What has happened to the dollar? Not too long ago $1 = 8 RMB. When Alex and I arrived in August, $1 = 7.3 RMB. Now, only a month and a half later, the dollar dropped again. $1 = 6.8 RMB. This makes us glad that we're getting paid in Chinese currency. As the dollar drops, we just get paid more. We went to our Chinese lesson last night, and it's starting to finally stick. I feel like every word is a tongue twister though. Most of the words sound like ting, shing, or shong. But, we can say simple things like hello, how are you, my name is, what is your name, numbers, good morning, good afternoon, I am an English teacher in Pudong. - That one is very important. If we need to barter
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