Monthly Archives: October 2007

Well … they came in droves (many!) to my apartment tonight. They were all freshmen who wanted to use the computer to write something to talk about in their oral classes.  Yes, there were 16 girls here at the same time.  … Continue reading →

I’ve bought another bike.  The last one (the first bike – the one I gave away) cost 193 yuan.  The new bike cost 420 yuan.  It’s a much more ‘sturdy’ and ‘robust’ (stronger) bike and better quality ‘all round’ (that … Continue reading →

At English corner tonight there were more than 100 students!  Incredible!   5 weeks ago I bought a new bike.  It kept getting punctures (flat tyres).  It was repaired many times .. many times .. and this afternoon it got … Continue reading →

Between 7pm-9pm there was a party for the freshmen.  It was an outdoor venue (that just means it was ‘held’ outdoors – outside).  There was ‘quite a crowd’ (lots of people..).  Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves immensely (a lot).   … Continue reading →

There is an English speaking competition at Jinan.  A Weifang student called Wang Baodi has entered the competition.  His English name is Stone.   Well done Stone for entering the competition, and we all wish you luck!

… and while I’m online (Jenenne typing), I want to say congratulations to 3 of the students in my Oral English class who were in the top 20 finalists of the speech contest.  From Class 1 of 2006 congratulations and … Continue reading →

Now that I’ve figured out how to access this site (Jenenne speaking), I would like to correct something that the crazy Englishman wrote about my kangaroo feet.  Yes, Glenn did buy me a pair of flip flops however they were for my … Continue reading →