Sunday, January 10, 2010

Random photo purge.

The food vendor street near campus, where I often grab baozi and jiaozi to-go.

This is how I blend in with the locals.

The cheering section of the student soccer tournament that the other foreign teachers played in last November. They came in third, but won the "Best Team" award. (Kathryn, Carolina & Lilly).

Chongqing streets. It's easy to see why its nickname is the Mountain City, 山城.

Part of Jiefangbei in Chongqing, where I spend most of my time on visits to the city.

We went to a soccer game last October in the city, and this man very enthusiastically led the crowd in cheers for the Chongqing Lifan team.

Lunch with town officials in Guxi last September.

A Guxi street.

So now it's vacation time until the next term begins in March! All my grades are entered and done with, and only a few students failed the listening exam -- I've been told repeatedly it's not my fault, but I still feel bad, even after giving a ridiculous curve.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

The new decade: CQ style.

Last week we rang in the New Year with a trip to the city to spend quality time with each other and our millions of Chinese friends--


Jiefangbei was absurdly crowded (as is to be expected in China), and the amount of balloons released into the air at midnight (not in the least caused by Kathryn running around and taking them from everyone) was enough to kill hundreds of dolphins and turtles. Don't worry, we're not near an ocean...

Happy New Year, all!