Yesterday we got up early and left for the actual city center of Qingdao. It's about an hour and a half by bus, but totally worth it. It's fantastic, and made me wish that was where I was living. It was full of normal people, stores, restaurants, etc. It reminded me a little of downtown Chicago, without all the skyscrapers. Although I suppose that doesn't make it like Chicago at all. Anyway, it is right on the water and it's very beautiful. I will post pictures of everything hopefully very soon.
We spent the day poking into shops, walking around the parks, and attempted to see where the Olympics were held. However, the Paralympics come in a couple days and everything is blocked off in preparation. It's a very lovely city and I could see being very happy there, if that's where I was staying.
I got my teaching schedule yesterday and beginning on Monday I will be teaching 6 classes: 3 conversational English to 7th and 8th graders (Beth, we need to talk), 2 writing composition and 1 essay writing class to Juniors. I think the Middle school classes have books and the other three classes I have to figure out on my own. I'm glad they gave me ample amounts of time to prepare. Oh wait...
I leave for Yantai tomorrow, fingers crossed. Things change here on a minute to minute basis. It should take me 3 hours by bus, which is actually a good way to see things so I don't mind. I have to take the bus myself and just hope I know when to get off and that someone is waiting for me on the other end. I have too much luggage to be tromping around a city by myself.
Today is a lazy day, but I don't mind since I know I will be leaving for Yantai shortly. I had meat dumplings, a churro, and vegetables squeezed out of a pouch for breakfast. Very weird and I don't feel all together fantastic right now. Must skip lunch. However, I did find the "European" half aisle at the grocery store where I can by olive oil, pasta, and Swiss Miss. I think I may be able to survive for a year on those items alone. It was actually a very welcoming sight after shopping through the aisles with livers, kidneys, intestines, and other unidentifiable items. It's not the food that grosses me out, it's the smell. There are a lot of fruits and veggies to eat and when I actually have my own apartment to live in, I think I will be ok. I know you all must be worried :)
We spent the day poking into shops, walking around the parks, and attempted to see where the Olympics were held. However, the Paralympics come in a couple days and everything is blocked off in preparation. It's a very lovely city and I could see being very happy there, if that's where I was staying.
I got my teaching schedule yesterday and beginning on Monday I will be teaching 6 classes: 3 conversational English to 7th and 8th graders (Beth, we need to talk), 2 writing composition and 1 essay writing class to Juniors. I think the Middle school classes have books and the other three classes I have to figure out on my own. I'm glad they gave me ample amounts of time to prepare. Oh wait...
I leave for Yantai tomorrow, fingers crossed. Things change here on a minute to minute basis. It should take me 3 hours by bus, which is actually a good way to see things so I don't mind. I have to take the bus myself and just hope I know when to get off and that someone is waiting for me on the other end. I have too much luggage to be tromping around a city by myself.
Today is a lazy day, but I don't mind since I know I will be leaving for Yantai shortly. I had meat dumplings, a churro, and vegetables squeezed out of a pouch for breakfast. Very weird and I don't feel all together fantastic right now. Must skip lunch. However, I did find the "European" half aisle at the grocery store where I can by olive oil, pasta, and Swiss Miss. I think I may be able to survive for a year on those items alone. It was actually a very welcoming sight after shopping through the aisles with livers, kidneys, intestines, and other unidentifiable items. It's not the food that grosses me out, it's the smell. There are a lot of fruits and veggies to eat and when I actually have my own apartment to live in, I think I will be ok. I know you all must be worried :)
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I'm pretty sure neither one of us would ever run the risk of starving to death. We like eating too much.
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