The Cast

This post will be updated as needed. It's a list of places I may refer to on a regular basis. Think of it as a glossary of places.

Nolan/Tripfriend: That's me. I'm from West Virginia in the US, and I currently live in Xi'an China. I work for Kid Castle teaching at two of their elementary schools.

Friends and Teachers

Saffron: My roommate from England. Together we are masters of disaster.

Graeme: Foreign teacher from South Africa. He played the "older brother" role while he was here and really helped me get started teaching at the schools. He's left for the US to see his girlfriend, and is doing some more world traveling as well.

Dane: Foreign Teacher from Australia. Saffron and I usually call him over to have dinner and watch movies with us. He's very laid back. He used to live in Saffron and my's apartment, but moved to a different one a month or so before we got here.

Chris: The only other American at Gaoke. He's from Florida. Him and his girlfriend live in the same apartment as Graeme. He has a very pessimistic view of his job, and considers himself to be a puppet for the school. Which we are. I'm pretty sure the only reason he's still in China is so he can be with Jeniffer, but I think they're both going to the US in the summer.

Jennifer: Chris's Girlfriend. She's a tour guide in Xi'an.

Mimi: Saffrons friend. She's from the US, but lives on the other side of the city. She works for Kid Castle as well as a University.

The Bosses
Though Kid Castle is a chain of schools, I work for two that are privately owned. The three people that own them are all from Taiwan. Those people are...

Sara: The main person of the three people I consider my bosses. She's the one who organized me getting to China.

Eric: He's a nice guy, but he speaks very little English. A lot gets lost in translation when I have to talk to a Chinese teacher, and she translates for him.

Micheal: Third of the bosses. Very nice guy. He studied in America for a couple years, so his English is very good.

Other

Jonna: Fellow blogger from Sweden. I usually email (bug) her when I have a question about China that the other guys can't answer. I read her blog a lot to help prepare for moving over here.

Summer: She's like a manager for Jin Du and Jin Yuan. She helped me get set up when I first moved here.

Jin Du Teachers:

Jin Yuan Teachers:

Green Land Teachers: