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When I was young I dreamed about being a movie star, I think every girl at some point of her life had that kind of dream. Of course with my bad acting skills and my bad presence I could possibly end up only as an ape in ‘Planet…
About Menglei A Chinese graduate student From Guangzhou, a city in Southern China Now pursuing her master’s degree at BU, major in Mass Communication. Her major was Hospitality Management in undergraduate years. She didn’t like it, but for some reasons, she still chose it. Now, in Boston, she can finally learn what she likes. “I don’t think … More Her Boston Life
From 2007-2010, Thomas Talhelm, a volunteer participating in Peace Corps, recorded his Beijing life in his blog. It is quite interesting to read about the psychology, language, culture and (mis)communication he posted. The first blog I read was his complain about Peter Hessler, when I was searching Hessler’s interviews. “Hesslerhas ruined my China life. Because … More Moments in Beijing
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Just few moments ago I was writing about Polish Christmas traditions and now I’m already writing about Easter! It’s my second Easter in a row that pretty much suck – last year I spent it at the Moscow Airport, this year Sing made me sick and my wisdom…
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I’m often asked by my readers about culture differences between me and my husband and I always respond with ‘I probably have more culture differences between my mother in law and me than between us’. And every single time this question comes out we wonder: what was the…
I’ve been learning English for more than 10 years, but I’m still not a good speaker. Such a feeling becomes clearer after I came here. I feel embarrassed when people ask me, How are you? There is such a dialogue in my middle school English textbook. Li Lei : “How are you?” Han Mei : … More Fine, Thank you. And You?
You may see something more clearly from distances, and for the same reason, a foreigner can sometimes have a deeper insight of a society than its native citizens. Peter Hessler is such a foreigner. Having lived in China for a decade and fluent in Mandarin, he brings the country’s peoples, foibles and history into sharp … More PETER HESSLER: ALWAYS A FOREIGNER
Before I came here, I thought all Americans are same. They are living in the TV series, in Hollywood movies, but not in real lives. Actually you can easily have a stereotype about people in another country, and think they are all the same. It’s very interesting to listen to people talk about people in … More Not All Americans Are Same
Lucy's Journey 