Title: Kirsten VSO (
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Farewell China... - 22/Oct/2010 08:36 - 5158 days ago
This will be my last blog post because I made the decision a couple of weeks ago to finish my work here and leave China. VSO is ...
A tale of two marriages - 17/Sep/2010 12:25 - 5193 days ago
Thought I'd share with you a couple of stories from the China Daily which I enjoyed recently.Husband tries to end life after wif...
New office, new building, new job! - 12/Sep/2010 00:43 - 5198 days ago
I don't often write about my work here in China - for various reasons. However, since the start of the new term, there have bee...
Danjiang Mountain climb - 07/Sep/2010 03:52 - 5203 days ago
Last weekend, a year after I actually came to China, I finally got round to climbing the mountain behind my town. It's a beautif...
Great China Adventure (part 2) - 04/Sep/2010 11:50 - 5206 days ago
Still in Hong Kong then (happy Mr Mogg?) we spent a very pleasant day on Lantau island where there's a cable car ride up to a gi...
The Great China Adventure (part 1) - 31/Aug/2010 01:34 - 5210 days ago
It's been a while since I've written as in August I was away on my Great China Adventure with my mum. It all began in Danfeng, ...
The Naxi of Lijiang - 24/Jul/2010 07:05 - 5248 days ago
Lijiang has been the hometown of the Naxi people for almost 1500 years. As I wrote in a previous blog, it has an interesting sta...
Food - ya gotta love it! - 16/Jul/2010 12:36 - 5256 days ago
Wandering through the old streets of Lijiang today, I came upon a huge food market. Food is a key part of Chinese culture - and...
A boulder or a pebble? - 15/Jul/2010 08:44 - 5257 days ago
This week I'm on holiday in Lijiang, an ancient town in the southwest of China. I first heard about the place about 20 years ago...
A visit to Shanyang - 08/Jul/2010 06:10 - 5264 days ago
As I'm now finished school for the summer, I travelled to a neighbouring county for a couple of days to visit another VSO volunt...
pictures, mostly... - 23/Jun/2010 01:28 - 5279 days ago
I thought it would be fun to put up some of my pictures from the last couple of months that don't actually fit into any of my bl...
Dragon Boat and other celebrations - 20/Jun/2010 01:36 - 5282 days ago
This has been a week of celebrations. Last Wednesday was the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie) so the schools were closed from M...
thousands of troops killing to get across a single log bridge - 15/Jun/2010 06:53 - 5287 days ago
Last week was thegao kao- the two day exam that all Chinese students must sit if they want to get into university. In China, it'...
Dealing with problems the Chinese way - 04/Jun/2010 07:50 - 5298 days ago
In the news in China recently, there's been a huge amount of coverage of a company called Foxxcom based in southern China. In t...
Rats and other stories... - 09/May/2010 01:56 - 5324 days ago
Thought I'd share with you a couple of China Daily articles I enjoyed this week...Rat RestaurantsMany restaurants that feature r...
Pandas at last! - 07/May/2010 21:29 - 5326 days ago
Last weekend, while I was in Xi'an I went on a day trip to a panda conservation centre about 100 miles away. Unfortunately, the ...
Untitled - 03/May/2010 12:58 - 5330 days ago
Last Thursday, I was walking along the main street in town about 8 o'clock in the morning when I saw preparations for a parade. ...
Around Danfeng County - 25/Apr/2010 02:47 - 5338 days ago
Yesterday I went on a (fairly pointless) trip around the rural parts of Danfeng County. There were over 150 of us driving around...
sights in Xi'an - 08/Apr/2010 09:06 - 5355 days ago
Last weekend I was in Xi'an and visited a traditional Chinese house, right in the heart of the muslim market. It was confiscated...
TCM - to believe or not to believe... - 08/Apr/2010 08:39 - 5355 days ago
The last couple of days, although I've felt well in most respects, I've had swollen glands in my throat and it's been very painf...
Chinese War Heroes - 31/Mar/2010 10:56 - 5363 days ago
Although lots has been happening in the last few weeks, I've been too lazy to write. Oops! Anyway, today has been interesting. T...
A wander through Xi'an - 14/Mar/2010 03:38 - 5380 days ago
One of my favourite things to do in Xi'an is wander through the food section of the muslim market. It's a photographer's dream ...
The beginning of the end... - 28/Feb/2010 13:11 - 5394 days ago
I was woken this morning at 6.45am with what I thought was the sound of the building opposite me collapsing. With lots of earth...
I am a panda - 22/Jan/2010 11:38 - 5431 days ago
This week I visited my two placement primary schools for the first time. As of next term, I'll be doing training workshops with...
In the news this week... - 19/Jan/2010 00:44 - 5434 days ago
I'm now getting the China Daily, an English language newspaper, delivered to me in Danfeng. Unfortunately, it's always about 3 ...
We are stardust - 10/Jan/2010 13:47 - 5443 days ago
It has been a while since my last post but since I haven't been in China (and this is a China blog) that makes sense. And as my...
The Warriors in winter - 04/Dec/2009 20:39 - 5480 days ago
Last weekend I finally made it to the Emperor's Warriors in Xi'an. Considering it was a snowy day at the end of November, I was...
Danfeng - the rich, the poor, the beautiful and the ugly! - 18/Nov/2009 00:48 - 5496 days ago
Although Danfeng is officially classified as a poor part of rural China, not everything in the town is basic or falling apart. ...
what I actually do... - 12/Nov/2009 12:47 - 5502 days ago
It's probably about time now that I say a bit about what my general work life is like here. I've been very lucky in that my sch...
Winter in the morning and summer in the afternoon - 06/Nov/2009 00:16 - 5508 days ago
The weather here has taken a cold snap and it's now around minus 2 at night. I have made all the necessary Chinese purchases - ...
school pics - 23/Oct/2009 13:00 - 5522 days ago
Me playing colour gameMe observing classMe in my officeMe facilitating a Grade 7 teacher meetingGrade 7 classroom block as seen ...
School life... - 23/Oct/2009 08:48 - 5522 days ago
In terms of daily life, things are pretty settled here in Danfeng but the school situation isn't quite as straight forward. The...
Untitled - 14/Oct/2009 12:17 - 5531 days ago
My life in China so farMy first Chinese wedding. The bride and groom were very welcoming, even though they had no idea who I wa...
Finally part of the world again! - 14/Oct/2009 10:57 - 5531 days ago
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I am now a Beijinger - 10/Sep/2009 17:21 - 5565 days ago
Although I’ve been in China for quite a few days now, the Great Firewall is not letting me access either my blog or facebook (...
One day to go! - 02/Sep/2009 19:44 - 5573 days ago
I've now said goodbye to Edinburgh and moved out of my flat. I'm back home with my parents in Fife for the final two nights. I...
Trying to fit in a bit of packing - 27/Aug/2009 13:29 - 5579 days ago
Just over a week now until I leave and the whole packing thing is taking much longer than I expected. Perhaps that's because I'...
Two weeks today... - 22/Aug/2009 09:52 - 5584 days ago
Two weeks today I'll be in China!Got my passport today with a cool Chinese visa with a picture of the Great Wall on it. I also ...
Less than three weeks to go...! - 15/Aug/2009 13:11 - 5591 days ago
Things finally look like they're coming together. I fly to London with BA at lunchtime on Friday 4th Sept and then on to Beiji...
Or not so definite a date... - 06/Aug/2009 20:54 - 5600 days ago
I got back this evening from a week's VSO course in Birmingham to find an email from my Volunteer Placement Advisor saying that ...
A definite departure date - 31/Jul/2009 14:51 - 5606 days ago
VSO confirmed my departure date as Sunday 6th September today, flying from Heathrow on the 1640 flight direct to Beijing. Hoora...
Untitled - 24/Jul/2009 16:30 - 5613 days ago
A classroom in Longju Middle School, Danfengand the outside of the school....
Six weeks to go... - 24/Jul/2009 08:29 - 5613 days ago
Well, the paperwork is done and the waiting has begun. Hopefully, on the 6th of September, I'll be heading off to Beijing for m...
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