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Two New Waijiao Episodes

6 - School Tour 2

China is full of cities of negligible differences, with buildings just like other buildings, parks like other parks, shopping districts like other shopping districts. And within each city are numerous schools, all of which more or less comply with the trend of repetition. In this episode, School Tour, see the typical elements of a Chinese [...]

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A Couple of New Things

Home

1. “Home” is a short descriptive story about our living conditions in Yichang, where we first lived upon coming to China a few years ago. It first appeared in Pif Magazine on September 1, 2011. 2. Though Waijiao is told through a first person perspective, I am thankfully not alone here. The most recent episode [...]

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New Essay: Laughing in Chinese

Laughing in Chinese is short essay written for The New School University’s International Student Services Contest. The theme of the contest was: “Global Exchanges: Stories of Your Journey from Here to There.” It was originally published in a printed booklet and in a PDF version on their website. The essay was awarded second place. Read [...]

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