Hello from China

bohanka · 04-12-2006, 09:50 PM

Hi,

I'm an English teacher based in Zhongzhou, Fujian Province in The People's Republic of China. As you can imagine, it can get quite lonely here for a westerner surrounded by 1.3 billion Chinese. (Most westerners are in the bigger cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing etc.)

That's why I thought I'd "Give Google a Go" (I should copyright that advertising slogan, it's rather good!)

If anyone has any questions regarding life in China (this part of it at least) I'd be happy to provide what answers I can.

Regards,

BOHANKA

mondine · 04-12-2006, 11:01 PM

Hi, bohanka.
That's certainly one of the more interesting introductions we've had here.

So, where are you from, originally?
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the forums, and maybe it'll be a bit like visiting 'home', wherever that may be.

bohanka · 04-12-2006, 11:47 PM

Hi there Mondine,

Thanks for your warm welcome and for being the first to answer my first post. To answer your question: I'm fortunate enough to have dual citizenship. I have a British passport and I also have an Australian one. I've lived in Australia for many years and regard myself as a fairdinkum Aussie. I'm also fortunate enough to have travelled to many countries and like to regard myself as a citizen of the world.

Kuting · 04-13-2006, 02:05 AM

hi bohanka!
welcome aboard. enjoy your stay

seems like you really like travelling...wish i have the time to travel the world....LOL...

anyways, have a great day!

andrew247 · 04-13-2006, 03:11 AM

Hello bohanka, welcome to Google Community. Hopefully you'll enjoy your stay here.

bohanka · 04-13-2006, 03:14 AM

Hi Kuting,

Thanks for responding to my posting.

With regard to travelling the world, and with the greatest respect, "I don't have the time" is no excuse. You should take the time to travel. I look at it this way; we only have one life to live and there is so much to see and so much to experience by travelling overseas that we should take the time.

I guess I'm lucky. My kids are grown and I'm divorced so perhaps it was easier for me than most but I do honestly believe that we should take the time to travel. Most people believe that you have to be filthy rich to travel. Well I'm here to tell you that you don't have to be rich at all. There are many ways of getting around on this planet of ours. Teaching English is just one of them.

Take the time or make the time - either waywe should all of us make the effort to see some of this wonderful planet we live on. I sincerely hope that one day you will take or make the time to travel. You will neverregret it, I guarantee it.

Kind regards,

Bohanka

mcmaktoby · 04-13-2006, 05:27 AM

Hello Bohanka and welcome to the community!

bohanka · 04-13-2006, 06:11 AM

SPAN class=nameA name=96010BHi mcmaktoby,/B[/color]
PSPAN class=nameThanks for your warm welcome. So far I'm very impressed with the Google Community and their warm welcomes.[/color]PSPAN class=nameKind regards,[/color]PSPAN class=nameBohanka[/color]BR

cupcakes.goboom · 05-09-2006, 10:25 PM

hello !! you enjoy china ?

i'm from korea, but living in united states for awhile ! welcome !

mavahntooth · 05-10-2006, 12:09 AM

hello mam. see you around

04-12-2006, 09:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
bohanka Junior Googler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Zhongzhou, China Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello from China Hi, I'm an English teacher based in Zhongzhou, Fujian Province in The People's Republic of China. As you can imagine, it can get quite lonely here for a westerner surrounded by 1.3 billion Chinese. (Most westerners are in the bigger cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing etc.) That's why I thought I'd "Give Google a Go" (I should copyright that advertising slogan, it's rather good!) If anyone has any questions regarding life in China (this part of it at least) I'd be happy to provide what answers I can. Regards, BOHANKA

04-12-2006, 11:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
mondine Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 4,002 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Hi, bohanka. That's certainly one of the more interesting introductions we've had here. So, where are you from, originally? Anyway, I hope you enjoy the forums, and maybe it'll be a bit like visiting 'home', wherever that may be. __________________

04-13-2006, 06:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
bohanka Junior Googler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Zhongzhou, China Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you SPAN class=nameA name=96010BHi mcmaktoby,/B[/color] PSPAN class=nameThanks for your warm welcome. So far I'm very impressed with the Google Community and their warm welcomes.[/color]PSPAN class=nameKind regards,[/color]PSPAN class=nameBohanka[/color]BR

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Kuting Google Freak Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: * In Her Arms * Posts: 275 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi bohanka! welcome aboard. enjoy your stay seems like you really like travelling...wish i have the time to travel the world....LOL... anyways, have a great day!

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bohanka Junior Googler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Zhongzhou, China Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Kuting, Thanks for responding to my posting. With regard to travelling the world, and with the greatest respect, "I don't have the time" is no excuse. You should take the time to travel. I look at it this way; we only have one life to live and there is so much to see and so much to experience by travelling overseas that we should take the time. I guess I'm lucky. My kids are grown and I'm divorced so perhaps it was easier for me than most but I do honestly believe that we should take the time to travel. Most people believe that you have to be filthy rich to travel. Well I'm here to tell you that you don't have to be rich at all. There are many ways of getting around on this planet of ours. Teaching English is just one of them. Take the time or make the time - either waywe should all of us make the effort to see some of this wonderful planet we live on. I sincerely hope that one day you will take or make the time to travel. You will neverregret it, I guarantee it. Kind regards, Bohanka

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