I had to work even though it was a Sunday, to make up the hours from the public holiday last week.When I got home after lunch I had a piece of paper through the door which means I have post.On the way to Flower Garden I stopped by the Post Office to collect it.When I received it, I found it was a postcard from my Grandparents.I was so eager to read some English handwriting, I read it as I was walking to the school and nearly tripped down a pothole! After schoo...

I went to Ruth's apartment to do some clothes washing.We were both supposed to have the whole day off, but when I arrived she said she had received a text saying she should be in school.She invited me to go and watch her Business English class.We went to the college across the road from her apartment and I sat in the corner.The class was so different to my kindergarten classes.The students are teenagers who already have quite a good grasp of English and they ar...

All I could think about was toast with some beans and maybe some cheese.Ruth said she wanted a fried egg.We were both feeling ill and checked out late.We went back to the food area but couldn't find anywhere that sold hangover food.We settled for a Chinese food place which looked like it sold coffee.I asked for some rice and vegetables, and it even came with a hard-boiled egg.Ruth's meal had an egg with it too.Chinese in China is not ideal hangover food but it ...

Before I left my apartment I found online the hotel we had booked and wrote the address down in English- 96 Shanda Road.Ruth and I met Echo at the bus station as she had offered to help us buy tickets for Jinan.Echo helped us get the tickets and then found the coach for us and we got on.The journey was nearly 2 hours and I slept for most of it.We arrived in Jinan around 1pm and decided we would find the hotel, check in and then get some lunch.I showed the guard...

Happy Mid-Autumn Day!Also known as the Moon Festival because it falls on the day of the full moon and families get together to celebrate and eat mooncake.Echo invited me and Ruth to spend the day with her family.We took a bus and a taxi to get to where she lives.It is quite far out of town and has a very distinct countryside feel.The difference in the roads can be seen in my photos.It is very rural.The family home is set out around a courtyard; there is a kit...