2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/kirstyshorter/rss.xml http://www.getjealous.com/kirstyshorter http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=612083&go=kirstyshorter Well we've come to it folks. The last blog of my year in China. There are probably points that i should round off or questions i should answer from my previous blogs but i'm not going to i'm afraid as i don't really feel up to writing anything in too much detail. If you've any questions,,,just ask when you meet me!So its the night before we catch our flight and Suse and i are killing time before w... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=612083&go=kirstyshorter Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=607657&go=kirstyshorter Ok a quick one i'm afraid but i'll hopefully expand at a later date!We got stuck in Huai Hua for an extra day because unfortunately my alarm clock ran out of battery sometime during the night (it was after 2.30am as we were disturbed then by a chinese women banging on our door- we thought she was a prostitute so shouted "don't want" at her but she wouldn't leave until i opened the door. ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=607657&go=kirstyshorter Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=604954&go=kirstyshorter Well, well ,well. We left Tianshui on Monday afternoon after washing and packing up again. We got to Xi'an early evening after a pretty eventful 5 hour train ride in which i taught a small baby how to stick out its tongue which it now never stops doing...oh dear!We met Kate and Peter in the hostel in Xi'an. Kathy had booked us in earlier as Kathy, Kate, Peter, JJ and Brad had all been in Xi'an for... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=604954&go=kirstyshorter Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=603247&go=kirstyshorter Well we set off on the rather tortuous, 6hr bus journey from Tianshui to Wudu in which was really more of a minivan than an actual bus. But we arrived around 9 o clock in on Monday evening to be met by Danni and her 12 year old cousin (who she is teaching english to). We marched back to her house with all our bags and had a late supper after meeting her parents and granny again. We hit the hay aft... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=603247&go=kirstyshorter Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=601524&go=kirstyshorter Just a quicky before we set off travelling!Brad came on the last day of my parents visit eager to meet one of the blogging mums that leave many a message on his getjealous blog (/ukair) and Alan his partner joined us the following day! After seeing my family off at the station we chilled out and did nothing for a while. The following days were much the same hanging out in beer gardens playing poke... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=601524&go=kirstyshorter Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=600517&go=kirstyshorter So the one people have been waiting for a Kirsty perspective of me parents visit! Ok well here goes...The morning of the arrival was spent by Suse and me in last minute tidying and cleaning and for me in a state of complete jitteryness which nothing could distract me from. Finally it was a few minutes before they arrived and when they came out of the station i can honestly say it was just really w... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=600517&go=kirstyshorter Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=598343&go=kirstyshorter Yup, one of the blogging Mum's has arrived and taken over Kirsty's site! With a blogging Dad to help, here goes ..... Arriving in Tianshui - trying not to cry when we saw Kirsty and Susie waiting for us at the station (and failing in the blogging mum's case). The highlights so far?- seeing Kirsty for the first time for 10 months - not changed that much, apart from being able to speak Chinese, t... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=598343&go=kirstyshorter Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=599293&go=kirstyshorter Well everyone elses blog seems to be starting on their last reflections of their year in China but personally there is still so much that i've done and sooo much more that i will be doing over the next month and a half that i can't possibly start on my last reflections yet! Quite apart from the fact that we've still got a month and a half to go i find it far to sad to start summing up my year in j... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=599293&go=kirstyshorter Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=594300&go=kirstyshorter Wow ok its been a while since i updated but to be honest not a whole lot has been happnening of much consequence! I'll break it down 'cause its easier for me to remember that way!Teaching is gradually drawing to an end. We've only around 3 weeks to go and are counting down the days! Grade 3 students sat their entrance exams for university last week which resulted in a monday holiday for us! YAY! T... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=594300&go=kirstyshorter Mon, 18 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=588374&go=kirstyshorter Well the week after Qinghai was spent teaching, playing more ping pong and generally getting up to speed with anything left undone before we went away. That week i started teaching about Modern Agricultur- a truly fascinating topic! I played pictionary for half the lesson which took up a nice lot of time so it wasn't soo bad really!The weekend after Qinghai i went to Lanzhou to meet up with Jo, Ni... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=588374&go=kirstyshorter Sun, 3 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT