News from Dan: Update

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Update

Finally back from Europe. It was a great trip all around. I spent most of my time in Zilina, Slovakia with Darya, and then her and I took side trips to Bratislava and Trencin, as well as Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The scenery was absolutely fantastic. Castles, museums, art galleries and gorgeous snow covered countryside. I have a few pictures below, however over a hundred more can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2012848&id=91300146&l=3a99725150

I came back to Beijing to find that we have a very small session, only a few dozen students, so I will be working along with others, to develop a Mandarin TIP. We had one last year but I missed it when I went back to PA, so this will also be a new experience for me as well.

Darya and I outside of a castle in Zilina

Trencin Castle

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When reading my blog, you might come across a few words or terms that you are not familiar with. So here is a handy dandy glossary to have.

E.S.E.C.- Educational Services Exchange with China. It's the organization that I work for that has been operating in China since 1981. Needless to say, anything on this blog is my own thoughts and ideas only and is not necessarily approved or endorsed by ESEC

T.I.P-Total Immersion Program. This is the program that I work for. It is an intense twenty day program for English teachers from all across China. Students (ie, the aforemention teachers) are totally immersed in an English environment and forbidden to even speak Chinese during the length of the program. Needless to say, anything on this blog is my own thoughts and ideas only and is not necessarily approved or endorsed by the administration of ESEC or TIP.