Recent Blog Posts
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09/04/2010
Jiu Jiu Jiu Ba – one crazy night in Jingdezhen
After the Friday night lecture given by Uma Sawhny, some of the staff and residents decided to have a night out on the town. Every Friday there is a reception in the cafe following the lecture where cold beer is served. it is a place for the local Chinese to practice English and it serves as a great place for people to meet. It was your typical “herding cats” scenario, everyone was milling about the cafe with their indecisiveness. Finally the decision was made to venture Jiu Jiu Jiu Ba a crazy night club. Its one of those places that you have to have the right energy and the right people otherwise going there can be a miserable experience. Thankfully that was not the case this night. First off, the interior is this bizarre bastardization of what could only be described as an Austrian Hunt Lodge, the bass is an intestine liquefying test lab, but the fashion show and house dancers were what really made it seem like something out of a Hunter S Thompson Novel. So I have also decided to play around with Imovie and this is my first attempt at video editing. Cheesy as it is now, I hope to get better and make some great videos of Jingdezhen.
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09/01/2010
Traveling by bus in China
Tana and I had a two hour bus ride to my health check. You may have noticed I haven’t given the name, not out of any secrecy but rather embarrassment that I don’t know how to spell it. Our first bus was very clean and in good working condition; I even got to watch a Jackie Chan movie. However the bus on the return trip could not be described so positively. I guess 50/50′s not so bad of odds. I’ve posted some photos of the bus ride. Pictures of the bus station and the scenery along the way. The Video was taken in the taxi while driving to the health facility. Being in Jingdezhen has been great but it was nice to have a day and get out of town.
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09/01/2010
On the way to getting my work visa…
So I have returned in one piece from my health check. To be frank I hope its something I never have to do again. I’ve posted a video of the walk going to the facility. This is one of those occasions where a book can be judged by its cover, the character of the outside gives a pretty good picture of the interior. Tana, was “kind” enough to take some pictures for me. Read more »
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09/01/2010
On my walk to work…
Here is a just a regular morning in Jingdezhen, a video of the locals singing on the street corner and a picture of a sculpture shop that is on my way to work.
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08/27/2010
Hello From China!
Woefully Negligent, this should have been the title of this post. As I approach my first month of living in China I felt it necessary to make a post though it will be brief. Though “brevity is the soul of wit” I in no way claim such an adjective. the length has more to do with the quickly approaching dinner call and the fact that I spend most of my day sitting at a computer for work. I thought at the very least i could put up some photos maybe even a video if I can figure it out. The pictures are of the view from my tenth story apartment, which is awesome, my walk to work and Boudza my favorite thing to eat at breakfast.
So the videos are too large right now, will have to upload them to youtube maybe. Always keep em wanting more right?
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