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27 juni 2009

Going back to the Netherlands

And some of my latest adventures and several pictures - Seen a Panda - Taoism's Sacred Mountains - Hua Shan - Hiking Guoliangcun - Pingyao - Karaoke and Beverages - Full body massages - Beiing 27 juni 2009 Holland!

Jilan - China

8 april 2009

Xi’an III

The stories seem to get repetitive though the actual experience is quite different every time I set foot in my favourite Chinese city Xi’an. The towering city walls, the cozy Muslim quarter with its delicious street food, the busy street life with ...

Xi'an - China

31 maart 2009

Kaifeng and Jason, Jason and Kaifeng

You can’t name one without mentioning the other.. Jason and his city are entangled as strongly as polar bears and the North Pole, something which many people have hitherto found out by visiting Kaifeng. After having disposed of the various taxi ...

Jilan - China

25 maart 2009

Some football …. Finally!

Last weekend was the first one since the tenth of January that I did not undertake a journey of some sort. On its own a very pitiful occurrence, but I must say my first weekend spent in Sanmenxia was a good one. The dinner I got to enjoy on Friday ...

Jilan - China

20 maart 2009

Getting to know the Chinese culture

It is one of the main motives to take on jobs like these.. the unique insights in a culture that one gains. This very evening I was yet again invited for a social gathering, and once more it exceeded expectations! One of my colleagues, a lady ...

Jilan - China

16 maart 2009

Amber!

Or well, that's the name I've given her after she asked whether I could find an English name for her. This 3rd year student visits me whenever her schedule allows it and two weeks ago I was even invited at her parents' home for dinner! Those are the ...

Jilan - China

15 maart 2009

Xi’an II; more and better!

The heading may suggest that my life in China consists solely of weekends and related trips, as nothing whatsoever has been posted since my last voyage to Xi’an a week ago. And that is probably how I will look back on this period; discovering ...

Xi'an - China

10 maart 2009

Xi’an

Of course not all time was spent gazing at the mighty terracotta warriors last weekend, as Xi’an had a lot to offer on itself as well. Roaming around the first day in the Muslim quarter, visiting the famous Bell tower and Drum tower (pictures), ...

Xi'an - China

8 maart 2009

Terracotta Units

Maybe my expectations had been a little bit too high. Maybe a tiny little bit. Of course I was impressed, and naturally I enjoyed the ancient treasures exposed a lot. But unconsciously hopes had been rising for something mind numbing, and that the ...

Jilan - China

4 maart 2009

Random Sanmenxia Experiences

Outstanding these four months are of course the trips I intend to undertake each and every weekend, but there’s also a lot of time spent during weekdays. Here some random happenings of the past days. As I strolled the central square last night ...

Jilan - China

1 maart 2009

Longmen caves

The temptation to ignore the ringing alarm clock, stay in bed, and forget about the whole Longmen Caves was strong this very morning, especially since I had closed my eyes a mere four hours prior to this moment. Fortunately I managed to get out of ...

Jilan - China

26 februari 2009

My students and pictures!

Rather pleasantly surprised hitherto I am with the attitude of the students in my classes. Children are often fairly eager to learn despite the enormous burden of their classes (on average about ten a day, twelve days in a row). One would think that ...

Jilan - China

24 februari 2009

Cooking with Jack and Joe

Picture and video displayed visualise the recent happening of Jack and Jao cooking at my place, preparing some tasty Chinese food. My endeavours of the night preceding that Friday of making something that should resemble an Italian pasta were, given ...

Jilan - China

23 februari 2009

Qingdao

The trip from Sanmenxia to Qingdao was forced on me by the threat of being illegally employed in China, not something many people would fancy, without having the requested employment or business visa in my possession. Endeavours of obtaining one of ...

Qingdao - China

21 februari 2009

Off to Qingdao!

In about five minutes I'll head for the bus station where a sleeper bus will take me to Qingdao, all the way at the coast. I'll have to settle my visa dispute there, but since the place is worth visiting I've taken an extra day to do some ...

Qingdao - China

17 februari 2009

Teaching and living

‘Sanmenxia foreign language middle school’ Of course the cliché feelings of being here for only a few days but having the feeling that it has been weeks are applicable to my situation in Sanmenxia. The last days have been ones of integrating, ...

Jinan - China

16 februari 2009

Internet

And yesss I have internet in my room! Since I have a class to teach in 15 minutes I will just quickly upload two pictures; one is with Jack, the guy who's helping me out here, and the other one is of the school grounds. Soon more!

Jinan - China

14 februari 2009

Getting settled in Sanmenxia

Yeah finally I got here.. Sanmenxia! As of now I do not have internet in my room, I have been promised that it will be arranged as soon as possible but of course those words are subject to a whole range of different cultural interpretations. From ...

Jinan - China

10 februari 2009

China

Last Friday I departed for what would become a 24 hour journey from the door of my Kalkaji flat in New Delhi to the very hotel I am still residing in now. Saying goodbye to the very good friends I have made in Delhi was not easy but I knew I’d see ...

Jinan - China

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Going back to the Netherlands

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Xi’an III

31 Maart 2009

Kaifeng and Jason, Jason and Kaifeng

25 Maart 2009

Some football …. Finally!

20 Maart 2009

Getting to know the Chinese culture

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Going back to the Netherlands

Xi’an III

Kaifeng and Jason, Jason and Kaifeng

Some football …. Finally!

Getting to know the Chinese culture

Amber!

Xi’an II; more and better!

Xi’an

Terracotta Units

Random Sanmenxia Experiences

Longmen caves

My students and pictures!

Cooking with Jack and Joe

Qingdao

Off to Qingdao!

Teaching and living

Internet

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