Eliza has made it to Nanjing!

So Eliza was originally supposed to arrived this morning but I got an email yesterday morning saying that she was not able to get on the bus that she needed to get on and was instead going to fly straight from Hong Kong to Nanjing. She arrived yesterday afternoon at the airport by 1:30pm.  I wasn't able to get out to the airport to meet her but I found a bus for her to take that would bring her into the city to the main Railway Station and I met her there.  It was very hard to find out exactly where I was supposed to go, there were signs in English and Chinese characters but no signs for what I was looking for (the Airport Bus Station).  Luckily I had my phone and was able to use my Google translate app to ask the police men where I was supposed to go. 
I found the spot and waited for a while but there was no sign of her.  I walked back and forth from the subway entrance to the bus station a few times hoping that I had not missed her.  On one of the trips I took these pictures and video. 
I did eventually find Eliza but I missed her getting off the bus and we found each other as she made her way to the subway and I was walking back to the bus station.  I couldn't stay still, there was no spot to stand inside by the bus station and it was cold!

Nanjing QiXia Mountain Scenic Park

Today Maggie, myself and the Brits went on a field trip with the school. It was a little chilly and threatening rain but the entire International Department went.  I think we were in 5 buses total, not exactly sure.  We were told to meet at the entrance at 11:30 for lunch and then sent on our way.  So the five of us walked the area not really knowing what it was we should be seeing exactly.  You will notice that the forest is very reminiscent of Canada but we really are in China.  We climbed a mountain and were celebrities with photo ambushes and it was a pretty good day.

Lunch was in a traditional Chinese restaurant, all the teachers ate together in a private room and were served various dishes such as; beef and potatoes, sweet and sour chicken, cooked lettuce, a full fish, stuffed bread thingy, weird smelly tofu, and I think that's it.  When we came out of the restaurant it was raining so we explored the small town near the park and then ran to the bus to get warm and dry.
Here are the pics.

Grocery Shopping at Suguo

Went grocery shopping this morning, thought I 'd show you the grocery store.  I think I'm liking making videos too much lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1shuKDvz0k8&feature=youtu.be

A Day in the Life - Regular Sunday Afternoon Downtown

So, the week was okay.   Taught some lessons, confiscated some cell phones, the same old.  Yesterday was pretty rainy out so I stayed in and marked a bunch of assignments, lesson planned and watched movies.  Today was a much better day so Maggie and I decided to go shopping at the international grocers that we go to.


I made a video of today's adventure.  I've compiled it into one file and as soon as I get it uploaded to the internet somewhere I will share it with everyone who is interested but for now I will post the pictures that go along with the video.
Here is the video and just in case, here is the youtube link as well just in case.

http://youtu.be/QrtglXrxXOs

 

Lonely Planet Canada Chinese Edition

Egg Pastries, similar to Portuguese custards (still haven't tried them yet tho)

Full train

Very full train

Aqua City, already decorated for Xmas...the Halloween decorations were better.

Live crabs in little containers for easy transport. :(

More crabs

Squid

Its very popular to see condoms in multiple spots in a grocery store as they are trying to encourage young people to use protection. 

My Haul for the day: a lot of yarn for a little over $10 CAD, rice crackers, milk, pear juice, pear nectar, canned tomatoes, nature valley bars - apple crisp flavour, ground beef, apple cutter, green beans