Tag: Xiangxi
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Foreign Teacher Accommodation
Translation: the dorms First moving to China was one of those “in your face” expectation meets reality moments. On the one hand, I knew what the contract said, and I knew that it wasn’t going to be how I imagined, but when I arrived and had to start actually living it out, there were problems…
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Day Trip to Fenghuang
Phoenix Ancient City Fenghuang- the Chinese characters are a pairing of the male and female mythological birds, which represent good omen and longevity and are re-born from the flames after they die (you might’ve seen this from Harry Potter but their origin dates back thousands of years in Chinese history). Though Jishou has a quaint Ancient city of its own, Fenghuang…
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Initial Impressions of Jishou
My first day here felt like I was moving into college again except everything felt much more uncertain. This week was a battle with unexpected circumstances and a lot of adjustment with the way things work in a small city in China, but I’ve tried my best to stay positive despite it all. The first…
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To the Land of My Descendants, China
“how many descendants do you have in China?” -liaison from the school I don’t have any descendants, but my contact in China asked me if I had any descendants in China, to which I responded, “Yes I have a few descendants from China, my grandfather and grandmother on my dad’s side, and my grandfather on my…
MELODY TIENYUN 