Category: Life in Xining
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Taken from the East Xining Insight: Xining – October 24th For the past few weeks at the Haiguan Duimian Apartment Complex (HDAC) a penetrating sound has filled the air. It is the ceaseless sound of labor: the pounding of hammers on concrete; the whirling grate of drills into plaster and brick; and the incessant…
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Enjoy the frech air.
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It’s quite common to see people hanging their hot chili peppers out to dry. I took this photo outside of our apartment complex. A lot of the food here is quite spicy! We often ask waitresses at restaurants to cook dishes bu lad-tsa (i.e. not spicy) so that our girls will actually eat it. I…
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OK, I was pretty young when these Calgon commercials were popular. Most of you reading this are goinng, "Huh?" Nevermind. We’ve been here in Xining exactly 2 months today. It’s our month-a-versary! It’s hard to believe it’s only been two months, but I guess we technically have been away from our culture since July 3rd. …
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I’m feeling pretty lazy (and it’s late) so I’m not going to formulate any of these thoughts into meaningful and prosaic type paragraphs. But I thought I needed to write something down though, so here goes nothing… Last night I decided to take a shower. A hot shower. With our bathroom in the state it’s…
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Mafan – 麻烦 Definition: bother, troublesome, nuisance. I don’t like mafan, but I like the word mafan (pronounced something like ma-fawn.) It’s a Chinese word that I can sink my frustrated teeth into. Coming from an obsessive-compulsive culture of convenience like America, I find mafan waiting for me around nearly every corner. He’s becoming a…
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dust off the text books
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maybe he’ll hit oil?
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precision hole cutting
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mud, thankfully not sewage
yeti speak... 