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I cannot believe how quickly these four months have passed. When I boarded my flight in Boston on Labor Day, I did not know a word of Chinese, I knew no one else on the trip with me, and I honestly had...
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I honestly had not given any thought to whether or not the Chinese celebrated Christmas until I started seeing the holiday decorations and hearing the Christmas music. Over the last few weeks, I've seen...
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Over the course of the semester I have grown to love my street, Wudong Lu, and as I ride my bike to and from class, I have both observed and participated in the dynamics of this street. I have become...
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On a somewhat hazy Shanghai afternoon, I visited the top of Shanghai World Financial Center-the second tallest building in the world with the highest observation deck. From virtually everywhere in the...
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Of all the places I go to regularly in Shanghai, Lawson, a Japanese chain of convenient stores around Shanghai, has to be my most frequented place. I first visited Lawson within hours of my arrival to...
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"Tai gui le," which translates to "Too expensive," is a phrase I have mastered living and shopping in Shanghai. With the exception of restaurants and chain stores, many places in Shanghai still allow/require...
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A few weekends ago, I escaped crowded Shanghai to visit the home of a contact I have in the suburb of Songjiang Town. Songjiang Town is one of nine newly created, still under construction towns, financed...
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On Sunday night, my Chinese teacher—a PhD candidate working on her dissertation on sign language—had the five first year students to her home for dinner. She lives in a comfortable two-bedroom apartment...
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