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…
Hope we still remember this flight….
Not a super hero movie in the typical way. I like it, and I like the sheer pin i got from the cinema, too.
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?
It continues to be a nightmare for the DREAMers,” said Senate bill sponsor Jose Peralta in an interview. Supporters of the Act argued that kids shouldn’t suffer because their parents brought them into the country illegally. The New York State Senate rejected the “Dream Act,” a legislation that would have granted state tuition aid to … More All about American Dreams
General Tso’s chicken, a sweet, slightly spicy, deep-fried chicken dish, has nothing to do with General Tso Tsungtang. The dish is most commonly regarded as a Hunanese dish, but my friends from there tells me, they will never like such a sweet dish which is not spicy at all. Well…American spicy, means not spicy at all to her. To … More My Patriotic Stomach
Now, Weibo will compete directly with social giants like Facebook and Twitter for the attention of U.S. investors. The first of China’s big 2014 IPOs arrives on U.S. shores this Thursday. The social network Weibo, commonly referred to as the “Twitter of China,” saw huge gains during its first day on the market in the … More Weibo’s Challenges
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
Lucy's Journey 