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Hey everyone,
I haven't written anything for a little while, as I have been busy with writing Monthly tests! :s Yesterday, I tried to test my Chinese Primary students who have very limited English! I asked them questions such as "What is your name?" and "What colour is your hair Oven?" (yes, there is a child named Oven in my class - the teacher chose his name from a dictionary!). Most of them just repeated my questions back to me, as they are used to just repeating the teacher. I had to repeatedly point at their head and even resorted to asking them in Chinese a few times! 7 of the students told me their hair was blue! lol.
GYM - I have gotten into a good routine of doing half an hour Chinese in the morning, and then when I get home from school visiting the Gym and then doing an hour of Chinese in the evening! I try and do all my planning at school, so that I can focus on other things when I'm at home! We shall see how long this lasts! haha. The gym is really good, with so much equipment! The pool however is only ok, it is medium temperature - and Katie told me a gross story the other day! She had swam about 20 lengths when some old Chinese men got into the pool. She continued swimming, until she froze in horror when they started properly gobbing in the pool. Now, the Chinese spit EVERYWHERE! But is no-where sacred! And when they spit, they don't just spit a little - its the noise!! They give it everything they've got and really go for it! Its disgusting to hear, let alone to think you're swimming in it! urgh!
HOSPITAL - Last weekend I came over feeling all dizzy and faint for about 3 days! I had no idea what was wrong, but it was as if the whole world was spinning repeatedly! It was very disorientating, and I had no other symptoms so I was really confused as to what it could be! I visited several pharmacists near my apartment, (having to pass over the phone every 3 seconds to get a translator to talk to them - ha) but they all replied that they had no certifications and did not know what would be wrong with me! I spoke with my Chinese friend Jin, who said I should go to see a doctor! Now... I wish I hadn't even bothered - as it was so complicated, and I was lucky that there wasn't anything REALLY SERIOUSLY wrong with me, as I would have been screwed!
Firstly, we caught a taxi which took us to 2 hospitals which refused to treat me, they said that foreigners were forbidden - as they are worried in case something happens to me and I sue them?! Ha! We finally made it to the only hospital which was allowed by government to see foreigners (which was the other side of Beijing) and attempted to understand its maze of corridors and various rooms! I had to sign in and pay (a pittance really!) to wait in line to see a doctor!
Once in, there were 3 open cubicles with a doctor in each! All had ridiculously long queues and no privacy at all. Everyone was pushing and shoving, and according to Jin the woman behind me said to me loudly "I arrived here by ambulance" but I didn't understand her.. so I just ignored her! ha.. oops!
GREAT WALL - After 3 months of living here, me and Katie finally decided to visit the Great Wall! The Chinese have a saying which is "You are only a man, once you have climbed the Great Wall" - so I guess we are now fully fledged Men!! . On Saturday we boarded a tourist bus along with several germans, 2 irish guys and 1 american girl! The journey took 2 hours, and allowed us to see the world outside of Beijing!! The countryside was beautiful, with all its Autumn colours and when we stepped outside - we instantly noticed the difference in air quality between the countryside and poluted Beijing!! The Great Wall is magnificent, it is mesmerising to watch it snake up and down the mountains in the distance - and our camera's really do not do the view justice! The walk itself was a little tricky, for a very unfit Emma Jane Davies. However, the view was worth the constant climbing of the steps! Please see photo section for our beautiful snaps.
After the Great Wall we headed to the Birds Nest, the home of the 2008 Olympics which is a really interesting building! After all the excitement of the trip, I was so tired after the journey that I instantly headed back to my apartment, and had a nap!! Shortly afterwards I logged onto skype and was treated to a lovely group chat with the Head, who were visiting Kathy in Milton Keynes. Was lovely to speak to everyone!!
FOOD - The food continues to be very "interesting" ahem.. lol. I sometimes treat myself to a desert which they sell on the streets, which is skewers with chunks of fruit glazed with sugar. I often have orange or apple.. but yesterday I decided to try a different skewer to see what it was. And guess what it was... chunks of glazed potatoes!!! hahaha! It actually tasted ok, I was just not expecting it! hahaa!
HOLIDAY PLANS - Unfortunately, I do not have Christmas holiday off (as according to one Chinese child, in China Xmas is "NOTHING" Yes, he even shouted it. ha) :( I will make sure that the children are infected with Xmas spirit however. ahhaa!!! We do, however have the whole of January off!! Whoo - for Chinese New Year - also known as the Spring Festival! I am massively excited as I have booked a holiday to Bali, and I will travel for a month to Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia!!! Woop woop!
Love y'all! xxx
Ok... well I must go and test the rest of my students!!
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