In Which We Find a School
The next school we see, Dyatmika, looks promising. It’s got a good mix of local and international students; the elementary level is taught in Indonesian...
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In Which We Hit the Road Again
It’s a wrench leaving Harbin, more than I’d thought it would be, and in the week running up to leaving I’m almost in denial. I...
Why We Won’t Continue the Chinese School Experiment
We committed to Chinese school for Zac on the apparently random basis that we would reassess when the time came up to renew our lease....
Some Thoughts on Chinese Algebra
Watching Family Guy last night, we hit the episode where Tricia Takanawa says: “Hi! I’m here with Stephen Hawking, the only white man I’ve ever...
A Swimming Date in China
The lesser spotted tween, and its larger relative, the greater spotted teen, are elusive creatures in urban China. You might glimpse one between 6 and...
One Benefit of Learning English in Chinese Schools
Handwriting has never been a strength of Zac’s. He’s a lefty, and started writing aged three. Then, because current British thinking is that young children...
First Day of Chinese School
We’re both fairly quiet in the taxi to the school. What had seemed like a really good idea at the time – put Zac in...
The Quest for Chinese School
“I called the school for you,” Huaze reports back. My Chinese really isn’t good enough to do anything but the most basic of basic conversations...
The Best Laid Plans…
There are still two important projects outstanding from our plan for winter in China. Project Visa and Project Apartment have been concluded. We have seen...
Yeti Skulls, Hospitals and the Highest Hotel in the World
Yeti Skulls, Hospitals and the Highest Hotel in the World* Everest Base Camp The Lazy Way: Day 5 We have observed the main trail to...