Hunchun Lingbao Hotel Huichun

... did well. I averaged B’s which I am satisfied with considering the fact that my mid has been scattered in many directions and not as focused as I would like to have been before midterms. Still, every day my grammar and speaking skills are really improving quickly but my listening skills are by far the most improved! It’s such a pleasure to be able to hear Chinese regularly despite the fact that sometimes it can be very frustrating! I count myself very ...

... stuff worked out at the time, but it has been an awesome experience thus far! I am considering staying here permanently through the semester. I have a roommate named A Hua, pronounced A Hwah. She is a 5th year Chinese Language student but this is her first time in China so we are finding our feet together. She is a wonderful Chinese Language tutor and I have also been teaching her English…along with every other foreigner in my hall! Everyone wants to speak English… ...

... here. Kyle and I were able to easily communicate in Beijing and Shanghai because they are international cities. But even here in Changchun, I am surprised how many people can speak or understand basic English. Because of globalization, the Chinese today here have the ability to make more choices about the lifestyles they want to live, however they are still limited by their government. China's government strictly ...

... is stuffing me full of all sorts of Chinese foods making sure that I eat until I am ready to burst! It has been a lot of fun and I hope our families will be friends for many many years in the future. Eating in China has been an interesting experience simply because the Chinese eat very loudly, in fact they do everything very loudly and if you thought your family was loud, just try doubling that concept of loudness and you might come close to a ...

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I love to watch Chunli here in China because she is a different person here than in America. Here she has power. She is a very good doctor and head of her department. She can show off and she likes that. Aside from her happy go lucky attitude, she is a very dedicated mother. Each morning she wakes at 6:00 am to prepare breakfast for Jessy and then drive to school and get to work by 8:00 am. Traffic ...

I have snooped around for the last two days and discovered that I am located in an ideal spot. A walmart is very nearby and of course my school and classroom where I will study the Chinese language is just a block away. Here are some pics of my new home and more pics of my school to come soon!

... to the school is concerned. This home is really nice and spacious; I don't feel crowded at all. I have a nice big room with a desk and bookshelf and plenty of space. I will be sharing a bathroom but I don’t mind, the shower is very nice and everything here is very clean. The other unique factor of the home is the lack of a central heating and air conditioning system. There are no air vents in the ...

... ticket office (no mean feat considering I was lugging about 13kg of luggage while being worried that the driver would complain, which of course he didn't because he knew as well as I did that I didn‘t owe him 12 kuai), buy a ticket and then get on the 10am bus to Changchun 1 minute before it departed. Phew.

Again, I have absolutely no idea how many hours the bus to Changchun took, but I guess it was about 5 or 6 hours. Although I had a seat next to a window and ...

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Wake up kids, it's time to go to school. There are some neat elephant sculptures in the lobby to the restaurant, and I snap a pic for my friend Cassandra. To get us ready for school, we start off with the breakfast of champions, a buffet at the hotel restaurant. This one is a bit different from the buffet in Beijing, with more of a local flavor. The breakfast items are labeld in Chinese, with English ...