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December in Shanghai
Over winter break I was incredibly lucky to have my two older daughters visit me. Having been in China only 5 months it seemed a little early to head back home! Instead we spent the winter break exploring Suzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. There was a cold snap which was a little cooler than I had…
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Longchishan, School Camp
This week, I have been on school camp with our FP Project week students. FP is our foundation program, which is equivilent to Year 11 in NZ. The Project Week Camp has three key components based around CAS (creativity, activity, and service). Our students took part in a challenging 3 day hike, which includes 2…
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Hangzhou
Last weekend, I went down to Hangzhou to visit some NZ friends. It was a super quick visit due to leaving the train bookings a little last minute. Hangzhou is about 2hrs from Changshu, which makes it an easy distance to get to on the weekend. I travelled second class on the train on the…
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My First Visit to Shanghai
My first visit to Shanghai ment I needed to book and catch a train for the first time since I arrived in China. Wanting to make sure I booked tickets to the right place and time I wanted to use an English language app. For this visit I used Trip.com but I have since then…
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Amazing Food
Since my recent arrival to Changshu I have enjoyed tasting the different food options. Some worthwhile information to know: The best thing to have is a good translation app or I use the screen translation app on WeChat. If you go into a restaurant there will be a QR code at your table and this…
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Changshu Confucian Temple
This temple was built during the Emperor Renzong reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (1054-1056). This temple was the educational and cultural centre of Changshu during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the earliest preserved ancient offical building in Changshu. It has a seperate temple dedicated to Yan Yan, a student of…
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Linden Centre, Suzhou
Linden Centre in Suzhou in the Wengxiang Ancient Village of Dongshan provides stunning accommodation. Built originally by Liu Gongbao, a local wealthy merchant of the Qing Dynasty. It is a beautiful, restored building with a large number of rooms and a number of small courtyards. Besides accommodation they offer conference facilities, a range of workshops…
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Wellington, NZ
Wellington is a fantastic capital city – especially when the sun is shining. It can be one of the windiest cities in the world! I combined work and fun on this trip. First up, co-presenting two workshops for beginning teachers on Connected Curriculum Learning Design framework. The CCLD is a framework for integrating curriculum using…
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Melbourne, Australia
Had a fantastic time in Melbourne, Australia. Spent a lovely time wandering the streets, even caught an artist in flow! Visited Lightscape a beautiful evening walking the botanical gardens at night with stunning light installations. Went 88 floors up for the Melbourne Skydeck, took a look at the snakes, wombats and other creatures at Melbourne…
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Travelling Teacher
After teaching a number of years in NZ, I have decided it is time for an adventure. I am off to a brilliant job, at an amazing school, in beautiful China. This site is for me to share some of the places I visit and people I meet.
