It’s almost the
weekend here in China and many citizens are looking forward to it. On 1 October
every year the People’s Republic of China celebrate National Day. This day
marks the declaration of the founding of the People’s Republic and the
unveiling of the first five star Chinese flag.
The Chinese
government is the only legal government which aims to create a classless
society by allowing community ownership of all property, goods, production
& distribution and major resources. Private ownership is banned. Even
though Democracy also aims for equality and a classless society South Africa is
governed by specific groups of people all of which are demanding different
requirements. Democracy also allows private
ownership which means we will always be divided by wealth and poverty.
Anyway back to
the fun stuff…so the National holiday lasts seven days and most workers are
given the time off to visit relatives or travel. While the Chinese will be
enjoying their holiday I will be trying to get my act together. I will unpack –
eventually- and make my apartment look a little more homely. I will prepare for
my lessons which start after the holiday and maybe get in some sleep and
writing.
My apartment is
pretty spacious with a few modern features. However my bed consists of a base
and the mattress is substituted with a big piece of foam. I keep forgetting to
ask if other teachers are in a similar situation. There are many apartment
buildings in China and very few houses. To be honest I’ve never seen an
actually house in China. As you drive all you see are tall buildings which are
all apartments as this is the cheaper option.
Unfortunately
my day hasn’t been as eventful as the previous ones so I decided to give you a
short history lesson. This morning I was suppose to attend the school’s sports
day at 7:15 but I over slept…bad impression for a new teacher. I’ll make sure
it doesn’t happen again. I eventually made it to the event by 8:30. It was
entertaining but also a little uncomfortable as we (foreign teachers) had large
groups of students and teachers staring in our direction and trying to get as
many pictures as they could. We felt like the animals from the movie
Madagascar. We left and later visited a paleontology museum…who knows what that
is! All I saw was rocks, bones and dinosaurs. My feet were sore and I was bored.
Supper wasn’t any better. I had thick noodles (the width of adult fingers) in a
sort of spicy sauce and I’m pretty sure I ate a few strips of something fishy.
I abandoned that and opted for Milo which actually tastes like ProNutro.
Hopefully tomorrow
is a better tasting day!
Love to you all
Verusha
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| Sports day dance routine |
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| First years at Sports Day |
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| Finger size noodles (It's not pasta, trust me!) |
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| What Milo looks like in China |
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