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好好学习，天天向上！: A hectic (but awesome) final weekend
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. A hectic (but awesome) final weekend. Definitely the way to go for a Light Fellow studying second year Chinese, but only if he/she has the discipline to study hard at least some of the time. (This is assuming that said Light Fellow is actually interested in getting better at Chinese, which I discovered isn't necessarily true.). Grand Master - 108 Tongues, 中国制造团体, Bust Out! August 12, 2008 at 5:24 PM. James Ex-roomie. Tight use of connections! August 12, 2008 at 9:24 PM.
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好好学习，天天向上！: 倒数第二的 (Penultimate)
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. I haven't posted any photos recently, so I guess I'll do that now. First, a question for the office people back at Yale: for those of us Light Fellows who have opted to keep a blog, is there a set of standards by which you judge the quality of our blogs, and which we must have followed in order to not have to write a final report? And now, my (possibly) final set of photos from China. Random photo of two laoshis. Guo Laoshi is really tall. Living the good life. A baby kan...
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好好学习，天天向上！: 糟糕
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. I know I promised photos in the last post, but I'm way too tired to be bothered with resizing and uploading right now. My next post will have photos for sure, plus a commentary/critique on the superficiality of Korean people. Good night. Ahhh, dude, I'm so sorry we left late x o. I was worried you might not be able to catch the subway, especially when I entered the Sinchon subway station with Andrew and noticed all the 충무로-bound turnstiles were red. I love LA (we love it!
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好好学习，天天向上！: August 2008
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. I love LA (we love it! Ten points for the first person who gets the reference in the title. I'm back in the states now, after almost three months abroad. Hearing English in public on a consistent basis is a little unsettling, but I'm sure I'll get used to it within a few days. The weather in LA has been amazing lately- sunny and in the low 80s. I guess it's true what they say: there really is no place like home. Is it self-perpetuating, despite having uncertain origins?
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好好学习，天天向上！: June 2008
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. Simatai Great Wall, and such. We're already a quarter done with the program. How ridiculous is that? Sleeping for the entire three-hour-long bus ride to Simatai. Going on a mini hike after dinner on Friday. Almost stepping on a centipede while showering (obviously, I use the word "highlight" loosely). Starting the trek up the wall at 3:00 am. Struggling up what felt like a million steps, though in reality it was probably only a few hundred. The internet is not being my fr...
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好好学习，天天向上！: May 2008
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. Not really a test post. I am still amazed at how smoothly everything came together to allow me to go to Beijing and study Chinese this summer. Some logistical details: I'm leaving LAX at 1:40 am (! This will probably be my last post until I'm in China. For now, I must finish off freshman year with a bang. 加油！ Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Not really a test post. View my complete profile.
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好好学习，天天向上！: July 2008
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. Sorry it's been so long- relatively speaking- since my last update. Between studying our daily lessons (which are unfortunately but expectedly getting more and more advanced in their subject matter) and trying to explore all the parts of Beijing that I haven't gotten to yet, it's just hard to find the motivation to blog. There's no planned excursion this weekend, so hopefully I'll get a bit of time to rest. The government and me. Anyway, moving on. I realize that the ...
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好好学习，天天向上！: I love LA (we love it!)
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. I love LA (we love it! Ten points for the first person who gets the reference in the title. I'm back in the states now, after almost three months abroad. Hearing English in public on a consistent basis is a little unsettling, but I'm sure I'll get used to it within a few days. The weather in LA has been amazing lately- sunny and in the low 80s. I guess it's true what they say: there really is no place like home. Thank you so much for posting! I really appreciate it!
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好好学习，天天向上！: Fadtastic
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My summer in the Middle Kingdom. I generally don't like to talk about other people's appearances, since it's easy to start sounding judgmental and haughty, but a phenomenon this widespread is something that I can't pretend doesn't exist. Does it stem from a desire to appear rich and westernized? Is it self-perpetuating, despite having uncertain origins? Does it make a difference whether the brands they buy are fake or real? My good friend Jason Chu wrote a much more insightful post. Andy and Guo Laoshi&#...
