Grad School Wow, very interesting update on your life. However, I must tell you that if you don't like "working overtime without pay, [.....] of people who have an ownership stake in the business.", then DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT enter graduate school. Let me know how the move goes. Or update here and let us all know. PLEASE!?!?
you're nuts, you will find success no matter where you go because you're brilliant/nuts, and no matter where you are in the world, at least you're somewhere. sending tons and tons of luck vibes across a few continents (and an email) to you!
lisa
I'm glad to hear that a wonderful feast can still lift your spirits. Marshmallows only belong on cocoa or in s'mores, in my opinion. I did make something called 'candied' yams, but it had brown sugar, maple syrup and butter, no actual candy. I think it's really nice that you put so much effort into this project. It's surprising to hear that the parents were so noisy. Can you send them to the principals' office next time?
ma jiang you'll have to teach doug ma jiang. he is always wanting me to teach him...i never learned. my parents were always against it because so many family members died at the table. it's quite addictive I've heard.
happy belated thanksgiving! what will you do for christmas? do you get some time off soon? doug says hello. we miss you. you look happy :)
don't miss it that much anymore I think I got the hard-core, long-term travel bug out of me, but now and then I do want to go to fancy hotels in well-developed cities and enjoy expensive meals and drive around in comfortable cars... but that probably doesn't count as "travel".
How's the air quality and environment? Do people talk alot about global warming and other pollution?
Re: how are you Hi Mike, I'm doing great. Thanks for staying on top of my travels; I hope it's entertaining. I bet you're feeling a little nostalgic for your own days of world exploration, huh?
Re: Beverages Well, as far as cold beverages go, not really. You can't order water at a restaurant, because you don't know if it's from the tap or not. You can order a bottle of water if you can get them to understand you, which sometimes I can't, and even them it will probably be warm because Chinese believe drinking cold things is bad for you. So your options are to go to a store beforehand and get some overly-sweetened tea, or a bottle of water, or drink hot tea at the restaurant, which is also probably from the tap but at least it's been boiled, which means that all the chlorine and bacteria are gone, but the heavy minerals are still there which will probably constipate you.
Short answer: no.
Alex Krause
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Grad School
Wow, very interesting update on your life. However, I must tell you that if you don't like "working overtime without pay, [.....] of people who have an ownership stake in the business.", then DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT enter graduate school. Let me know how the move goes. Or update here and let us all know. PLEASE!?!?