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July 19, 2005
Reading
If anyone is interested in what I'm getting myself into here, find Peter Hessler's book "River Town." It is an amazing story of a peace core volunteer teaching English in the szechuan province. If you get done with that, check out Mark Salzman's "Iron and Silk," courtesy of a recommendation by Mr. Ace Comings... I finally entered the 21st century and got a digital camera so expect some shots of my new home when I get there. It's getting close now--crazy!
p.s.
It's hot and humid like crazy in Boston right now and I keep telling myself I'm just training for China. It is currently 3am in Guangzhou and still 88 degrees. Good lord...
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July 6, 2005
Mandarin
Alright so school is officially over and, masters degree in hand, I have begun the daunting task of learning the mandarin language. Good lord--it is not easy! I had some time to kill driving out to Ann Arbor though and picked up a teach-yourself-mandarin CD collection. After 3 lessons I can officially say "Wo hway shwoh eedyar pu tung hwah" or something like that. Wish me luck...
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