It seems like many people will be traveling around for the holiday. For the first week of October, most Chinese people have a week’s holiday and travel home to see family. Let’s just say the trains will be packed! And probably many shops will be closed. Where will you be going for your holiday?
In a few weeks we should have two newly opened Starbucks!
One will be at the WonderMall (along with a Gap, H&M and of course Dairy Queen) and one will be at the Wanda Mall (where there will also be a brand new IMAX).
So go get your frappuchino soon!
I just ran to the corner shop to get some milk. I got a few looks since I was in a short-sleeve sweater and sandals without socks. I tried to defend myself that I wasn’t cold, but I have to confess, it is a bit chilly outside! My “fall” clothes are falling to the wayside. Bummer.
Well time to go back to looking for our spatula. My husband’s convinced my son took it. It must be in a cupboard somewhere…
Just in case anyone out there is looking for butter (AND CREAM) – the best place I’ve found is Carefour. Future-Mall is far from where I live, Beiguo was incredibly expensive, the WonderMall’s butter was rancid (don’t get butter in paper packing, always go for the foil!). I haven’t seen cream around in a few weeks. Basically, we need some more foreign import ingredients. I get cheese online:) Cheaper and better quality. Anyways, just some food info. Happy eating!
Well after many months, I’m finally updating again. I lost my password! And I changed my email address so I couldn’t recover it. What a pain! Anyways, I’m connected again and wondering what to blog about.
Maybe I’ll write about some of my bo-bo’s lately.
Cultural Bo-bo’s
Hope to hear from you all soon and will write a LOT quicker!
SJZ
It’s getting warm outside. I love spring in Shijiazhuang:) The flowers are blooming, things get green and the temperature is just right.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there! Hope you felt appreciated and loved!
What a gift to be a mother!
If you’re a foreigner in SJZ, there’s a party tomorrow in the city for foreigners. I’m getting more information about it and will update you!
Century Hotel. Today. 7pm.
Update: The party wagreat. The hotel had great food, appetizers and entertainment. It’s a great place to go if you’re in the mood for some relaxed music and atmosphere.
Hi everyone, well it’s been ages since I’ve posted anything. I got out of blogging and then when I wanted to start again, I couldn’t figure out all of my admin stuff. Anyways, it’s been ages!
And I’ve missed blogging about so many things like: Spring Festival, what Christmas was like over here, the start of Spring, etc. I enjoyed all of those times, loved the fire-works that happened for each holiday (it was like a month solid of bangs and booms during Chinese New Year!!) and now everything is quiet.
I really like Shijiazhuang and the people here. And my Chinese…. ????,????. 
It’s getting better, but I try to focus on oral Chinese (more power to you all who are writing, reading and whizzing through your Chinese characters!)
Right now things seem pretty calm around here. It’s getting hot. Well, at least by my standards. I’m usually out in a t-shirt, but most other people are still wearing their long-underwear!!
I’ve been exploring more of the city. Hey, I’ve got a GREAT location for you all to check out. I’m usually pretty busy, but I also once in a while I also enjoy getting out and seeing new things. So for those who enjoy hot springs… check out Pingshan. We went to the White Deer Hot Spring area. There wasn’t much information about it on the web, but we heard that there were hot springs around here and wanted to have a look. You can get a bus from the North Station and basically, it’ll take you right there. The White Deer HotSpring Center is the biggest hot spring area in Pingshan (and also the most expensive!), but if you’re going there, it’s worth it to go there as opposed to the other smaller places.
The bus ride to Pinghan is about an hour and a half. You can stay overnight at the Hotspring place. If you do the math, it can actually end up being less than going for the day (if there’s more than one of you that would share a hotel room).
I’d put up photos, but I didn’t take any. But it was great! Really nice, relaxing hot springs. A HUGE complex and all the free bread, juice and fruit you can eat on the second floor (once you change into their mandatory white shorts and shirts). We went on a holiday, so there were quite a few people, but everyone was very polite and we got to practice some of our Chinese and hang out relaxing in the pools all day (and eating bread when we were hungry!)
Time to go. Until next post.
Hi All, long-time no write. Anyways, I’m curious to know if anyone wants to have an English corner. I’m thinking (THINKING) about doing one, but not sure what interest there is out there. Ideally, I’d want to schedule something weekly, but curious to know how any people are interested. So if you’re in SJZ, Shijiazhuang, and want to practice your English or want to go to an English corner, leave a comment on this post so that I can keep track of numbers. If I see that there’s substancial interest, I’ll plan out some details (where, when, etc.) and will let you know.