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August 2, 2013

How Chinese People “Fake It ‘Till You Make It”

One of the funniest things in any culture is when someone tries to pretend to…

Jesse, Beijing

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July 6, 2013

On Luck

It was the morning of Commencement, May 30, 2013, and I woke to a feeling…

Lauren, New York

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Blogs Language and Understanding Travel

June 8, 2013

On The Town, On the Move & Out of Sync

When was the last time you overheard a conversation so heated, so laced with raw,…

Mable, Boston

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May 7, 2013

What’s Not Funny in China?

People keeping track of what’s funny in China will often bring up the name of…

Jesse, Beijing

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May 3, 2013

[Only in Beijing] I call for a plumber and get…Dean Martin…beatboxing?

I hear the sound of trumpets and drums outside my door. “What the heck?” I…

Alexandra

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May 1, 2013

Chinese Weddings: A ‘Confusion’ of East and West?

The hotel staff offers me cigarettes before I enter the room. Inside, a man and…

Alexandra

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Blogs Travel

April 23, 2013

Sleeping on an Oven in China’s Countryside

This morning I awoke in Beijing not wanting to get out of bed. Why would…

Alexandra

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Blogs Humor Me Language and Understanding

April 19, 2013

From China, with Laughs

One of my favorite parts about my vacation home in America—other than demolishing a monstrous,…

Jesse, Beijing

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Blogs Travel

April 16, 2013

Special Post: Boston, Beijing, and the Marathon Bombs

I woke up on Tuesday morning to the sound of text messages pinging in my…

Jesse, Beijing

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Blogs Humor Me Language and Understanding

April 12, 2013

[Only in Beijing] A White Guy Raps in Chinese to Jay-Z

This evening I took the stage at the open comedy mic at the Hot Cat…

Jesse, Beijing

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Blogs Success

April 8, 2013

What kind of Chinese students attend America’s elite universities?

This year Duke received a record breaking number of applications from China: over 1,100. This…

Alexandra

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April 5, 2013

Why Walk a Dog when You Can Walk A…Bird?

It was just another ordinary-unordinary day in Beijing. Each day here brings something fresh -…

Alexandra

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