My access to Myspace and my blog is tenuous. Sometimes unreachable, other times they are able to be read. Oh, what a delightful wonderland I live in.
Well, I got to hang out with a host family. i mostly spent time with thier son. Age 18 "Jason" had a lot going on; the ride to the house was filled with his mother talking about the difficulty of applications to colleges in Hong Kong, he shared his dreams of globe trotting the world after making a small fortune in economics over a game something simmilar to hackysack, and later the family and I discussed college examinations in China (they have a special holiday where everyone takes their tests at once) versus examinations in U.S.
Also covered were; race in china, video games, anime, popular brand names, attitudes towards westerners, sports, dialects of china, rapid modernization and astrology. The answer to all of them was yes.
While visiting I got to help make dinner, tour thier 24th floor apartment, listen to music and drink massive amounts of tea.
When it came time to go they took many pictures with me. It was needless to say a sad parting.
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Very interesting! Now you can discuss the dialects of rapidly modernized astrologers while they watch Anime and play popular brand name video games. I hope you improved your host family's views of Westerners instead of confirming their worst fears.
After all these Chinese dinners and tea, how will Red Robin ever meet your expectations again?
Very interesting! Now you can discuss the dialects of rapidly modernized astrologers while they watch Anime and play popular brand name video games. I hope you improved your host family's views of Westerners instead of confirming their worst fears.
After all these Chinese dinners and tea, how will Red Robin ever meet your expectations again?
Yes, she sure is full of secrets. Boy will you be suprised when you get back only to find i've replaced you with your doppleganger, leoJ.
Save some of that chinese-family tea for me, becuase i'd really like some, even if it is cold by then.
Sorry i havent been keeping up on your blog. I'm working on it.
Miss you 10,000.12 tons.
I'd love to see a posted photo of a chinese laundry, with Han exiting with CLEAN CLOTHES, after he has taken a SHOWER and CLEANED UP THE MESS in his room. Some things never change!
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