Discovering the Middle Kingdom: Evan and Steph's Oriental Adventure

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Steph and Evan are taking a gap year to teach English in China before heading off to Europe for a whirlwind tour of the continent and the UK. This blog will be their main channel of communication to those in NZ and abroad.

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  Our first encounter   Auckland, New Zealand on May 1, 2012 0 pictures 2 comments
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  And We're Off!   Beijing, China on May 5, 2012 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Not in NZ anymore!   Tianjin, China on May 7, 2012 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Orientation Day One   Tianjin, China on May 8, 2012 3 pictures 2 comments
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  Sleep-ins and Sim cards   Tianjin, China on May 8, 2012 2 pictures 4 comments
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  Toast and teaching   Tianjin, China on May 9, 2012 2 pictures 3 comments
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  Getting to know the neighbourhood   Tianjin, China on May 10, 2012 11 pictures 9 comments
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  First weekend in Tianjin   Tianjin, China on May 13, 2012 6 pictures 6 comments
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  Enjoying our days off   Tianjin, China on May 16, 2012 4 pictures 5 comments
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  Evan's First Class   Tianjin, China on May 18, 2012 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Teaching two year olds English   Tianjin, China on May 19, 2012 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Big, Cheap and Dirty   Tianjin, China on May 21, 2012 19 pictures 9 comments
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  The week/weekend that was   Tianjin, China on May 27, 2012 7 pictures 3 comments
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  Home-style Chinese   Tianjin, China on May 29, 2012 5 pictures 3 comments
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  We made it to 1 month!   Tianjin, China on Jun 5, 2012 10 pictures 11 comments
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  Birthday's and Hearts - Chicken hearts   Tianjin, China on Jun 10, 2012 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Big Bad Beijing   Beijing, China on Jun 12, 2012 20 pictures 4 comments
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  The Pressure Cooker   Tianjin, China on Jun 19, 2012 0 pictures 2 comments
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  The weekend that was and the KTV experience   Tianjin, China on Jun 20, 2012 7 pictures 7 comments
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  Dragonboats and tuk tuks   Tianjin, China on Jun 22, 2012 5 pictures 4 comments
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  One third of the way!   Tianjin, China on Jul 2, 2012 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Museum Trip and Summer Camp   Tianjin, China on Jul 4, 2012 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Cicadas and dragonfruit   Tianjin, China on Jul 6, 2012 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Summer school, math classes and a leg of lamb.   Tianjin, China on Jul 16, 2012 13 pictures 2 comments
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  Summer Camp Omnibus   Tianjin, China on Jul 28, 2012 11 pictures 3 comments
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  Off to Shanghai!   Shanghai, China on Jul 31, 2012 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Shanghai Days 2 and 3 - (Original Title I Know!)   Shanghai, China on Aug 1, 2012 34 pictures 0 comments
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  The day we went to the Zoo   Shanghai, China on Aug 3, 2012 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Off to Nanjing   Nanjing, China on Aug 4, 2012 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Confucious and Boating: Nanjing continued   Nanjing, China on Aug 5, 2012 26 pictures 4 comments
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  Back by Popular Demand   Tianjin, China on Aug 29, 2012 12 pictures 2 comments
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  What we've been up to.   Tianjin, China on Sep 14, 2012 10 pictures 2 comments
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  Off to the beach!   Qingdao, China on Sep 17, 2012 28 pictures 2 comments
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  Time for an update!   Tianjin, China on Oct 18, 2012 17 pictures 1 comment
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  The time we went to the Wall.   Jixian, China on Oct 24, 2012 32 pictures 1 comment
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  Six Months Later   Tianjin, China on Nov 5, 2012 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Off we go!   Tianjin, China on Nov 6, 2012 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Ancient Athens!   Athens, Greece on Nov 7, 2012 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh Roma!   Rome, Italy on Nov 11, 2012 29 pictures 3 comments
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  Getting lost in Venice   Venice, Italy on Nov 14, 2012 17 pictures 1 comment
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  Mia sorella: visiting my Italian sister   Pordenone, Italy on Nov 16, 2012 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful Budapest   Budapest, Hungary on Nov 20, 2012 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Mulled wine in Wein with Anna   Vienna, Austria on Nov 23, 2012 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Pretty Prague   Prague, Czech Republic on Nov 26, 2012 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Perusing Paris- the city of stairs!   Paris, France on Nov 29, 2012 24 pictures 1 comment
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  In Dublin's fair city   Dublin, Ireland on Dec 2, 2012 18 pictures 1 comment
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  At long last, London   London, United Kingdom on Dec 5, 2012 21 pictures 2 comments
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  Our Glorious Return   Tianjin, China on Jan 8, 2013 19 pictures 1 comment
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  新年好 - Xin Nian Kuai Le!   Tianjin, China on Feb 9, 2013 9 pictures 1 comment