Dashagirl's Great Adventure in China

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The director of my MA program sent out an email asking if I'd be interested in teaching and helping with ESL in China. With a few months left to finish the program and no real leads on jobs in the near future, I said, "Sure!" So, I packed my bags and headed for Suzhou...oh wait, Suzhou? No, it's really Mudu. Teaching ESL? Well, sort of. But how about Communications and Marketing. Easy work load? 60+hours a week sound okay? Despite some of these unexpected trials, China has been great! And it's been so great that I have in fact decided to stay on for another year...

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  Left early in the morning from OKC   Oklahoma City, OK on Aug 21, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My first days in Suzhou   Suzhou, China on Aug 22, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  "Downtown" China (refer to Russell Peters!)   Suzhou, China on Aug 27, 2010 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Bank, post office, fruit, soy milk...CHECK!!   Suzhou, China on Aug 28, 2010 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Nothing has been boring yet!   Suzhou, China on Aug 28, 2010 3 pictures 2 comments
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  School is about to begin!!!   Suzhou, China on Aug 31, 2010 7 pictures 2 comments
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  First day of classes, first cut & first hike!   Suzhou, China on Sep 1, 2010 25 pictures 3 comments
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  Birthdays, TURTLE Soup, Sea Salt Coffee, Stinky   Suzhou, China on Sep 7, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Mandarin Lesson, Hike, Comb Massage   Suzhou, China on Sep 12, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Biking it to Taihu Lake and then eating eel...   Taihu, China on Sep 22, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Week 5/6 & Top reasons why I enjoy China so far...   Mudu, China on Sep 30, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Travel to Bejing on National Holiday...crazy idea!   Beijing, China on Oct 3, 2010 23 pictures 2 comments
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  Suzhou, Shanghai, Halloween   Shanghai, China on Oct 16, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  A 2+ hour bus ride to Nanjing; a 1 hour ride back   Nanjing, China on Nov 8, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  An amazing month of November!   Suzhou, China on Dec 5, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  In Sky there's Heaven; on Earth there's Hangzhou   Hangzhou, China on Dec 11, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Turning 30 & celebrating my 1st Christmas in China   Hangzhou, China on Dec 23, 2010 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Brrrrrrr Happy New Year in Xi'an   Xi'an, China on Jan 3, 2011 43 pictures 0 comments
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  I love Mudu   Suzhou, China on Jan 3, 2011 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh my gosh, look at those mountains!!!   Kunming, China on Jan 28, 2011 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Spring has sprung! Or sort of...   Suzhou, China on Mar 1, 2011 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Weddings in April   Shangrao, China on Apr 26, 2011 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Raise the red lantern!   Pingyao, China on May 3, 2011 26 pictures 0 comments
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  It's about time!   Suzhou, China on May 21, 2011 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Perhaps a bit like the Vancouver of China???   Qingdao, China on Jun 4, 2011 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Blind Massages in China   Kunming, China on Aug 26, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  Weather, Exercise Dancing, XI Shan, Minorities   Kunming, China on Aug 26, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  All you need is 48 hours!   Harbin, China on Dec 25, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Busan - a must see!!   Busan, Korea Rep. on Dec 27, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Korea v. China   Seoul, Korea Rep. on Dec 30, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Fireworks! Fireworks! Fireworks!   Luoyang, China on Jan 22, 2012 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Haikou - a little crowded for a tandem   Haikou, China on Jan 26, 2012 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Living it up in SIP (Suzhou Industrial Park)   Suzhou, China on Mar 24, 2012 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Good 1/2 day trip to Luzhi   Luzhi, China on Mar 31, 2012 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Best Hike in China!   Huangshan, China on Apr 9, 2012 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Turkish bath - not for the modest at heart   Bodrum, Turkey on Feb 18, 2013 0 pictures 0 comments