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Directions
So, being someone who gets lost a lot. I tend to ask for directions often, or just get more lost until something begins to get familiar, or give up at some point and try to backtrack until something...
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Matrimonial, yet scatalogical… Amongst other things
I visited my zhongwen lao se (Chinese teacher) for dinner and to chat and crochet last night. We had dinner at her in-laws, who have a lovely house and served gwa bao (at least, that’s what I think it...
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At last–
One of my goals for coming to Taiwan has come to pass… I swore in Taiwanese in the middle of an English conversation! There’s more to this, but I’m insanely exhausted right now, so I’ll fill it in...
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Chinese Proficiency status…
“I’ll get to practice and learn a lot from you guys when you come, though… Well, maybe not. You might just laugh at me.” “I won’t purposefully make fun of you. Sometimes it’s natural, though. Sometimes...
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In a temple in the mountains…
Past the large painted Buddha that greets you as you walk into what would be a large garage if it weren’t a temple, across the green concrete floor, up the stairs to where there are identical crystal...
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A quick post…
I’m much busier than I thought I would be here in Tainan. Apparently my Chinese has improved to the point where my aunt can tell me Chinese mythological stories about the gods and goddesses and after...
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Learning Chinese
So the summer long ago that I spent studying Chinese at Cheng Da, I indulged my nerdiness by enjoying the benefits of my library card. (The library had a lovely sculpture of a swooping flutist in...
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