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Hi all, Sorry about the absence of entries, my computer has been driving me nuts. It's still not working properly and is extremely slow. I've added some more photos onto Flickr with comments. It's been a busy 2 weeks with Halloween, school exams, excursions and some big nights on the...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on November 12, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

Computer repair

Hi all, FYI - My computer is in need of some TLC and is being taken this morning for repair. It's been running really slowly and might have a virus, so the school IT teacher is going to have a look at it. So, no blogging or emails for ....... I have no idea! It could be a day or a...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on October 31, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

Having one of THOSE days

Hi all, still have to write a post about Macau, i've been busy trying to do lesson plans but my computer is playing up..sigh...and I woke up this morning to the toilet cisterns overflowing...it goes on and on. I'm definitely having a drink tonight and it's not going to be pineapple...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on October 9, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

Mooncake

Hey everyone! I had today off due to the poor students have their monthly exams (I have to make up for in Saturday!) so I have time to add an extra blog entry this week and the topic is Mooncake. Mooncake is given to people as gifts for certain celebrations in China. At the moment...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on September 28, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

1 month anniversary

Well, it's been an amazing month with experiences that would have never happened if I'd stayed home in Oz. I miss you all but I know this is something I have to do for myself. Thank you for all your support and well wishes that you've sent by email and comments on this blog. On a happier...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on September 24, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

Hong Kong baby!

TGIF! Wow, this week has flown by! Only one more lesson after lunch and then we're off to Hong Kong for tonight and most of tomorrow. It's been an okay week, still finding my feet and learning the children's names...which is hard because I have 12 classes of 35-40 children! I have...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on September 15, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

The strangest experience of my life

Saturday was Teacher's Day in China which was the strangest, most surreal, parallel universe, craziest experience of my life. It started when we had to get to the Winnerway Hotel (where it was being held) 1 1/2 hours early for no apparent reason. Our table was great, 3 from the front of the...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on September 11, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

Happy Teacher's Day

It's Happy Teacher's Day in China and all the foreign and Chinese teachers are going to a 'do' this afternoon put on by the Winnerway group (which is a very big corp in Dongguan). The foreign teachers have to get up on stage (in front of hundreds of teachers) and say 'Happy Teacher's day,...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on September 9, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

End of the first week...sigh...thank god...sigh

Well, the first week is over and they didn't make me cry! Yay for me. Most of the teachers are going out for dinner and drinks to celebrate and then tomorrow is Teacher's Day, which is HUGE in China. We had to go to the Winnerway Hotel this morning to practice speaking and walking onto the...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on September 8, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

I ROCK!!!!!!!

What a high! The afternoon sessions today were my Class Rules! lesson plan and it worked by george! The first lesson was quite funny because I didn't even get to the 'consequences' part of the lesson because they kept breaking the rules I'd written on the board! The other two classes...

permalink written by  KatrinaB on September 6, 2006 from Dongguan, China
from the travel blog: China Dreaming

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