All the misadventures that bring us together.
All thanks to friends, an electric tricycle (the "Ghetto Blaster"), and far too many ovens
Quite often I hear a lot of students' state that Chinese people sound so aggressive when they speak, and always sound like they are in a quarrel with somebody. There's a famous joke where a western lady sees two people looking like they are in a very heated argument and decides to call the police...
Beijing é demais. Gente bacana, comida boa e uma diversidade cultural que é muito subestimada. Não importa se você estiver visitando por alguns dias ou pensando em passar uma boa temporada aqui. Eu te garanto que você irá se apaixonar pela cidade e pelas pessoas.
Feriados na China costumavam ser complicados porque (como um estrangeiro), de repente, você poderia se ver sem comida na geladeira numa cidade onde todos os mercados fechariam por uma semana em três ocasiões: Festival da Primavera, Feriado do Trabalho, Feriado Nacional. Essa seria uma situação bem normal uns dez anos atrás, mas muita coisa mudou de lá pra cá.
Studying Chinese has its ups and downs and we all have ridden the Mandarin struggle bus from time to time.
In Chinese, there are many different words to describe improvement in different vocabulary. 增进，提高，改善！Learn how to use these words correctly.
A macroeconomics class, a study abroad brochure, and an akward phone call all somehow led up to buying a one-way ticket to Beijing. See how with the Sinology Institute's new blog.
Biao is a common character used in many different words in the Chinese language. Read this blog to expand yoiur vocabulary!
Holidays in China used to be a tricky business as (as a western foreigner) you would suddenly find yourself with an empty fridge at home but with all the stores closed for a whole week on three occasions a year: Spring Festival, May Holiday, National Day. This scenario was quite common about ten years ago. Things have changed, however, as due to the increase in bilateral trade Chinese holidays had to get more in tune with the rest of the world.
