#137 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (South Beach, Florida, USA & "Jiangsu Friendship Award Ceremony") October 18th 2011 A happy time is when I can make a return visit to my family and friends in Florida, especially during the cold winter months of Taizhou, Jiangsu. My young and curious Chinese students often ask me questions about Miami and Miami Beach; many have heard of the two cities, though they think of the two cities as one.
They recognize Miami mostly because of their love for basketball, the NBA and t ... read more
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After 38 years as a Foreign Language Teacher and Foreign Language Dept. Chair at Coral Gables Sr. H.S., and A.J. Professor of German at the University of Miami, I have left Florida in June of 2006, where my home is in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. I have just signed another year's teaching-contract (my 8th year now) with Taizhou University in the city of Taizhou, located about 3hrs north of Shanghai, in Jiangsu Province, CHINA.
I thought it would be informative for others and rewarding for me personally, to log the progress of my efforts from beginning to end, as a Travel and Photo Jo... full info