A River Runs Through It...

Not only are there hills and mountains around the town...but a river (or two, or three) run through it.
This first pic is the river directly behind my residence that separates the university in two campuses, the Old University and New University.

More Views (part 2)

These views are just outside the western gate of my Uni.
This location is about a quarter mile or less from my residence.






Half Dome...in Ya'an (and there is another hill that looks just like this one opposite to this hill).

View from my Uni...

The city of Ya'an and my university is couched between a whole bunch of hills and mountains. It's quite lovely. It's green everywhere. BTW, it's called the "Rainy City", because it rains most nights, and into the morning hours, but usually is done by 9 A.M. the latest, and with the humidity (i guess), the bball courts, and everything else is dry by afternoon. If I had known about the nickname of Ya'an, i might have thought twice about coming here. Glad I didnt know about that!

This view is about 100 feet from the Guest House that I and the other foreign teachers live in. This is the view that I see when I look to the right.



And this is the view to the left...


This is one of the main buildings that I will be teaching in.


So, I received my teaching schedule for the fall semester.
I have 4 1/2 teaching hours each week, in the form of 3 classes, for TOEFL training, oral english (there are four components to the TOEFL).
I will also have another 3 hours for a four week intensive oral english class for english majors somewhere in the middle of the semester.
That is my semester schedule. ROUGH, I Know!
Oh, BTW, english classes end earlier than the other classes, so I have been told that my winter break is longer than I had planned. I believe its almost two months long.
Paid. Guess I will have to do some traveling, eh?????

HEY, dont get jealous...this teaching gig with the long hours is very taxing...

Mi Casa --- (Start from the bottom of the page)

Los Cinco Tour Ciento

La entrada


la sala...


mi cuarto...


la cocina...


and my one cooking thing...it's called a WOK!


mi balcon...(con secado de mis ropas)



fuera de mi puerta...


todos gratis de mi universidad.

Ya'an, China

Here is Ya'an, my destination for a while.

Here is my the University that i will be working at...


Here is my new gf, posing as she always does...


I'm not sure who these guys are...but i spend alot of time with them.
Better conversationalists than you would think.



jk about the university building...its just a bridge...(duh)

Chengdu (pt. 2)

(Cont.)

And they ate...


And ate...


And ate...


And they ate.

These two are especially close to my heart...(they remind me so much of Se*n and Adri*n).

Oh, and dont forget MR. MAU...

Chengdu

After Shanghai, I went to Chengdu.
Went to the Panda Breeding Center.
Found a panda...


And some more...


And they played...


And they ate...


And ate...


AND...

I Have Arrived! (pt. 2)

(Cont.)

And bought a couple of movies...

For $1 each! (Nice mark-up, eh?)

I had to get out of the heat.
Played bball at 8am. Taught some locals how to play "21".
After one game, i was completely drenched. HUMID.
Had to take a shower each time i went outside.
Nice little city, though.

I Have Arrived!

I arrived in Shanghai for a couple of days.
This was my day.

I started out by checking out the local food...


I relaxed at the pond...


took a walk around town...


had a snack...


fixed a flat...


did my laundry...


AND...