Fireworks
It's 5:20 AM on August 28th. Can't sleep then, all of a sudden, a large boom!
What the hell was that? Don't worry, it's only fireworks being shot off between high rise apartment buildings causing a large boom with echo. Sounded like WWIII invasion from a hostile country. Too bad the buildings were in our way and we could only see a small reflection off the windows in a neighboring apartment block.
Oh well, maybe this is just normal in China on the 28th of August to celebrate something obscure that we don't know about yet.
Since we're up and writing we'll tell you about a few of the teachers we met last night at dinner.
1. Stephen. Our foreign teacher/Canadian liason to the university. Going on 4th year here. Pauline, Steven's wife, we have yet to meet. She arrives from Canada on the 30th.
2. Molly. Recent college grad from Philadelphia whose sister taught at this university after she graduated. New to teaching.
3. Karl. From Irland and taught last year at a middle in Hangzhou proper. Recent graduate of college.
4. Erin. From a small town in Ohio, graduated college a couple of years ago and also taught middle last year in a small town close to Hangzhou.
More teachers to arrive in a few days. All seem okay on first impression.
What the hell was that? Don't worry, it's only fireworks being shot off between high rise apartment buildings causing a large boom with echo. Sounded like WWIII invasion from a hostile country. Too bad the buildings were in our way and we could only see a small reflection off the windows in a neighboring apartment block.
Oh well, maybe this is just normal in China on the 28th of August to celebrate something obscure that we don't know about yet.
Since we're up and writing we'll tell you about a few of the teachers we met last night at dinner.
1. Stephen. Our foreign teacher/Canadian liason to the university. Going on 4th year here. Pauline, Steven's wife, we have yet to meet. She arrives from Canada on the 30th.
2. Molly. Recent college grad from Philadelphia whose sister taught at this university after she graduated. New to teaching.
3. Karl. From Irland and taught last year at a middle in Hangzhou proper. Recent graduate of college.
4. Erin. From a small town in Ohio, graduated college a couple of years ago and also taught middle last year in a small town close to Hangzhou.
More teachers to arrive in a few days. All seem okay on first impression.
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