Wow! The past few months have flown by! Now it is the end of February and there is so much to tell you! Right after Christmas we hit Chinese New Year season. Chinese New Year is unique in so many ways. Sadly, I didn’t get the chance to go anywhere with Chinese friends to celebrate [...]
Despite the fact that I’ve been here for over five months, I still found myself shocked the other day when I saw a girl picking her nose. I was on a very crowded bus caught up in my own little world when I noticed the girl standing next to me reach her hand up to [...]
As I got on the bus there were no seats available, but it wasn’t too crowded and I thought to myself that a seat would probably open up as people got off. Then at the next stop a bunch of people got on and only 1 or 2 got off, and this scene was repeated [...]
Do you ever ask yourself the question “When will I ever learn?” Of course that question can be tied to many things, but the specific thing I’m talking about is “When will I ever learn to die to myself and trust the Lord?” I feel like that’s been the theme for me these past few [...]
As I walked, I was aware of the fact that I had no idea of where I was going. I meandered from spot to spot hoping to bump into the correct location. Once three o’clock came, I knew that I had missed my bus since I was still wandering around looking for the bus stop. [...]
I must confess that I almost forgot that Valentine’s Day existed. Maybe not existed exactly, but I had at least underestimated the importance of the holiday. Upon awakening on that aforesaid day, I had the brilliant idea to go visit People’s Park here in the Du. In my minds eye, I was imagining a leisurely [...]
Who would’ve thought that the slowest time of the year would turn out so busy? Why is it the slowest time of the year you ask? Well, this is the time that the lunar New Year is celebrated, the biggest holiday of the year over here. Everyone goes home, leaving the campuses feeling like ghost [...]
I knew I was in trouble the moment we arrived in my friend Tracy’s hometown for Chinese New Year and she informed us “Canton people will eat everything but people.” The night of New Year’s Eve my worst fears were realized when Ginger and I sat around a small table with Tracy’s family and were [...]
Spring Festival is the celebration of the Chinese New Year and it lasts for 15 days. It is like an American Christmas & New Years all rolled into 1 times 1,000. During Spring Festival many stores are closed and it is a crazy mass exodus of people going back to their home towns. Our friend [...]
“Of course you can come and stay with me for a couple of days,” I found myself telling Sophia the other day, hoping that it would be ok with my roommate and then wondering if it was okay with myself. Sophia joined the family in 2007, and has an intellectual mind that is constantly studying [...]