by Jim Quinn | Feb 14, 2017
Right! I should have left yesterday, Monday, February 13th for China. Instead I’m in a weird holding pattern! Just hanging around waiting for proper visa paperwork to get processed and yakking to Master Luke in Skype. Luke is my website and blog designer...
by Jim Quinn | Feb 19, 2017
Well, here it is Sunday, February the 19th and the visa thing is slowly moving again. My Letter of Invitation from Shandong University of Arts (SDUA) and my Work Permit from SAFEA (State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs) are in the post and on there way here....
by Jim Quinn | Feb 24, 2017
At last, my Letter of Invitation / Confirmation and my Work Permit has arrived from Shandong University of Arts and SAFEA. However, my work permit is valid for 6 months, instead of 1 year, as I assumed it would be. And the first day of my arrival in China is stated in...
by Jim Quinn | Feb 26, 2017
So, as fluid as this situation is and has been; my itinerary has changed, yet, one more time. I am informed that I may file for my visa asap. And then arrive in China / Jinan / Shandong University of Arts as soon as I can. Actually, my contract has already started, so...
by Jim Quinn | Mar 8, 2017
Well, it is set. I do in fact leave Monday, the 13th of March, and arrive Wednesday morning at 12:30am local time; 13+ hours ahead of EST. I received my Z visa this past Monday, the 6th. The visa processing started at the end of November 2016! It is a one entry visa...
by Jim Quinn | Mar 15, 2017
Really hard to believe! I am now in downtown Jinan, China. The flights over were very good, but very, very lengthy. First, I was told in Rochester that my checked bags were going straight through to Jinan. So, I get to Shanghai and double check where they might be...
by Jim Quinn | Mar 17, 2017
Ah, yes, breakfast time! Yum! And I mean it! This is the canteen where I eat breakfast everyday. It’s sort of an open-air market feel to it.
by Jim Quinn | Mar 17, 2017
Next is my typical breakfast – Soup is white bean and millet / the sandwich is egg with slice of maybe ‘spam’, lettuce cucumber (triple decker) and the white item is Baozuh – a steamed bun with either a meat type filling or vegetable (Toufou)....
by Jim Quinn | Mar 17, 2017
This is very strange for us westerners. What you see is a photo of my door key card – it is placed in this holder near the door. When it is actually in the holder, I have electricity, yes, that’s right! When I take the key out of the holder to leave, the...
by Jim Quinn | Mar 19, 2017
Betcha these baby leaves some serious rubber!!!! And gets great gas mileage as well!!!! Stay Tuned……..More to Come………