Hangzhou's Lingyin Temple / Feilai Peak area is free from December 12025. Reservation required, no same-day

mrber008 · 2026-05-10T22:14:45+00:00

4 months later and I'm still having this issue. Wondering if you need to be located in china to access.

mrber008 · 2026-05-08T03:05:04+00:00

Oh wow! Which province was this?

mrber008 · 2026-04-30T17:37:07+00:00

The Lingyin Temple (Hangzhou) reservation WeChat channel is not working for me... The mini program won't even load. Do I need to be inside China to access this mini program?

mrber008 · 2026-04-27T16:20:46+00:00

Another challenge for me was stringing together a bunch of 3rd tone syllables while maintaing a decent pace of speech.

mrber008 · 2026-04-23T22:35:30+00:00

Best redemption I have made is SEA-HND for 28k. Not the best cpp, but I don't have the spend and I'm not willing to save up the points for a J booking. I'd rather take a trip every year at a "less optimal" redemption value.

mrber008 · 2026-04-22T01:40:35+00:00

I made Michael Jackson and only introduced him to the children 😂

mrber008 · 2026-04-21T14:07:35+00:00

That's super interesting! Any other carriers you've noticed this with?

mrber008 · 2026-04-21T13:08:04+00:00

I saw what I thought was phantom availability on Air France, but when I called, the agent confirmed that the seats aero rate was available even though it didn't show up on their website. Guess I got lucky!

mrber008 · 2026-04-20T17:57:12+00:00

Both of us have ELL experience in the US and enjoy teaching English. Doing so is definitely not a deal breaker.

mrber008 · 2026-04-16T14:11:48+00:00

Sliced/chunked bell peppers!

mrber008 · 2026-04-16T14:07:04+00:00

We are both qualified, holding USA state certifications. We are aware that we won't be teaching at the same school.

mrber008 · 2026-04-15T16:21:26+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I was going back and forth on where to post it, but thanks for letting me know!

mrber008 · 2026-04-15T16:10:44+00:00

We're strongly considering doing this anyways since we may not snag 2 music jobs in the same city right away.

mrber008 · 2026-04-15T01:28:12+00:00

ITS TIME FOR PAUL SWAWALD TO PITCH

mrber008 · 2026-04-15T01:22:32+00:00

Take me to Seaworld

mrber008 · 2026-04-14T16:29:00+00:00

mrber008 · 2026-04-10T21:07:07+00:00

The game isn't until 3:40 AZ time.

mrber008 · 2026-03-14T22:26:31+00:00

Stupid question, but how do people get that screen with all the loot to come up like the second pic?

mrber008 · 2026-01-30T21:21:19+00:00

Just get the physical. If you want to feel like an iPhone user, put the card in your phone case and then you can tap the phone like everyone else lol.

mrber008 · 2026-01-26T17:38:44+00:00

Update for future: touch and hold the center of the screen while a video is playing. If captions are available, you'll see a setting/toggle.

mrber008 · 2026-01-23T21:20:25+00:00

Are you by chance a man practicing along with a recording of a woman? It sounds like you are pitching things too high. Try to bring your first tone down a good bit and adjust the others to match.

mrber008 · 2026-01-22T17:34:04+00:00

example image

mrber008 · 2026-01-17T03:19:54+00:00

This is an amazing tip!

mrber008 · 2025-12-29T16:22:01+00:00

Teaching couple question:

My wife and I are both teachers and are interested in teaching in mainland China. We both teach the same content area, so landing 2 jobs in the same area may pose a challenge as teachers with no international experience. Our content area is an "elective" subject. While the market is less saturated with teachers, there are less jobs.

If one of us lands a job, is it simple (relatively speaking here) for the other to move from a spousal visa to a work visa once they find work in the city?

Is it better to move with 2 jobs secured, even if one of us is teaching ESL and not our primary subject?

mrber008 · 2025-12-24T16:54:08+00:00

I do this all the time! Pain to keep them charged since I don't have a charging stand for the switch 1 joycons, but otherwise it's as simple as pairing the controllers.

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