Blogs from Haidian district, Beijing, China, Asia - page 5

Nowadays so many things produced in China. Sopping in China mast to be just amazing but in reality, so many goods produced in China, which are cheap in Europe or in US are more expensive in China. Some company produce staff in China but most of their commodities is not available at Chinese market. Some time it is really surprising that some of Chinese stuff is cheaper to buy outside China than in China, especially if you are tourist and you are planning to buy something during your trip. When you buying something in China it’s always lottery, some time you even can expect what happens with your staff in few days later. Everywhere fake staff… Sometime it just unbelievable, fake electronic, photo equipment and even toilet paper. Friend of mine, bought fake chilly paper at ... read more

Good news. I bought my camera! Canon 60D. I really like it. Early Saturday morning I went to park, to take some video about morning exercises. I never seen anything like that before. It just amazing. Early morning but all the parks are full of people and they are doing tai chi, playing, dancing with swaps, shouting, and singing. It is going on something interesting in each bush. Wau. I wont to join them. But…The video. I recorded lots of stuff. I took an interview from one English speaking guy in a park. But I was using my new camera first time and I didn’t record it. Next morning I spend in a park again. It was brilliant. And this time I recorded everything. Then I was editing all the night. Sorry Berta, I know that ... read more

Today was the first day that I felt like I was going to a home…my home. Today was also the first day where I had countless conversations, ranging from a comical phone call in class about the airport, to a conversation about stocks and my passion for JP Morgan to my host dad, after seeing him look at charts, in Chinese. We both laughed about our losses from 2008, and I shared with him my top stock picks from both the Chinese and American exchange. I went to the gym with my mom, and we actually talked half of the time during our walk there! It is still difficult to know exactly what they say in response, but I am at the point where I can infer what they say if they speak slowly and directly ... read more

My friends and family, It has been nearly a week since I have arrived here, and my conception of China has changed dramatically. In class today I was finally able to understand the words that were coming out of my teachers mouth...sort of. Our pronunciation class was tragic for my teacher, as she realized that the mistakes that she thought to be cute yesterday are going to be a brutal war that she has to deal with this whole semester. I move in to my host families home tomorrow. They don't speak english, are retired, and smoke. My room is also 14m squared, at least I think. The sheet for my host mom says that she exercises. Something tells me that it isn't the conventional eliptical and weights type of deal that I am use to, ... read more

I had my first Chinese meal on the plane, fish and rice. It was great. To my dismay, the person next to me had hers replaced. I suspect because it may not have been cooked correctly, but at that point I finished mine and it was too late to check. First lesson of the day - check food. I had tea with the meal because it is smart to boil the water; I feel like I will be having a lot of tea. After sleeping about 8 out of the 12 hours in the plane, I was picked up at 5:45 AM my time by my RA and his friend, who live in the dorm I'm in for the next week. It was great to ask questions, and immediately have new friends. As we got into ... read more