good and bad day - Blogabond

Today has been a very long day to say the least. Started out at the foreign teacher's apt at 9 am this morning and ends right about now. 11:14. So we have been trying to figure out who we work for (directly take orders from) for a few days because there seems to be a conflict. This lady who is in charge of the foreign teachers and who helps us with everything from fixing our sinks to getting good food around here, does not get along well with the head of the english dept. SOOOO the other day she told us we do not have to do what the head of the english dept asks us, such as when we go out to eat and get wasted with him. (however you dont want to be rude if an adult invites you to dinner for free in your honor) If its not in our contract we dont have to do it though. And to make matters more complicated...the head of the english dept said that this girl is below us in rank and we dont have to listen to her. So today we were invited to go to a temple in another city with the head of the English dept. and the girl in charge of us was not allowed to know where we were going. Long story short they each want us to do what they say and its causing major issues because they each make plans for us everyday and we have to piss one of the two of them off. And they want us to lie to the other person about where we are and what we are doing. This is just going to end badly and we are not sure who to listen to.

next issue. we were told we were going to a temple and then eating at a banquet...well little did we know we were going to meet the mayor of the town plus the board that manages the entire county. AND we would have to make a speech which would be on their local television network. We only found out when we saw people taking pictures of us and then we had to sit a desk in front of hundreds of people at a middle school and talk about education in America. We really didnt mind talking about ourselves or even being there it was the fact we were lowered there under false pretenses. No one told us what we were doing until we got there. We had been the first foreigners the people had ever seen in real life so at the end of the press conference all hell broke loose! Students and people bombarded us like we were fuckin Michael Jackson risen from the dead. I took two photos of it..but we all agreed it was freightning and we never want to be famous. ever. shit kept being shoved in our face to sign and people were taking pictures of us and shooting video.

Did I mention before the press conference at 11 am we had to be in the car for almost two hours then we had to take like 20 shots a piece at this place (which doesnt sound bad but it was soo bad) that early in the morning and it was terrible ass rice wine. Drinking that early plus that much plus that fast was not fun at all. I wanted to shoot myself and I love drinking! And i had to put on a happy face. I was just still shock from the fact i had to go on tv right after that.

on the upside, the temple was very interesting and I took lots of great shots. The people were very nice, I just have never been around people who literally force you to drink so much. and you can't say no because it is rude.

sooo that concludes why I had a good and bad day.China is an interesting place indeed.

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cz74699 on September 18, 2009 from Chongqing, China

from the travel blog: Chongqing, China

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Lina! that is redic. chiney ppl think you are a celeb. tell them you are eva longoria.

written by Al Pal on September 20, 2009

Wow! Sounds exciting and scary! I remember when Kris Willis told us about when he went to china. He had the same experience with drinking. Everyone was constantly shoving shots in his face and he couldn't refuse bc it would be rude...so I guess you're gonna have to bump up your tolerance(which shouldn't be hard. Try to pretend it's summer whatever). Next time someone asks you for an autograph you should charge them. Poor T Bag.

written by Rachel on September 21, 2009

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