Blogs from Beijing, China, Asia - page 18

Hi everyone! So I'm finally settled in here in Beijing. From the moment we left Taiwan, it's definitely been an adventure to get to where I am now! Mom used miles to buy my plane ticket to Beijing (on EVA airways), and I'm not entirely sure how it happened, but I ended up sitting in first class. It was my first time flying first class, but I think the fact that I was flying on an Asian airline made it extra awesome. From what I've experienced so far, I've noticed that Asian airlines tend to be much nicer than US ones. The planes are newer, the service is better, and they still serve actual meals on their flights. So if you are ever going to fly first class, do it when you're on an Asian airline! ... read more

Me revoilà à reprendre mon blog en tapant maladroitement sur ma nouvelle tablette sans clavier. Beaucoup de choses ont en effet changé depuis mon dernier article sur Kamakura. La Chine est arrivée avec sa censure et ses inconvenances. La Chine également qu’a choisi ma tablette pour me lâcher. Premier inconvénient, suivi de près par un autre tout aussi chiant : ma tentative désespérée de sauver ma tablette et la mise à mort inintentionnelle de ma carte SD qui s’en est suivie. Avec bien entendu toutes mes photos dessus. Le défi de cet article est donc de vous donner une idée la moins floue possible de mes aventures sans aucune image. Commençons par le commencement : après dix jours au Japon harmonieux et ordonné, nous arrivons en Chine, qui n’est pas exactement sur la même longueur d'onde. ... read more

So I was kind of dreading to write this post, because my first days have not been the best. But I guess I will just start writing and get it off my chest. Today is my 3rd day in Beijing and the air is still very clean. I guess it has something to with Olympics that are going on around Bird's Nest (the National Stadium of Beijing). I heard that facturies had to stop producing around the 22nd so the air would seem clean and healthy on TV. Only in China I suppose. That is one thing I love and hate about China. They just don't really care. On my cab drive to the hostel on the first day, I was stunned by the Beijing traffic. We paid the driver in advance to avoid him taking ... read more

I know I've been REALLY bad at updating this blog, so this semester I'm going to try really hard to write one blog post a week. However, we'll see how that goes. I left Taiwan on August 26th, but Katie and I left Tunghai University on the 25th. The last week there was filled with presentations and tests, it was somewhat stressful, but manageable. On the last day of our program, we all went out to dinner with our Chinese teachers and the staff from the Chinese Language Center. We ate a lot of delicious Hakka food and received our certificate of completion along with a Tunghai mug. It was sad to say goodbye to the staff and teachers, but I hope to see them again someday. I had a really great experience there and I ... read more

Course autour de la chine Villes visités : Pékin, Xi’an, Guangzhou. Après 1 mois de voyage, ma fille vient insuffler une dose d'énergie à mon voyage en venant me rejoindre en Chine. La muraille de Chine et l’armée de Terracota ne nous ont pas déçus par leur grandiosité. Quelques chocs culturels ici: Ariane est un peu choqué de la forêt boréale habitant les aisselles des jeunes filles de son âge. Aussi, si en inde on rote et pète, en Chine et crache et se joue dans le nez impunément. Ouach. Les gens ne nous paraissent pas super accueillants et ne font pas beaucoup d’effort pour essayer de nous comprendre. La bouffe est bonne même si parfois, on n'a aucune idée de ce qu'on mange. D’ailleurs, il y a surement eu des ingrédients douteux car nous avons ... read more