China Again

I made it to China safely, not that I thought I wouldn't.  The school I'm going to be teaching at is a highly rated IB school.  Today, I was told by another teacher that getting experience at an IB school opens up opportunities throughout the world because the IB curriculum is very stringent.  I hope that is true in case I do not enjoy teaching here.

As of now, it is way too soon to even think in that direction.  The rooms are clean and very well furnished if not a bit smaller than the one I was staying in at Wuxi.  On a scale of 10 though, Wuxi was a 2, this is an 8.  And I love the shower.  Hot, with a good strong flow.  TV is okay but the "12" English speaking channel they said I'd get aren't really so.  So far I've located 6, HBO, Nat Geo, a weird version of ESPN (and as of yet I get no sound on this channel), and three news networks - BBC, RT News and Aljazeera.

The trip over was uneventful for except for my losing my iPod.  Must have popped off my belt between airports.  I tried to report the lose but no one would ever pick up the phone.  Oh well.  It was time to buy a newer one anyway.  Just need to find an electronics store or mall.  Should be one some where around here.  Although I must say, even though I'm literally in Beijing, I'm still very, very far away from the city center.  When they say Beijing is big, believe it.  I actually think from my first few walks that there were more "foreign" items in Wuxi than surrounding me in the Changping District.  We are waaaaaaaaaaaaay out here.  lol