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It seems that I have somehow become a primary (grade) school teacher. This is not so bad. The kids here are taught 50 or 60 to a class all week, then they come here of a weekend and I get … Continue reading
Coming up to two weeks in the greenest city in China now, and “teaching” starts tomorrow. I’m not nervous really, no point in it when these promise to be some of the least stressful jobs I’ve ever had. Living here … Continue reading
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China is fine. Nothing like as strange as you’d think. I’ve been here just over a week but it feels like a month or more. At first I was apprehensive about even leaving the flat (which is a fairly sweet … Continue reading
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So this is it. The end of the European era. The signs haven’t been particularly good this week – my computer is totalled, I have no money left and I owe some to the parents now too. All the same, … Continue reading
I’m really tired of writing about going out and I’m sure nobody is particularly interested in reading about it. This was the last weekend before I leave, though, so one more time isn’t going to hurt. We were going to … Continue reading
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Monday was “last night” for Amanda and Miriam. With people coming and going so often around here the social schedule seems to consist of a string of leaving parties. They’d suggested going to have a meal, and I’d said we … Continue reading
On the 11th of February I’m flying to Hong Kong, arriving on the 12th. From there I’ll get a ferry to my new job (and, cough, life) in Zhuhai. This is where it is: And it looks a bit like … Continue reading
On Friday Jan took me along to a warehouse rave. There were three of us going at first, then eleven by the time we got out of the bar. After a night tram, a trip to the all-night petrol station … Continue reading
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