School started again in September, and I began my third year teaching at Shenzhen Polytechnic. For all three years, I’ve taught English as a Foreign Language to students in a marketing major preparing to potentially study at a college in Australia. As a result, these students take a lot of English classes. I usually teach […]
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Shenzhen lies on the southern coast of China. Naturally, one would think it would have at least one beach in the city…but beaches don’t go with the image of a modern technical city, and so they’ve been traded in for excessive development (with the exception of Shenzhen Bay Park, which is a beautiful, green walking
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I had my 20th High School Reunion this summer. I didn’t go, to state the obvious. I would have liked to have gone, but I’m in Asia. When I graduated High school, I had so many ideas of what my life would be like. I tried to imagine my life after 10 years, after 20
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Sweat dripped down my back and coated my arms. The sun beat down relentlessly as I searched for the shady part of the sidewalk. I had only been outside a few minutes; already, I was drenched. Air temperatures in Malaysia usually hover around 95-105 degrees Fahrenheit with 80-90% humidity. After spending a week sweating in
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As much as I hate to admit it, it is holiday season. Even in Australia, Christmas music is playing everywhere. In fact, last night the dreadful sound snuck from the nearby carnival into my kitchen through the open window. I was not pleased. Fortunately, Sydney beaches provide the perfect antidepressant for the holidays. The sun, the
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Two days ago, the cool wind flew through my hair while the warm sun shone on my face. The ferry to Mornington Peninsula rocked in the tumultuous water. Martin wandered the boat, taking in everything. It was a glorious day. We had started with getting some coffee and exploring the boutique shops in the posh
Australian Quaint Beach Towns Read More »
We’ve been having a good time hanging out in Australia so far. Melbourne (pronounced MEL-bin) is the largest city in the area, but we are staying in Ocean Grove, a small beach town two hours via public transportation from Melbourne. It’s a quiet town, and we enjoy walking into downtown or along the beach. A
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It took us 24 hours to get from Minneapolis to Melbourne, Australia. A 4 hour flight from Minneapolis to LA and a 4 hour layover in LA culminated in a 16 hour flight to Melbourne. The long flight was intimidating. My memories recalled the 21 hour Peruvian bus ride, memories that both comforted me and
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Vamos a la playa! Martin and I would say this to each other nearly every day in Antigua. Guatemala may be beautiful with a rich indigenous culture, but it is cold! We needed some heat. We wanted a place where jackets were unnecessary. We went to El Salvador. Playa El Tunco is about an hour
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Chiapas isn’t known for fantastic beaches. Most of the Mexican state is in the mountains. But we needed a beach. We needed heat and humidity and the sound of crashing waves. Most people go to Puerto Arista, but we headed off the beaten path to El Madresal. Getting to a beach in Chiapas is tricky.
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