So I’ve gotten very behind on these, with the immigration frustrations and everything else going on, I haven’t had a lot of time to get to them. Unfortunately my darling is not feeling well today, and isn’t feeling talkative, so, by her suggestion, going to start with day 2! I woke up bright and early again, and waited for my sweetie to wake up as...
Learn MoreIt had been a long first day of walking around and seeing the sites, but now it was time to settle in for new year’s eve. I helped her parents hang up the “dui lian” which are banners hung on either side of the door and above it wishing good luck and happy wishes. The characters on them are usually grouped into sets of four, and sometimes they overlap, where the...
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I had really been looking forward to being on the subway. I know that’s an odd thing to be excited about, but I have my reasons. First of all, I’ve never been on a subway anywhere before, so it would be a new experience for me. Second, As long as I’ve been talking with Rachel, I have spoken to her a lot on the subway. Because of the time difference, I would be...
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The next place we went to was a large bookstore called “Book City” like Barnes and noble but bigger, and this was the largest location, it was four floors high (though Rachel was sure it was five, and I teased her about that later.) and each floor was huge with lots of shelves and tables packed with books. One thing about this place is that it is on the weekends...
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After brunch, we stopped at their other apartment. This was where they first lived when they came to Shenzhen, and they still owned it. Property is very valuable in China, you hold on to it, for generations. This building was a lot older, built in the 80’s, but it was much larger on the inside. It was more like a typical two bedroom in the US. A couple of things stood...
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