Contact Information

I just wanted to give you some information about contacting me while I’m in China. There are several ways and here they are:

1.) You can obviously leave comments on here.

2.) You can email me at ashley.[insert my last name here]@verizon.net.

3.) You can call me on Skype. Skype is a software that allows users to make telephone calls over the internet. Calls between two users on their computers are free, as is the program. If you don’t have Skype and would like to get it, go to http://www.skype.com/ to download the program. You’ll need a computer that is connected to the internet, as well as a working computer microphone. My Skype name is ashley.[insert my last name here].

4.) You can send mail to the following address:

Ashley [insert my last name here]
412007
湖南省株洲市
株洲市第二中学
外教师信箱

Ashley [insert my last name here]
Foreign Teacher Mailbox
Zhuzhou # 2 Middle School
Zhuzhou, Hunan 412007
People’s Republic of China

I thought it was safe enough to post this address on the internet, as it won’t actually lead you to my apartment, just the school that I’ll be at, along with thousands of other teachers and students. If you choose to send me something by snail mail you’ll need to have both addresses on the letter or package so that it may be easily understood in both the US and China. I know most of you aren’t able to write Chinese characters, so the best method is probably to copy and paste the address to a Word Document, print it out, and then glue or tape them to the letter side by side.

I imagine that some of you are probably thinking, “What Chinese characters? All I see are little squares.” If this is the case, you need to install additional languages onto your computer. If you have Windows XP, the following steps should give you a good idea of how to do this: Start > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Languages > Install Files for East Asian Languages. If you have Windows Vista, the steps above should give you a good jumping off point as well. And if you don’t have Windows, I have no idea what you should do, sorry. If you have further questions on how to install additional languages on your computer, please consult Windows Help.

5.) You can call me on my Chinese cell phone. I don’t actually have the number at this point, but I’ll keep you abreast of any changes in that department.

I think those are all the ways I know of right now to get in contact with while I’m away. If you have any questions, let me know.

Start getting pumped! The adventure begins in 2 DAYS!

Ashley