Nobel Prize Guy

He grew up in Minnesota, like me. In high school he got Ds in chemistry class, something else we have in common. He experimented a lot after college – so did I. His experiments were actually pretty good, though…

State to State Hop, Kinsfolk!

I feel like this is an important time to be studying the relationship between the U.S. and China, especially at reputable schools like these. 75% of my classes will be taken in Chinese, meaning that I’ll have a chance to integrate myself in the language again much like I did while in Peace Corps China…

Tanzania Field Research

The woman advised me to keep adding firewood into the space underneath the cauldron, which caused smoke to billow up and fill the small, bathroom-sized kitchen. When it was ready the woman picked up the hot cauldron with her bare hands like it was nothing because she’s a badass…

Wǒmen know best (我们)

When learning Chinese it’s best to remember that we can all learn more together than we can alone. Despite this, some people still go about thinking “us women know best” – girl

He & she are tā-wins (他她)

Personal Pronouns – tā (他) & tā (她) = he & she; him & her In spoken Chinese, as opposed to in English, the pronouns he/she & him/her sound exactly the same. However, in written Chinese, they are expressed using different characters 他 (male) & 她 (female) Learn Chinese with stupid puns – he & she Learn Chinese with stupid…

You nǐ to know this (你)

Personal Pronoun – nǐ (你) = you Learn Chinese with stupid puns – you If you’re serious about speaking Chinese…  Learn Chinese with stupid puns – you  “you need to know this” need / nǐ nǐ = you you nǐ to know this (你) Pun-unciation – nǐ (你) Example Sentence – nǐ (你) You are great…