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Continue reading →: 中秋节 : Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 6 – Oct 11 Gazing at the full moon October 6 was the Mid Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is one of China’s most cherished holidays. Held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, it celebrates the full moon, family reunion,…
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Continue reading →: 人山人海 : People Mountain. People Sea.
Sept 29-Oct 5 In China this year, October 1-8 was a combined federal holiday in celebration of National Day (October 1) and Mid-Autumn Festival (October 6). We were excited to experience our first holidays in China, and asked lots of people their plans for the eight-day break, hoping to get…
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Continue reading →: 人生何处不相逢 : Where in life do we not meet?
Sept 22- Sept 28 Back to the Big City We packed up our hotel room, checked out, and headed back to Jiading (a suburb of Shanghai), the same place we stayed when we first arrived in China. We’ll be here for the next two and a half weeks while our…
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Continue reading →: 四海之内皆兄弟 : Within the four seas, all are brothers
Sept 15- Sept 21 Mary Starts Work M&M House Hunting International: Episode 2 We’re excited to call Jintan home! We’ve chosen a comfortable and nice three bedroom apartment (including a guest bedroom for anyone who wants to visit), with easy access to shopping, and a beautiful view. We aren’t positive…
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Continue reading →: 天天向上 : Make Progress Day by Day
I (Mary) recently spoke with someone about my efforts to learn Chinese. I made some comment about how I am trying to learn a little at a time. With encouragement, she gave me the Chinese words to capture this idea: 好好学习，天天向上 Hǎo hào xuéxí, tiāntiān xiàngshàng (Study hard and make…
There is a Chinese phrase that captures the way we (Matt and Mary) feel about daily life—天天向上 tiāntiān xiàngshàng (make progress every day). —making progress is our every day. Exploring. Settling in. Finding a place to live. Meeting and loving new people. Working. Playing. Figuring out life. Making progress every day.
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Tiāntiān xiàngshàng 