recently preparing for the final exams and the end of this semester (July 3) and also preparing for next semester. I will teach two different classes next semester: International Business English, and Finance and Accounting English. The second class is ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/chongqing-the-biggest-city-youve-never-heard-of.html This time I am going to write mostly about how schools here work. From elementary school through college, kids are put in a class and that group of students does most everything together. My students are all freshmen and when they arrived here they ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/student-life.html Well it’s been 2 years since I left my job and began this little adventure of mine. I arrived in China on May 10, 2007, and it’s been quite a ride. I’m still having fun but working harder than I care too. If ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/interesting-sights-and-culture-learnings.html I’ve been busy with my teaching recently and next week is mid-term exams week. I’ve also been busy making some travel plans for a couple upcoming holidays and for the summer vacation. For summer vacation I’m planning on going to Japan for 3 weeks ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/davidsadventure/time-for-mid-term-exams.html