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Meshugener
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Next January, I'm leaving! I'll be going to school in Beijing, China, for 4 months as part of an exchange program. How crazy is that? I just thought that I would share.
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Susie Derkins
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Awesome!

I've always wanted to go to China. Do you get to learn Chinese?

I'm very jealous already on a purely culinary basis. [Smile]
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Meshugener
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Yeah, I get to learn Chinese. Actually, the exchange is run through the language department at my school, and I'm only eligable because I've been studying Chinese. For the record, its the hardest language ever. Every word has its own character, and each sound has 5 meanings. For instance, the word "ma" can mean horse, mother, to curse, flax, or "?". It all depends on how you sing it. Hopefully, this trip will help me become fluent; you just can't learn the subtleties of a language without speaking it 24/7, you know?
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Yay! That sounds way cool. Have a great time!
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Meshugener
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quote:
Yay! That sounds way cool. Have a great time!
Xie xie [Smile]
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My friend taught me to say hello in Korean.
Yeah..that was unrelated..

Congratulations! Good luck!
[Party]
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Yay! That is SO cool! Have fun!

(Will you be able to update us on all your Chinese adventures?)
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Wow... China?? That's nuts!

Have a fabulous time! [Smile]
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Meshugener
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You know it! I'm promised computer access, so I'll either start a non-emo blog to update people, or I'll post here a lot. Of course, all my posts will be at 3am or something.
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You'll only be a couple or three time zones ahead of me. Yay!!!!
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Great! When you come back you can translate all those Firefly episodes for us. [Wink]
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