Hey-o peng-you! (That rhymes, pronounce it puhng-yo) Things have really died down here. I am not the only one who feels like they’re treading water. Much talk has devolved into meals and activities planned upon …
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July, July!
Sorry about the month delay dear readers. I never really got the 4th of July update up, and then things sort of snowballed. We had a 3-day weekend over the 4th of July weekend. I …
Cravings…
Have set in again. Last week was our break and I should have a post all about it up tomorrow. I’ll also try to fill in basically what has happened this month. Unlike with regular …
The Sound of Separating Skin and Flesh
Last weekend we made a voyage to Tai Shan, or Mount Tai. It is holiest of the 5 sacred Taoist mountains of China . Because the city of Tai’An is on the whole worthless, dirty, …
Beijing, the last couple weeks, and Beijing
It’s been a long time since last update, and for that I apologize. If you have the attention span to read all of this in one sitting, I commend you. Since we last left off, …
Pleasant Weekend and Wolves in ATM Clothing
Classes started a week ago, but my Classical Chinese class is pitifully easy. Each day we go over a short story, character by slow and painful character, for two hours and fifteen minutes of class …
I do not have a fever
Or so the PRC Health Bureau tells me. After a quick 12+ hour flight, we landed, and sat and waited as health officials came onto the plane and took our temperature by zapping us on …
Up, Up, and Away from all the Zhong Guo Ren
I’m now almost exactly 24 hours from boarding the great silver bird and taking off. Currently I am debating the virtues of staying up the entire night before and whether that will help me adjust, …
学期结束了
大家好! (Hello) I’m now only 9 days away from getting on my 13 hour flight from O’Hare to Beijing. I finished finals last Wednesday so since then I’ve basically been hanging out with friends and …