I am now spending my fourth year in China, with no plans to repatriate any time soon. I've lived in several states in the U.S., Spain, France and England. And now, this is my new home. I knew so many Chinese people California, but now know that I didn't really know them. I knew much about the trappings of the culture but nothing of the substance. My time here has helped to fill in some of the blanks that existed in my understanding of the people and culture of this ancient nation. I intend to remain in China at least until I can carry on a quasi-ntelligent conversation in Chinese about life, t... full info