The area Bill lives in is called Shun Yi. It's in the NE beyond the 5th Ring Road on the way to the airport. Sunday morning Bill and I went for a long bike ride to explore a bit. We went to Lake View Shopping Center next to Dragon Bay Villas. It is really a little shopping area with several restaurants and is aesthetically laid out along the banks of a pond. The sound of traditional Chinese music surrounded us. We explored a beautiful new Spa where a person can experience just about any type of massage or bath imaginable.
On our way back we made a stop at New Talent Academy which is just opening and appears to be the size of a small university. It was festively decorated and parents were bringing children for registration, etc. It’s a residential academy. Bill told the officials that I was an English teacher and we were immediately whisked away to the personnel office. Since we were curious, this was OK with us. They have an English language program with about 130 students enrolled and they still need 3 foreign teachers. The pay isn’t that great, but the apartments are quite nice and teachers eat in the cafeteria.
On our way back we made a stop at New Talent Academy which is just opening and appears to be the size of a small university. It was festively decorated and parents were bringing children for registration, etc. It’s a residential academy. Bill told the officials that I was an English teacher and we were immediately whisked away to the personnel office. Since we were curious, this was OK with us. They have an English language program with about 130 students enrolled and they still need 3 foreign teachers. The pay isn’t that great, but the apartments are quite nice and teachers eat in the cafeteria.
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