Bob got assigned one more class so now he has five classes (well four and a half).
There was a lot of activity here on campus today. Too bad I can't read the banners to find out what was going on. There was a very old car (maybe a 1940 Dodge) and a jeep parked across from the library. Bob thinks they are making a film of some sort.
Last week-end we went to Shanghai for a district church conference and stayed at the five star Renaissance Marriott Hotel. It was a luxury hotel and I loved it - especially the soft king-size bed. Bob had points so we didn't have to pay for our room. However we ran up a big bill in the restaurants and I got my hair done in the hotel. We left Nanjing on Friday and returned Sunday afternoon.
I paid Canadian prices for the hairdo - even more because the cost of the perm didn't include a shampoo and blow dry. I can't figure out how the hair stylists charge here in China. If we go to the campus shop it costs us a dollar for a cut without a shampoo or $1.20 if we have a shampoo. If we go outside the campus they ask you if you want the $4.00, $8.00 or $12.00 cut. Apparently the cost has to do with the experience of the stylist. In Shanghai they showed me a long list of perm prices and I chose the lowest and I think I got a stylist who was just learning because she got it half done and an older lady came out and yakked at her and then took all the perm curlers out and redid it.
In the hotel there was a Japanese Restaurant and an Italian restaurant among others. The food was great.
We took the subway in Shanghai for the first time. It seemed more complicated than the Nanjing subway but it was cheaper than taking a taxi and we made it to the train station with no problem.
It is not so great to teach writing because every time I write something I hope my students don't read it. It is hard to write the way I tell my students to write. Possibly I am in over my head. Some of my students are writing the GRE and I have never had experience with that. They have to write an issue essay and an argumentative essay on the test. Perhaps by the end of the term I will know what an argumentative essay is!
Bob had an exiting experience in the food store last week. The fire alarm went off and all the fire doors came crashing down. For half an hour he was locked in a small place. The fire exits did not open. However, it was a false alarm; there was no fire.
There was a lot of activity here on campus today. Too bad I can't read the banners to find out what was going on. There was a very old car (maybe a 1940 Dodge) and a jeep parked across from the library. Bob thinks they are making a film of some sort.
Last week-end we went to Shanghai for a district church conference and stayed at the five star Renaissance Marriott Hotel. It was a luxury hotel and I loved it - especially the soft king-size bed. Bob had points so we didn't have to pay for our room. However we ran up a big bill in the restaurants and I got my hair done in the hotel. We left Nanjing on Friday and returned Sunday afternoon.
I paid Canadian prices for the hairdo - even more because the cost of the perm didn't include a shampoo and blow dry. I can't figure out how the hair stylists charge here in China. If we go to the campus shop it costs us a dollar for a cut without a shampoo or $1.20 if we have a shampoo. If we go outside the campus they ask you if you want the $4.00, $8.00 or $12.00 cut. Apparently the cost has to do with the experience of the stylist. In Shanghai they showed me a long list of perm prices and I chose the lowest and I think I got a stylist who was just learning because she got it half done and an older lady came out and yakked at her and then took all the perm curlers out and redid it.
In the hotel there was a Japanese Restaurant and an Italian restaurant among others. The food was great.
We took the subway in Shanghai for the first time. It seemed more complicated than the Nanjing subway but it was cheaper than taking a taxi and we made it to the train station with no problem.
It is not so great to teach writing because every time I write something I hope my students don't read it. It is hard to write the way I tell my students to write. Possibly I am in over my head. Some of my students are writing the GRE and I have never had experience with that. They have to write an issue essay and an argumentative essay on the test. Perhaps by the end of the term I will know what an argumentative essay is!
Bob had an exiting experience in the food store last week. The fire alarm went off and all the fire doors came crashing down. For half an hour he was locked in a small place. The fire exits did not open. However, it was a false alarm; there was no fire.
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Only a few more days till we come visit granny!
-Court
I took the GRE, but we didn't have to write an essay for it.
It was all multiple choice on a computer.
I'm glad I took it when I did.
I am glad to see that you aren't counting down. :) I am curious why the flag on your thing comes up with the city of Pleasant Grove. How does it know where I am, because I need to fix that. It use to say Lehi.
Hi, this Jean{ taking advantage of "Grannies" ever so appreciated generosity in letting me share this space} I think Bob's experience was more Non- exiting than exiting :)
I don't know how the places come up. The Mosers have always come up as Lethbridge and today they come as Taber. Maybe Sue-anne knows how to change the location.
Let me assure one and all that when you are in a large store, and you are on the third floor of it and sirens go off and fire doors come down baracading you in one section of the store the adrenalin gets flowing. I'm certain that I could smell acrylic burning. The people around you finally get the exit door open and the alarm on it goes off. The locals charge through the exit door only to return 15 seconds later because there is no exit--I could see shelving stored just beyond the exit door. finally another exit door is found hidden behind a screening wall that is not open to the shoppers.it was behind the electic scooters section, and people could actually get out through it--this was about 25 minutes after we were initially caged.
FYI-Sue-anne, Courtney,Nathan and Orson all arrived in Beijing Thursday afternoon--Orson was so hungry that they ate before going to bed--the others would have been just as happy to sleep as eat. Anne arrived there as well and was there to greet the Mosers as they came thru immigration and customs.
The guide was there with the van--and Anne says the hotel is topnotch--the weather-- now that is another story with freezing high winds.
Hi Anne. Just went to a wedding, and Betty (Gillet) was there. I emailed her your blog address so she can read it. She will probably email you or comment. Say hi to Sue Anne and the others, Nice to see you have visitors.
Tax season has started, and we are now up to 8 staff as well as Ross and I. It should be a little easier than last year. Chris is busy studing for hours at night so he can write exams every Monday this month. Ryley turns 16 next week (oh my does time fly). We love reading your blog. The pictures are great, but we miss you, and it will be so nice to see you when you get back. Take care, sand don;t bring home the Beijing Flu (Ross has had it enough this winter (6 times so far)):)
Love to Bob. And Ross send XOXOXOXO
Paulette
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