Bye Bye DU!

[AlecBGreen]

In 24 short hours I will be on my way to China. Ill be teaching English to kids in the Guizhou province. I hope to get back on to DU once Im settled in but you never know: this is probably the kind of website the chinese bureaucrats DONT want me visiting! ;) I have taken care of my absentee ballot and Im cant wait to see Bush sent back to Texas!

Hope everybody has a safe and fruitful year. :hi: Zai jian!

-AlecBGreen

[WillyBrandt]

1. I'm very jealous! Have a ball!

[arwalden]

2. Happy Trails And A Safe Journey To You...

I hope you have much success in China. Send us a postcard!!!

-- Allen

[soothsayer]

3. Hey, have a happy and safe adventure!

How long ya goin' for?

[Mz Pip]

4. Good luck to you!

Hopefully you'll be able to check in every once in a while. :hi:

MzPip
:dem:

[rasputin1952]

5. Have a safe, happy and wonderful journey....

I am impressed, (and slightly jealous). I wish you the best in your endeavor......:D

[terrya]

6. May you have a safe journey and a rewarding life in China.

:hi:

[bearfan454]

7. Good luck !

If you are able to get on DU the Chinese will monitor it more than the US Govt does for sure.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

8. NeHama

sorry, I have forgotten goodbye in Chinese.

[AlecBGreen]

10. zai jian

it means "see you again" in mandarin Chinese. :hi: zai jian!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. right, it has been a long time for me.... zai jian

the one I remembered is hello, right?

[AlecBGreen]

14. yeah

The pin yin is "Ni hao ma?" and its pronounced "knee how ma?"

[NewJeffCT]

25. Chinese typically only say "ni hao"

Or, if in a hurry, it's "ni ha"

if asking of somebody, they ask "Alec hao ma" (Alec good, yes or no?)

[MODemocrat]

9. The best of luck in your endeavors

Sounds very interesting, and will keep our fingers crossed for your safe trip and your new way of life. It's great that you've voted by absentee ballot. I'd like to see Bush sent right over to Leavenworth,
Kansas, and all of his buddies too.

Marian :hi: :toast:

[NC_Nurse]

11. Best wishes!

Hope you have a great time!:hi:

[onebigbadwulf]

13. Geez man. Good luck

I dont think I could live in a country where the primary language wasn't English. It'd be so stressful.

[AlecBGreen]

15. dude

this is gonna as close to stress free as i can get. No bills, no deadlines, no phone calls, no taxes, etc. Ill be paid to live in the lush mountains of southern china & talk to little kids. The beer is cheap and plentiful, beautiful women are everywhere (and they dig Americans!), teachers are respected. Oh, did I mention the month and a half of paid vacation? :evilgrin: Ah China....

[PassingFair]

17. Good Luck, Alec

be a real humanbeing to all the "beautiful women". They are not candies in a dish. Hope you make us proud.

[fortyfeetunder]

16. happy travels

Good luck and if you can post about China, please do!

[underseasurveyor]

18. What an adventure

The way you described it, it sounds close to being a paradise. Take care and drop some Duer's a postcard when you can so they can post it for the rest of us. Hope you'll be able to DU again soon :thumbsup:

Be well, live well, live happy :-)
Take care our DU Friend
:hi:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

19. Yi Lu Ping An

Have a good and safe trip. I've been to China several times and each time discovered something different and amazing. It's a wonderful country and so are its people.

[Tsiyu]

20. Cheers Alec

Check in and give us the Chinese perspective on the US if you get the chance. Sounds like an adventure in store. Bon Voyage!

[King of New Orleans]

21. Goodluck and remember

we're sending Cheney back to Texas too.

[enigmatic]

22. Be safe, and have a great time! n/m

[newyawker99]

23. Good luck Alec!

You will be missed! :hi:

[NewJeffCT]

24. bao zhong

Or, 'take care' in Mandarin. I'm going for 2 weeks in September. First of many trips, I suspect.

Watch out for those Chinese women - "da shi qing, ma shi ai" - is something they live by. ;=)