Phew. I'm sure it will surprise none of you to read that despite still being unemployed, I've been pretty busy lately. Somehow I always find projects, and outings, and errands, and gatherings to fill my time, and I'm very lucky that there's such a big, friendly community here to involve me. Amaury and I've also been... Continue Reading →
This week I officially started learning Chinese characters in a new weekly class. I've armed myself with a new exercise book "250 Essential Chinese Characters" and painstakingly copied out the characters for numbers 1-10 for my first lesson (note: numbers 1-3 are just horizontal lines, so it's an easy start). As a defense mechanism against my... Continue Reading →
Last week marked two months we've been in China; how the weeks are flying by! The great highlight of last week was the arrival of our shipment. It was like Christmas come early. Amaury was over the moon to be reunited with his road bike (named Ella); I was happy to set up my electronic piano... Continue Reading →
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