List of things to do Wednesday night, get out of class, go home to drop off computer, check makeup/hair and head to European City -> Odessa bar…check, check and check! Odessa bar, European City is run by an American and it’s the hangout of both Chinese and expat women on Wednesday nights…some guys too, because Wednesday is ‘Ladies Night’ free entry to all but ‘Ladies’ get free drinks until midnight. Who doesn’t love a free drink! Granted I’ve tried to find European City, but there aren’t exactly neon light signs telling me the way, luckily my new dr. friends all knew where this was…as each of them have been here for at least 3 years some of them 5 years. So, they know their way around pretty well, or at least know how to tell the taxi driver where to go. I still had to teach on Wednesday, as it was a normal day, I had 2 classes and one lasted until about 9:15…after such, the assistants and I briefly talked about the class and then I was out, homeward bound. From there the taxi understood my translating app, and just in case, I called Noni for help with directions. I arrived; they met me near the entrance and showed me around the little city. It still looks like China to me, just more of the restaurants have English titles…there’s a Pizza Hut, McDonalds and Wal-Mart all around there…ohh yea, and the Western Market. The air smells of smoke, as it’s still okay to smoke inside…I love the states for the ban on this! Cough, Cough! The free drinks were Vodka and Apple Juice, not a bad combo and when they ran out of Apple Juice they switched to Orange Juice. Haha, lots of ladies wanting their money’s worth…I mean, well, their looks worth…haha, and that sounds bad. Anyways, the ladies drank a lot before I got there and they were already a little tipsy, trying to set me up with a bunch of random dudes…not that it wasn’t fun or entertaining but the guys were, well, not exactly my type. So, we drank and chatted, the normal pub scene…then it was off to a different bar or should I say, Ear Drum Crushing Club…its name is POP for a reason. At least my ear drums are still intact. Techno is always the sound you hear at these clubs, but they infuse both Chinese and English songs together, it was fun and a little odd all at the same time. It was a nice night out, didn’t drink too much about 4-5 of the vodka and juice concoctions…then to the dance club, where I’m pretty sure the alcohol was just danced out of my system. Good thing too because I smelt like an ashtray and needed a shower…glad this won’t be a normal occurrence. Thursday is a holiday, Qingming Festival – Tomb Sweeping Day, and I don’t have to work again until Sunday. Or rather, I’m headed to Hong Kong for my official work visa. So ACTUALLY, I don’t have to work again until next Thursday or Friday. Ahh, a little mini break…yippee. Good thing, I lost my voice a bit…between Easter yelling and then the up and down of the weather my throat is sore and now after the club I sound a bit like a man. It’s quite sexy, I can sing some really great sultry songs… :P | |
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Patricia CalvertAn American expat and the adventure in her new world. This expat tells you about her escapades, struggles, moments of laughter, as well as those "huh?!?" moments of her journey of teaching ESL in Wenzhou, China; a manufacturing district in Mainland China. Archives
March 2014
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