The new semester started a few weeks ago. I’m just trying to get everything together in order to graduate by this summer. I’m enjoying my classes, especially Chinese 3.1 because it takes me back to being in China and haggling with all the merchants to give me a better price (even though it was clear that I could pay the full price). It was nice interacting with the people of China in my uncertain, poorly spoken, broken Mandarin. I hope I get to do that again someday soon… with much improved Mandarin abilities.
I haven’t been home for that long but I’m ready to get out of New York. I really hope to return to China soon, I miss it a lot. To me, China represents a lot of possibilities. It contains my hopes, my desires, my interests, my personal and academic goals. I really hope that my language ability does improve so I may be able to study, work and live there.
Some pics from China.
中国,再见!