I finally officially started driving in January 2007, even though I passed US driving exam and got my driver's license in 2004.
When I finished the second driving exam, the driving examiner said:"I can't believe you passed the exam!" That was how I got my driver's license.
In 2005, after one year I had my license, first time I got a chance to drive on the road. A friend of mine and I rent a car and planned to go to Grand Canyon from Los Verges. My friend let me drive for an hour or so, and he said to me:" Lin put off of the freeway. I'll drive for the rest of the trip." So I did, as I have never seen him being so serious.
Due to my glamours driving history, none of my friends were willing to let me drive their cars. Last December, I joined the flexcar program for the purpose of driving practice. The program covers cost of gas, comprehensive driving insurance, and automobiles. That means I can officially drive now. The first trip was to warm up. My friend, Rebecca, was brave enough to sit in the car with me to give me instructions. Rebecca thought I was a careful driver but I need to speed up a little bit. My second trip was tonight to a Korean restaurant in Lynnwood, locating about 20 miles north of Seattle. I did all right to the restaurant, except that I missed one traffic light on highway 99.
So people, relax! I won't get onto the freeway until July of this year.
Make the force with me.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Ski season started
I went skiing first time of this season. The weather was nice: sunny and cold. The snow was abundant. With three-day weekend, Stevens Pass attracted numerous skiers and snowboarders.
Last ski season, I just started doing the blue trails. I hope I can run the blue trails smoothly by the end of this season.
Last ski season, I just started doing the blue trails. I hope I can run the blue trails smoothly by the end of this season.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Housewarming
My parents built a new house at my father’s village this year. Traditionally, a ceremony for moving in new house and a housewarming should be held on the day when my parents officially move to their new house. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. My parents decided to have a traditional ceremony and housewarming.
A traditional ceremony and housewarming is nothing simple nor easy. It took my parents a month to prepare.
First, a “lucky” day for moving in the new house should be chosen based on “Yi Jing”, an ancient Chinese semi-scientific book of “Feng Shui”. My parents consulted an experienced senior in “Lin” family and decided December 23rd, 2006 as the “lucky” day for housewarming. Another reason they chose December 23rd was that I would be in town to attend the ceremony and housewarming. According to the custom of the village, my parents should invite their relatives, friends, and colleagues to have lunch and dinner that day.
Second, my parents need to make a decision on who they have to invite, who they should invite, and who they want to invite. For the last several years, my parents were invited to a few weddings, housewarmings, etc. They kept all the invitations! Those invitations were the importation source that they based on to invite people. In addition, close relatives were ones who they have to/should/want invite. The list included 42 families!
Then, my parents had to write invitations and send them out to each family. Since housewarming is a good lucky event, red invitations should be used. My mother is quite good at calligraphy. She hand-wrote all the invitations. My father was responded to send out all the invitations. At the same time, menu needed to be decided. Chinese are in favor of event numbers, therefore, event number of dishes are preferred. My father chose eight dishes for a table with 10 people. As there were so many people would come to have meals at my parents’ house, my parents hired chefs and waiters and waitresses from a restaurant to make lunch and dinner on the day of housewarming. I was told that the restaurant would buy and prepare all the materials needed, including all vegetables, meats, tables, chairs, chopsticks, rice bowls, etc. Chefs would cook everything fresh at where housewarming was held. This is a kind of service offered in quite a lot of restaurants in Zhongshan.
Conventionally, moving to new house also should move one’s ancestors together with. Therefore, ceremony of inviting ancestors to move in needs to be done. In the village, Guan Ying, god of earth, god of heaven, god of front door-guard, and god of cook are worshiped. They also should be invited to the new house. Overall, the ceremony of moving into new house includes three parts: moving the person and family, their ancestors, and all the gods and goddesses they worship to the new house. For moving the person and family, my parents prepared the required items, such as new red water buckets, new red washbasins, new dishes, new bowls, new chopsticks, etc. Special items for moving one’s ancestor and gods and goddesses include hundreds of paper-made mountain-shape gold and sliver, paper-made new clothes, shoes, and hats. To worship the ancestors and gods and goddesses, scents need to be prepared. In addition, a whole cooked rooster, a whole cooked fish, a big chunk of pork, some tofu, etc need to be arranged. Guan Ying is said to only have vegetarian food, so special vegetarian food is prepared. As my parents didn’t have experience doing ceremony, they invited my father’s two older sisters to help. Since there were too many things to prepare, my parents couldn't have everything ready until the midnight of December 23rd.
Finally, it was the housewarming. I was waken up by my mother by 5:30am! My two aunts had started preparing for more than one hour by then! According to the experienced senior of “Lin” family, the good time to have ceremony was early morning on December 23rd, 2006.
The traditional ceremony
Six o’clock, the ceremony started. First water buckets and washbasins needed to be filled with water. Additional items such as lucky money, etc (I couldn’t remember what other items were) were added to the buckets and washbasins. Then, my dad holding a huge rice cake, my mother holding pictures of ancestors, and I holding “Guan Ying” were walking in line to the door of the new house. Scents for ancestors and Guan Ying were lighted. Worship items were presented in front of the door. Two big chains of firecrackers then were lighted. The first part of the ceremony was done: my parents officially moved to the new house. Before starting the second part: inviting one’s ancestors to move in the new house, requesting protection of god of heaven had been carried out by praying to the god of heaven. Then inviting one’s ancestor to move into the new house started. Paper-made mountain shape gold and sliver, and paper-made clothes, shoes, and hats were burned. My parents and I each prayed in front of the ancestors. Then, one of my aunts used a pair of wooden items by their landing patterns from throwing them into air to indicate whether ancestors have moved into the new house. Similar processes were done for inviting gods and goddesses. By the time the ceremony was done, it was around 8:30am.
Cooking for Housewarming
Four male chefs and about five waitresses from the restaurant came around 9 o’clock with all material in a truck. It seemed the crew knew what to do well. They didn't need to talk to each other much. Five stoves were set up just outside my parents' house in a very short time. Some crew members started washing vegetables, and meats. Two of the chefs responded for chopping and cutting. Two other chefs responded for cooking. They were so organized. Tell you the truth, I haven't seen anything like that before. By noon, a feast of ten tables were ready!
As for the people who were invited to the housewarming, I have to say that I only know half of them. Since I have only gone back home during the vacations for the last nice years, I haven't seen some of my relatives for almost ten years! It was nice to see them again. It was also interesting to meet those people who are my relatives but I haven't met before.
It was a very long day on December 23rd, 2006. At the end of the day, both my parents, my two aunts who help us, and I were very tired. We were very glad that all the guesses enjoyed the feasts including lunch and dinner, as all the dishes were finished! The chefs prepared more than enough, but the dishes were so good that people took the leftover home.
A traditional ceremony and housewarming is nothing simple nor easy. It took my parents a month to prepare.
First, a “lucky” day for moving in the new house should be chosen based on “Yi Jing”, an ancient Chinese semi-scientific book of “Feng Shui”. My parents consulted an experienced senior in “Lin” family and decided December 23rd, 2006 as the “lucky” day for housewarming. Another reason they chose December 23rd was that I would be in town to attend the ceremony and housewarming. According to the custom of the village, my parents should invite their relatives, friends, and colleagues to have lunch and dinner that day.
Second, my parents need to make a decision on who they have to invite, who they should invite, and who they want to invite. For the last several years, my parents were invited to a few weddings, housewarmings, etc. They kept all the invitations! Those invitations were the importation source that they based on to invite people. In addition, close relatives were ones who they have to/should/want invite. The list included 42 families!
Then, my parents had to write invitations and send them out to each family. Since housewarming is a good lucky event, red invitations should be used. My mother is quite good at calligraphy. She hand-wrote all the invitations. My father was responded to send out all the invitations. At the same time, menu needed to be decided. Chinese are in favor of event numbers, therefore, event number of dishes are preferred. My father chose eight dishes for a table with 10 people. As there were so many people would come to have meals at my parents’ house, my parents hired chefs and waiters and waitresses from a restaurant to make lunch and dinner on the day of housewarming. I was told that the restaurant would buy and prepare all the materials needed, including all vegetables, meats, tables, chairs, chopsticks, rice bowls, etc. Chefs would cook everything fresh at where housewarming was held. This is a kind of service offered in quite a lot of restaurants in Zhongshan.
Conventionally, moving to new house also should move one’s ancestors together with. Therefore, ceremony of inviting ancestors to move in needs to be done. In the village, Guan Ying, god of earth, god of heaven, god of front door-guard, and god of cook are worshiped. They also should be invited to the new house. Overall, the ceremony of moving into new house includes three parts: moving the person and family, their ancestors, and all the gods and goddesses they worship to the new house. For moving the person and family, my parents prepared the required items, such as new red water buckets, new red washbasins, new dishes, new bowls, new chopsticks, etc. Special items for moving one’s ancestor and gods and goddesses include hundreds of paper-made mountain-shape gold and sliver, paper-made new clothes, shoes, and hats. To worship the ancestors and gods and goddesses, scents need to be prepared. In addition, a whole cooked rooster, a whole cooked fish, a big chunk of pork, some tofu, etc need to be arranged. Guan Ying is said to only have vegetarian food, so special vegetarian food is prepared. As my parents didn’t have experience doing ceremony, they invited my father’s two older sisters to help. Since there were too many things to prepare, my parents couldn't have everything ready until the midnight of December 23rd.
Finally, it was the housewarming. I was waken up by my mother by 5:30am! My two aunts had started preparing for more than one hour by then! According to the experienced senior of “Lin” family, the good time to have ceremony was early morning on December 23rd, 2006.
The traditional ceremony
Six o’clock, the ceremony started. First water buckets and washbasins needed to be filled with water. Additional items such as lucky money, etc (I couldn’t remember what other items were) were added to the buckets and washbasins. Then, my dad holding a huge rice cake, my mother holding pictures of ancestors, and I holding “Guan Ying” were walking in line to the door of the new house. Scents for ancestors and Guan Ying were lighted. Worship items were presented in front of the door. Two big chains of firecrackers then were lighted. The first part of the ceremony was done: my parents officially moved to the new house. Before starting the second part: inviting one’s ancestors to move in the new house, requesting protection of god of heaven had been carried out by praying to the god of heaven. Then inviting one’s ancestor to move into the new house started. Paper-made mountain shape gold and sliver, and paper-made clothes, shoes, and hats were burned. My parents and I each prayed in front of the ancestors. Then, one of my aunts used a pair of wooden items by their landing patterns from throwing them into air to indicate whether ancestors have moved into the new house. Similar processes were done for inviting gods and goddesses. By the time the ceremony was done, it was around 8:30am.
Cooking for Housewarming
Four male chefs and about five waitresses from the restaurant came around 9 o’clock with all material in a truck. It seemed the crew knew what to do well. They didn't need to talk to each other much. Five stoves were set up just outside my parents' house in a very short time. Some crew members started washing vegetables, and meats. Two of the chefs responded for chopping and cutting. Two other chefs responded for cooking. They were so organized. Tell you the truth, I haven't seen anything like that before. By noon, a feast of ten tables were ready!
As for the people who were invited to the housewarming, I have to say that I only know half of them. Since I have only gone back home during the vacations for the last nice years, I haven't seen some of my relatives for almost ten years! It was nice to see them again. It was also interesting to meet those people who are my relatives but I haven't met before.
It was a very long day on December 23rd, 2006. At the end of the day, both my parents, my two aunts who help us, and I were very tired. We were very glad that all the guesses enjoyed the feasts including lunch and dinner, as all the dishes were finished! The chefs prepared more than enough, but the dishes were so good that people took the leftover home.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Canada Geese
According to a friend of mine who majors in biology that those are not Canada geese, instead, they are surf scoters.
Monday, December 04, 2006
My Country and My People
I love reading this book "My Country and My People" (Lin, Yutang. 1935. My country and my people. New York
"There is no end to the number of things it would be a pleasure to say about My Country and My People, but the only important statement first and last is that reading it has far more value than talking about it." (Charlotte Tyler)
"First giving an idea of the rhythm of Chinese history, the physical development of the Chinese, and the qualities of Chinese thought, Dr Yutang Lin then goes in more detail to the behavior of the Chinese man in society, his political system, his relation to his family and nation, his ideas about sex and the position of women, the arts of prose and verse, of writing with the brush and of painting, and the art of living itself."(Charlotte Tyler)
Like doing my own research, the more I read the more confused I feel. As a Chinese having lived in China for 22 years, I still don't know how to answer when people ask me "tell me about Chinese culture, and what Chinese people like".
"There is no end to the number of things it would be a pleasure to say about My Country and My People, but the only important statement first and last is that reading it has far more value than talking about it." (Charlotte Tyler)
"First giving an idea of the rhythm of Chinese history, the physical development of the Chinese, and the qualities of Chinese thought, Dr Yutang Lin then goes in more detail to the behavior of the Chinese man in society, his political system, his relation to his family and nation, his ideas about sex and the position of women, the arts of prose and verse, of writing with the brush and of painting, and the art of living itself."(Charlotte Tyler)
Like doing my own research, the more I read the more confused I feel. As a Chinese having lived in China for 22 years, I still don't know how to answer when people ask me "tell me about Chinese culture, and what Chinese people like".
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
听来的故事
琦在朋友的聚会上认识瑞。
一个礼拜后，琦告诉她的一个好友游她喜欢瑞。
琦的好友游也正好是瑞的好友。
游告诉瑞琦喜欢他。瑞反应像是满高兴。
第二个礼拜，他们三个一起去看了“Closer”。
两个月后经过一次旅游，游发现她也喜欢瑞。游向他表白。同时告诉他，她不想做第三者，架在其中， 因为她知道他有个女朋友在家乡。瑞说她对他的感情会在短时间内再变成友谊的。
琦很不高兴，因为那次旅游，只有游和瑞。同时，她也知道游向瑞表白。
两个月之后，琦再次与游联系，告诉游她对瑞很生气，因为她不知道瑞有女朋友。 这两个月来，她和瑞一直在约会。而且这两个月来他的女朋友从他家乡来看他。
游不知道如何安慰琦。这两个月来，琦没有联系游。游也不知道瑞和琦在约会。
游打电话给瑞，告诉他，她很不赞同他的作法。
再过了两个月，瑞打电话给游，对她说她不应介入次事。
琦是她的好友。瑞也是她的好友。感情的事情理不清。于是游表示中立，不再过问。
可是琦觉得被游出卖。在琦离开后，琦再没和游联系。
事过半年，瑞告诉游，琦开始给他发电子邮件了。可是琦始终没有联系游。
一个礼拜后，琦告诉她的一个好友游她喜欢瑞。
琦的好友游也正好是瑞的好友。
游告诉瑞琦喜欢他。瑞反应像是满高兴。
第二个礼拜，他们三个一起去看了“Closer”。
两个月后经过一次旅游，游发现她也喜欢瑞。游向他表白。同时告诉他，她不想做第三者，架在其中， 因为她知道他有个女朋友在家乡。瑞说她对他的感情会在短时间内再变成友谊的。
琦很不高兴，因为那次旅游，只有游和瑞。同时，她也知道游向瑞表白。
两个月之后，琦再次与游联系，告诉游她对瑞很生气，因为她不知道瑞有女朋友。 这两个月来，她和瑞一直在约会。而且这两个月来他的女朋友从他家乡来看他。
游不知道如何安慰琦。这两个月来，琦没有联系游。游也不知道瑞和琦在约会。
游打电话给瑞，告诉他，她很不赞同他的作法。
再过了两个月，瑞打电话给游，对她说她不应介入次事。
琦是她的好友。瑞也是她的好友。感情的事情理不清。于是游表示中立，不再过问。
可是琦觉得被游出卖。在琦离开后，琦再没和游联系。
事过半年，瑞告诉游，琦开始给他发电子邮件了。可是琦始终没有联系游。
看到的故事
她很漂亮，但是有洁癖。她总是喜欢把屋子打扫得干干净净，有条不禁。
结婚后有一段时间，她很开心。
可惜她丈夫与前妻的三个孩子和她和她丈夫住在一起后，她变得很忙。忙着上班，忙着照顾她的狗，忙着照顾三个孩子，忙着整理屋子。
她的怨言不多，只是想搬到一个更大的房子，因为这样屋子里的东西就可以整理整齐。
结婚后有一段时间，她很开心。
可惜她丈夫与前妻的三个孩子和她和她丈夫住在一起后，她变得很忙。忙着上班，忙着照顾她的狗，忙着照顾三个孩子，忙着整理屋子。
她的怨言不多，只是想搬到一个更大的房子，因为这样屋子里的东西就可以整理整齐。
Miscellanous
I was on the phone with my mom last weekend. She told me that she and my dad finally could log onto my blog. When I just started blogging, I told my parents and friends about it last year. However, my parents and many of my friends in China couldn’t log onto my blog.
My mom also said I only have two entries that are Chinese. I think I should write more in Chinese. I feel like my English writing is far from perfect. At the same time, I can find more and more flaws in my Chinese writing.
The other day, I talked to a friend who I haven't seen or talked for a long time. He was telling me that after staying in a city for a while, it was hard to go back to live in previous city he left. On the other hand, it was hard to stay where he lives now longer. He is a traveler and he is building his journeys. Who isn't? He thinks about cities or countries, just like other people think about progresses, promotions, achievements, etc.
Today I got an email from a friend. She told me couple months ago she was getting married. I haven't seen her wedding pictures yet. She told me this time that she was expecting a baby. Now, I can't wait to meet her little one. She's so efficient!
This is an email from another friend. She told me Vancouver, BC due to the big snow storm had black out yesterday for 16 hours. She was in cold and hungry for 16 hours.
One more thing, I just decide that I'll do “长发为君留”。.^_^.^_^.^_^.^_^.
My mom also said I only have two entries that are Chinese. I think I should write more in Chinese. I feel like my English writing is far from perfect. At the same time, I can find more and more flaws in my Chinese writing.
The other day, I talked to a friend who I haven't seen or talked for a long time. He was telling me that after staying in a city for a while, it was hard to go back to live in previous city he left. On the other hand, it was hard to stay where he lives now longer. He is a traveler and he is building his journeys. Who isn't? He thinks about cities or countries, just like other people think about progresses, promotions, achievements, etc.
Today I got an email from a friend. She told me couple months ago she was getting married. I haven't seen her wedding pictures yet. She told me this time that she was expecting a baby. Now, I can't wait to meet her little one. She's so efficient!
This is an email from another friend. She told me Vancouver, BC due to the big snow storm had black out yesterday for 16 hours. She was in cold and hungry for 16 hours.
One more thing, I just decide that I'll do “长发为君留”。.^_^.^_^.^_^.^_^.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
In the cloud
It was the morning of Thanksgiving. My radio/alarm was turn on at 7:10am. I was still half asleep and half awake. Here I heard the NPR news about how many Iraqi civilians were killed. Is US planning on withdrawing troops from Iraq?
After the democrat took over the house, it seems like there have been a lot of changes: Rumsfeld resigned, media start reporting the Iraqi civilian death toll, etc. It seems like US is working on withdrawing troops from Iraq.
I was still very sleepy. I just saw Casino Royale the night before. Maybe I was dreaming.
After the democrat took over the house, it seems like there have been a lot of changes: Rumsfeld resigned, media start reporting the Iraqi civilian death toll, etc. It seems like US is working on withdrawing troops from Iraq.
I was still very sleepy. I just saw Casino Royale the night before. Maybe I was dreaming.
Women like him; men want to be him
That is what a lot of people think about James Bond. That was what was said in the trailer for Casino Royale. I saw the movie. I think the movie is very entertaining, specially the scene that a beautiful woman in bikini rides on a large white horse along a Jamaican beach.^_^.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
2006 ACSP Fort Worth, TX
From Nov.8th-12th, I attended ACSP conference in Fort Worth, TX. It was my first time to go to Texas. The weather was quite nice in November. During my stay in Fort Worth, it was sunny all the time. It was even very warm the first couple days.
Downtown of Fort Worth, TX
Kimbell Art Museum
Modern Art Museum
Downtown of Fort Worth, TX
Kimbell Art Museum
Modern Art Museum
Monday, November 06, 2006
You're beautiful
Recently I have been quite into James Blunt and his "You're beautiful". I went to his world tour concert tonight in Everett. It was very exciting.
By the way, he is very cute.^_^. It seems like I'm going to buy his second CD.
By the way, he is very cute.^_^. It seems like I'm going to buy his second CD.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Friday, October 13, 2006
Short Hair
After keeping the same hair style for more than 5 years, I finally decided to have a change. I have my hair cut short today. Until now, only three persons saw me after the hair cut: my friend who did my hair, and two of my housemates.
My friend said I looked like a different person.
One of my housemates said it took some guts for a person with such long hair to cut it so short.
Another of my housemate said the short hair made me look more like an Asian.
I didn't start keeping long hair until my junior year in college. The short hair reminded me about my middle school and high school.
My friend said I looked like a different person.
One of my housemates said it took some guts for a person with such long hair to cut it so short.
Another of my housemate said the short hair made me look more like an Asian.
I didn't start keeping long hair until my junior year in college. The short hair reminded me about my middle school and high school.
Friday, October 06, 2006
Coins
I have been collecting coins since beginning of this year.
I want to buy a 30G iPod with video playing function. Yet, it's not something I have to have. Therefore, I came out this plan at the beginning of this year. I will collect all the coins I can find to get the iPod. It has been more than 6 months. I finally collected $50 coins! This Thursday after my lab meeting, I brought the coins to the bank. I changed the coins to paper money. I was very excited. With the rebate from the bookstore, I had almost $100. At least, it's half way to get the iPod. However, I guess I was celebrating too early. Before I left the bank, I asked them to check my balance on my debit card. I was told I owned the bank $3.76! I had more than $37 in that account! It turned out that I forgot to cancel the online pay bill service. The bank charged fee for that service! A very good lesson.
At the end, it seemed like I collected all the coins to pay the bank service fee........
I want to buy a 30G iPod with video playing function. Yet, it's not something I have to have. Therefore, I came out this plan at the beginning of this year. I will collect all the coins I can find to get the iPod. It has been more than 6 months. I finally collected $50 coins! This Thursday after my lab meeting, I brought the coins to the bank. I changed the coins to paper money. I was very excited. With the rebate from the bookstore, I had almost $100. At least, it's half way to get the iPod. However, I guess I was celebrating too early. Before I left the bank, I asked them to check my balance on my debit card. I was told I owned the bank $3.76! I had more than $37 in that account! It turned out that I forgot to cancel the online pay bill service. The bank charged fee for that service! A very good lesson.
At the end, it seemed like I collected all the coins to pay the bank service fee........
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Marriage Quotes
When I was using the free dictionary today, I saw a quote on marriage.
“A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.” --W. Somerset Maugham
For my curiosity, I googled quotes on marriage. I found more. Here are a few I found interesting.
“Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.”-- Helen Rowland
“After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.”-- Mark Twain
“My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.”—Socrates
“A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.” --W. Somerset Maugham
For my curiosity, I googled quotes on marriage. I found more. Here are a few I found interesting.
“Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.”-- Helen Rowland
“After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.”-- Mark Twain
“My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.”—Socrates
Thursday, September 14, 2006
5th Anniversary--Americanizing
September 21st, 2006 is my 5th anniversary coming to the US. I have been to the US for 5 years already!!! Gradually, I have been Americanized.
First year, when I was searching for housing, a landlady asked me “Are you from China?” just a couple minutes of the conservation on the phone. I was also quite often asked “Do you have culture shock?”
Second year, people could ask me “Where (here implying which country) are you from?” after a five-minute face-to-face conversation.
Third year, no one asked me “Do you have culture shock?” However, I was asked "Are you a native Amercian?" when I was visiting Boston.
Fourth year, no question on which country I was from was asked.
This year, I was asked "Are you a Mexican?" when I was in Paris.
First year, when I was searching for housing, a landlady asked me “Are you from China?” just a couple minutes of the conservation on the phone. I was also quite often asked “Do you have culture shock?”
Second year, people could ask me “Where (here implying which country) are you from?” after a five-minute face-to-face conversation.
Third year, no one asked me “Do you have culture shock?” However, I was asked "Are you a native Amercian?" when I was visiting Boston.
Fourth year, no question on which country I was from was asked.
This year, I was asked "Are you a Mexican?" when I was in Paris.
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