John & Chris’s News from China M O N DAY 22N D AUGUST 2011
WEEK 1 - 5 NIGHTS IN A HOTEL IN DONGHUAN AND ARE NOW IN HUIZHOU - BOTH TWO HOURS FROM SHENZHEN, 1.5 HOURS FROM HONG KONG. After a great family party in Basingstoke on Saturday 13th of August for John’s Grand Daughter Izzy’s 2nd birthday, we were taken to Heathrow airport by Michele (John’s youngest Daughter) very early in the morning of Sunday 14th, for the flight to Hong Kong via Mumbai (Bombay), India. We landed in Hong Kong on Monday 15th at about 9.30 am local time and spent nearly all day there. This included opening a bank account for our salaries with HSBC. Hong Kong proved quite expensive
CHOOSING OUR FOOD IN A “COOK YOUR OWN” RESTAURANT
and we didn’t hang around there a Chris will be working 22 hours per moment too long. week teaching 3-13 year olds in groups of 6-8, and John will be We were then driven to Donghuan teaching business English to city, which is further north of corporate people on a part time Shenzhen, the city where we basis. thought we were to be based. Then yesterday we travelled by bus to this So far it’s been quite an interesting city we’re now in - Huizhou. experience, but until everything’s sorted out for us we’re spending a We had interviews yesterday lot of time hanging around in hotel afternoon at the “Hope Rising” rooms and foyers. International language school here in Huizhou and we’ve both been Today they are still sorting out our accommodation with the language offered a placement. school, but we expect this to be our
THE “COOK YOUR OWN” POT! (SUNK INTO THE TABLE)
JOHN WITH ADAM. OUR TRAINER