China Trip part 2

Here is another random assortment of pictures I took on my trip.  I'm so pumped to use photography to teach about China.   Soooo much more interesting than a textbook.  I think it will be a great way to help them make inferences and personal connections too.

 

 

The no honking sign always cracked me up, because I have never heard so much honking in my life.  Apparently though, their driver's manual used to say that they are supposed to honk to pass.  One local told me that she doesn't like how they do it though and that they're not really supposed to, so I think this sign is an example of attempts to reduce honking.

 

Subway handles in Beijing.  (They weren't all like this.)

 

Bowza!!  These were little buns stuffed with meat or vegetables.  Pretty good most of the time.  I bought one of those things at the Chinese store in town so that I can make them for my class.

Playing Chinese checkers in China!



The allergen free meal prepared for me by my friends (from here) and the Swiss kids we were staying with.  Thanks guys!

 

Mmmm.... Chicken feet.

 

Of course I tried it!  I'm no wimp!

 

Chopstick sanitizer

 

Makeshift telephone line.

 

Better view of my favourite bathroom

 

Bathroom door (and the famous Blair and Randi!)

Every day, all the kids in the high schools flood onto the field to practice their synchronized exercises.  Not quite the military precision their parents would have shown, but still pretty interesting.  I filmed it too, but can't load it on here. 

 

At lunch time and after school, there was always a sea of different uniforms on the buses.  Those kids have to practically live in those things, because they barely get to go home.

Interesting steering wheel protector

A little friend who snuck into our backyard to see us and play with our puppet.  (yes, that's right, the family my friend lives with loves puppets.  They even have a little theatre in their entrance area.  Their daughters loved swing too! Match made in heaven.)

There was constant construction, everywhere.

Storefronts

Typical street

Lots of cargo type trucks

This sign was my favourite part of the bus (notice the dripping blood from his hand and the tears).

I thought it was neat how they counted down how long you had to make it across.  Sometimes it was safer to go on a red light anyways though, because pedestrians never have the right of way.  Just try and run as fast as you can across a couple lanes, stand in the middle of the freeway, and wish you weren't wearing a backpack.  Then run the rest of the way.

There were lots of people using sewing machines outside their stores.