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March 14th 2012

Published: July 1st 2012

In Nanjing, for the first time on this trip, I get the opportunity to stay with a Chinese family at their home. Getting there proves to be a bit tough, though. The bus ride from Jiangyin to Nanjing is a breeze, but then finding the right local bus isn't. There are several bus stops outside the main building of the bus station, but still inside the gated area. On the street outside, there are s... Read Full Entry

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J. Lalo Cura

Susurros somnolientos

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1st July 2012

cabochick
Andrea

All white men look the same....bahaaa!! Great blog. Your homestay experience is brilliant, with 'Emily'...when you travel you really do experience the stuff other people never see.

1st July 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Thanks for the comment, Andrea! Looks like the stereotype works both ways, eh. I wish I would have some pictures of the homestay, but it didn't feel right to shove my camera in their faces, the parents were grumpy enough already anyway. :) Cheers, Jens

1st July 2012

littlewing
Cindy

LOL all white men!
Haha that made me laugh. Another interesting point you answered for me is the adopting of western names..I thought someone at International Students with a warped sense of humour dealt them out names because ive had boys called Jane and many many burmese Victors and a chinese girl called Cocki...it all becomes a lot clearer now lol, thanks for clearing that up. Also re Sun Yat Sens memorial..is that his former home that was turned into a museum? I went there in 1986 and there were no souvenier sellers or stalls just a magnificent massive Camellia tree and a serene garden. Not sure if it is the same place that you are talking about?

1st July 2012

littlewing
Cindy

Please ignore last comment!
Doh that is definitely not Sun Yat Sens house I went to in the 80s lol..im positive now I have seen all of your pics not just the first page!!. Off to google about Sun Yat Sen - thanks for the entertaining blog and love the "All white men look the same comment". Thanks for the heads up on the adopting western names..even if they are..different!

1st July 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Boy named Sue
Thanks for the comment, Cindy! Maybe you really saw Sun Yat-sen's house, who knows. The former residences of revolutionaries and Communist party bigwigs are always very touristy attractions in China. Yep, some of those Western names were rather disturbing. Cocki? Holy fuck... Cheers, Jens

2nd July 2012

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2nd July 2012

ahmed ali
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wow
amazing pics, simple and beautiful i find it more interesting because im learning Chinese dese days, been using my kindle eBook lately which has phrasebooks from eton institute. they have phrasebooks in 19 languages check out their website www.etonphrasebooks.com

2nd July 2012

TinNiE
" Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness "

you don't like adam sandler eh?! you should have watched 'kung fu hustle' instead!hehe. happy travels! x

3rd July 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Hi Tinnie! I've already seen Kung Fu Hustle! Good film btw. Thanks for reading and commenting! Cheers, Jens

3rd July 2012

The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas

Names in other languages
Unfortunately for the Chinese, Anglicised names don't have the same poetic quality that Chinese ones do, so they are restricted to some fairly tired choices. Before moving to Taiwan in 2006 to live for four months, a Chinese friend of mine bestowed me with the name "Da-Si-Xing" which not only sounds moderately close to "Dallas, Shane" but more importantly means "Thinking Traveller" - very cool.

3rd July 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Thinking Traveller
Hi Shane, thanks for commenting. You can consider yourself lucky to have been given such a poetic, meaningful Chinese name. When a man on the Shanghai Metro asked me what my Chinese name was, I wrote down the only two Chinese characters I could think of at that moment, 力 and 男, which in English means something like "Powerman". Needless to say, he couldn't stop laughing upon seeing it. :)

3rd July 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

SUN YAT-SEN
So that's where he ended up...originally he lay in a coffin at Biyun Si in the Fragrant Hills of Beijing...then relocated to Nanjing...sounds like he now has a mountain!

3rd July 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Sun Yat-sen's resting place
Hi Dave, thanks for the comment! I didn't even know that he was in Beijing before, thanks for letting me know. He does have his own mountain now, Purple Mountain, and just by visiting his Mausoleum you get the idea that he must have been of utmost importance to China and its people. Cheers, Jens

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