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Summer in China

My Chinese Noodle Soup Recipe

It’s been over a week since I got back from China and I miss it. The people I met, the language I was learning, my experiences negotiating a dynamic, evolving city like Shanghai are all reasons why finding my momentum in American suburbia has been difficult. Most of all, though, it’s the food and culture [...]

Nepal at the Shanghai World Expo

The pavilion looked better than I had expected. The pavilion had great architecture, was clean and well-lit and offered a place to sit down, take a breath and buy relatively cheap snacks. But I was surprised at the lack of historical data, information about Nepal’s relation to China and some sort of presentation about Nepal’s ethnic diversity. Still, I enjoyed being there and would indeed recommend you drop by if you’re in Shanghai.

French Learners in Hefei

If you’re a foreigner in China, especially in a relatively tourist-free city like Hefei, you’ll be asked this rather often: “你为什么学中文?” (Where are you learning Chinese?)
This is less the ‘I don’t see why you’d bother’ sort of question than it is the ‘I’m genuinely curious’ type. I’m quite sure of this because I found myself [...]

Hui Cuisine with Han Shu & Shenxiao Ting

Returning to Hefei gave me the opportunity to meet up with Han Shu and Shenxiao Ting properly after a year. Han Shu had come to Hampshire over January term at the peak of New England’s cold, harsh winter. I was at Smith for most of that time, so we were only able to explore parts [...]

Second Summer in China

I’ll be flying to China on Friday to spend yet another summer there. Like last year, I’ll be at Hefei for four weeks continuing my study of Mandarin Chinese at Anhui Agricultural University and on the English-won’t-get-you-very-far environment of Hefei streets.
I’m looking forward to meeting friends and teachers from last summer. Returning to a familiar [...]

Chinese tea (Zhōnggúochá), an overview

An overview of famous Chinese tea (Zhōnggúochá), and local specialities from the Hefei province.

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