My grandfather

This is my Waigong, my mom's dad. The chinese are crazy about what you call your relatives. Your aunt on your dad's side isn't called the same thing as an aunt on your mom's side. Then it's different for relatives married into the family. It's so confusing! One time I called my aunt-in-law (if you're lost stop reading. it's really not worth finishing) what you would call your mother's sister and everybody laughed...i died a little inside :0)

Ni Hao

January 22nd 2006
Dear Diary, Chinese food is soo damn good. Ok so the flight was very smooth. I sat next to a baby and a middle aged artist man. I got nervous and homesick for the first time when the plane was landing and I saw Shanghai's buildings. It hit me that I was here to stay for the next 4 and a half months with no chance of turning around to go home. I also realized I can't speak chinese...but whatever ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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