We’re probably all somewhat familiar with “Engrlish”, that crazy mistranslation of English in Asian countries. What you may not be prepared for is the reality of integrating into a non-English speaking country. It’s not necessarily as you might expect. What you tend to find here in China is one of two things: – people don’t […]
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Well, despite being almost two weeks behind the class, today was pretty good. The class(es) are taught mostly in Mandarin, and predominantly through a mixture of pinyin (romanization with tones/accents) and Chinese characters. My Chinese name [thanks to Chen Yiling for the brilliant name] is (in pinyin) Luó Chăng or, in characters, 罗昶 where – […]
Continue ReadingThoughts about Uni
Tomorrow I start Uni here in HangZhou. Toni has already begun, having started her first few days on Tuesday. The Uni is not far from where we live, roughly 15 minutes or so by foot north. The course is “Elementary Chinese”, although from what Toni has said, it’s taught mostly in Mandarin (with occasional English) […]
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