Teaching In China

Hello Everyone,
If you have come to this page then must be at least slightly interested in my exploration and experiences in China. This opportunity has been provided to me, and my fellow participants by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, if you are interested in learning more please do not hesitate to look at some of the amazing work this organization is doing. I am participating in the NCUSCR's Teacher Exchange Program which has been sending K-12 educators to china since 1996. Please enjoy my PG-13 Chinese exploits.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Truely 4 Out of 4 Stars

Good morning everyone,
This is Jacob our tour guide
Yesterday we spent the morning with our program director Mr. Yu.  We learned about some of the potential pitfalls we may encounter in the coming weeks and we got a few types on our Chinese from possible the smartest women in the world, she spoke at least 8 different language fluently.  After that we were off to the Forbidden city.
Unfortunately I'm unable to post all of the pictures from the tour, there isn't enough space on this site... As a group we spent 2 1/2 hours moving through the city form the North Gates to the Meridian Gate on the south end, the whole complex is a bit awe inspiring and overwhelming this 600 year old structure dwarfs anything I have ever seen.   All that said, it key that I share the Beijing Tourism Administration's most important innovation, the "Star system".  That's right, the Beijing Tourism Administration actually goes around and ranks public restrooms, the ranking system is out of a total possible 4 stars, yet to earn this apparently difficult and honorable ranking, one does not need to supply toilet paper.  We did manage to find a 0/4 star toilet, and well... you're better off holding in...
After Exiting the Forbidden City, the roughly 80,000 daily visitors are filtered out onto the one open open walkway strafing Tian'an Men Square.
The Southern Gate, just before you reach the Meridian Gate
This was as close as we, or actually anyone, were aloud to get
Tian'an Men Square is reserved for military parades and National celebrations.
Proof I'm actually in China... or in front of a great green screen
Since it's almost breakfast time for me, and dinner time for most of you, I'll leave you with one of the more interesting meals I've had so far... Boiled Duck foot marinated in hot Chinese mustard.... who knew you could make a dish that was mushy, crunchy, sweet, and ungodly hot all at once...
TASTY!

One more whole day in Beijing then off to Luoyang.  I'll probably post once more from the Great Wall later today.
Zaijian!
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  1. UnknownAugust 27, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    Hey Bro. Great to read the first few days have gone so well. Have fun at the wall. I hear it is great. And what exactly do you eat on a duck’s foot? The ducks outside my window don’t appear to have much meat on the feet. - Bill

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