 | I need one of those bags that Mary Popins had
2007-06-28, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | So it's my last day as a kindergarten teacher tommorrow. That means no more ridicuous 2/4 hour lessons, no more failing miserably at trying to teach 2 year olds, no more blank looks when I say more th... |
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 | Anyone know the Chinese word for 'key'?
2007-06-18, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | Today is a festival day in China. From what I can remember of the story I was told yesterday, which isn't much, there was a King (I think or someone important) who killed himself(for a reason I cant r... |
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 | All singing, all dancing
2007-06-08, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | So I expect that you all waiting with baited breath to hear to just what degree I managed to embarass myself at the kindergarten party and you will be pleased to hear that you wont be disappointed.
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| Anyone got room for a few donkeys?
2007-06-01, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | I have put of writing for a little while as I am rather disappointed about how normal the last week or so has been. I have come to expect drama and excitment or at least some bizarre Chinese ways to w... |
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| I'm so glad its the weekend
2007-05-18, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | This week I have offically made my Chinese TV debut and no as I hear you cry in disbelief, it wasnt my faultless ballroom dancing video but I am sure that is about to take the world by storm any day n... |
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 | Octopus
2007-04-28, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | I am beginning to really settle in to this kindergarden teacher life. I realised this fact as I was walking down the paper bowl and plate isle of the supermarket. Now longer am I just thinking about p... |
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| I can make a paper boat in 18 seconds!
2007-04-10, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | So I made it out of the party alive, there were a few moments of-argh get me out of here, mainly when forced to ballroom dance with man they call the 'King'. He is very important and owns three school... |
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| Spring (apparently)
2007-04-06, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | So its April, therefore technically in China its Spring ( I am yet to see much evidence of this) and this delightful little fact means that I now have no heating. Ok its Spring, great but its still 10... |
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| The things I didn't have time to write yesterday!
2007-03-29, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | My bathroom is still slowly hacking away at my patience and potentionaly trying to kill me. I have had a washing machine fitted in my bathroom, I say washing machine but really it just soaks my clothe... |
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| My haircut cost 70p!
2007-03-28, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | So this is offically my bargain of the week. I went to the hairdressers, it had to be done eventually despite mny fear of emerging bald, where a Chinese lady who looked like she had been elecrocuted s... |
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| Teaching is now offically underway
2007-03-19, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | Hello there!
So I have offically started teaching the tiny Chinese children, they really are very tiny. I have 2 different age groups, I teach 2 classes of 5 year olds and attempt to "teach" 3 clas... |
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| My shower in the Arctic
2007-03-07, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | The masses of snow that Shenyang has had meant that I was stranded in the city centre for a second night, not that i am particuarly complaining as I have managed to do no work yet. However, I finally ... |
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| My New Home
2007-03-04, Shenyang, China. By: shell | | I am in my new home now, settling in to my apartment and having mini panic attacks about why i ever thought i could teach children.
We caught a plane from Beijing to Shenyang on Monday. We arrived ... |
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