Chinese for “Backstreet Boys”

I learned something useful and new today.  The Backstreet Boys in Chinese is 后街男孩 – hou jie nan hair. hou = back jie = street nan = boy hair = child

Do you understand the words that are comin’ outta my mouth?

When I first arrived in Beijing, I wasn’t too excited about learning Chinese.  I’ve changed my mind since then and have been making baby steps in the right direction.  I often get comments like “Three years – you must be fluent” or “Can you really understand anything at all?”  The real answer lies somewhere in [...]

Life lately

I have a confession to make.  I was wearing flip flops around the apartment and wore them right into the shower today.  I don’t know why I suddenly reverted back to my college days and their accompanying grody showers, but I looked down and there they were. Aside from wearing my shoes into the shower, [...]