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Using the machine the first time was slightly intimidating due to its being in Chinese, but the combination of my host brother and the little button in the corner that switched the language into English helped a great deal. The first machine I went to only allowed me to take out 100 yuan (about $12.50), but then we went into the official Bank of China and I was able to take out much more. We headed out and I brought with me both my traveler's checks and my ATM card, which I was told would work. First, I told my host brother that I wanted to go to the bank. Yesterday was a big day for me in many ways. Quite entertaining at late hours, I'll admit. My favorite so far though was the Everybody Loves Raymond, dubbed into Japanese, with Chinese subtitles. The station on which I watched See Spot Run in English my first night here was playing soccer highlights in Chinese yesterday, and a Japanese cooking show today. ![]() There are the expected Chinese stations, a few American stations with Chinese subtitles, a Korean channel, a few Japanese shows, and some other stations that vary in their nationality. Screaming jets all for one rarely without a comb tv#My family lives in an apartment building designed for foreigners, so the TV contains a variety of shows. I will do my best to share them all, but whether they appear in a coherent, organized letter or in a jumble of nutty anecdotes is beyond my control. I just wanted you all to know that we are beyond safe and happy.Įverything I do here, from going to the bathroom with the dog to going out to eat with my family brings a story. I realize (in the back of my mind somewhere) that you are all working and that my enthusiastic babbling might be selfishly inconsiderate. Jingshan folks were very organized in printing us out names, addresses and phone numbers and giving us a schedule, so we are easily in contact with each other and organized. We talked with families and held babies and wandered and asked directions and (like our entire time here) felt very welcome and like we had made a profound gesture by traveling here. We went to Jingshan Park to hike up the hill and get an overlook of the city. Michael Kozuch and I and five of the students (Nate Brevard has flown to Hunan with his family) got together for the first time yesterday and we enthusiastically babbled about the joys of being here. I keep reminding myself that this is New Years and vacation (eating, drinking, visiting, playing cards and majiang, laughing, talking, relaxing, walking, visiting) pretty soon I will have to return to the wake to an alarm clock world of teaching. ![]() We are having a beyond my imagination wonderful time sharing everything. My family (wonderfully for me) is considerably less privileged than the other host families - no email, no cell phone, and no car.
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