Sunday night I was hanging out with my friend Tom at the bar he owns here in Chengdu, and one of the other customers there asked us one of the standard conversation starter questions: If you could have dinner with … Continue reading →
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I just celebrated 5 months here in China, and I can hardly believe it: the time has gone by so quickly. I love life here in China—especially all of the new friends I’ve made from all over the world—but still, … Continue reading →
Last week I was on vacation for the Mid Autumn Festival. Then I had two days of work, and now I have another week off for the Chinese National Day. I officially go back to work on Friday, on which … Continue reading →
Life in Chengdu lately has been very laid back. This is mostly because the weather is so painfully hot and humid, and has zapped all my energy, so I have mostly just been taking it easy and doing very little. … Continue reading →
This weekend was rough. Despite my efforts to be social, I had way too much alone time and the homesickness really began to eat away at me. Saturday night, after just a horrible day, I realized I just needed some … Continue reading →
The air was cold and damp in my bedroom which seems to have a permanent must to it. I lay there, my body sore and uncomfortable from the hard bed and the persistent itch of countless mosquito bites, and the … Continue reading →
Sorry it has taken me so long to update! A couple weeks ago I went through a rough patch. Culture shock was definitely taking hold as I was dealing with some frustrations here, and I wanted nothing more than to … Continue reading →
Earlier this week we had a beautiful day: the sun was shining and the air was dry. One of the things I miss most about summer back at home is the sunshine and being able to lay out and get … Continue reading →
I woke up this morning at 4:30 and was unable to sleep for about 2 hours because the itching was so very bad. I have bites everywhere. So much so that I was convinced that I had bedbugs. My host … Continue reading →
I’m here, I’m safe, and I finally have internet! We’re about two weeks into our Chinese language study now. I took a year of it in college which I’ve found has really been to my advantage–not that I’m farther along … Continue reading →
I am now sitting here waiting at the gate. I have about an hour before my flight boards. I just said goodbye to my family and I cried the entire way through the checkpoint and all the way down to … Continue reading →
I have three more days left. Actually, it’s at the very tail end of this day, so really I only have two days left. I am not yet packed. I still have a very long list of things to do, … Continue reading →
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