(Reasons I Love China)
December already! Since I have nothing too exciting to talk about today, I’m going to name a few reasons why I love living in Asia:
1) It doesn’t matter what I look like, ever. This not only rings true for me, but for all the foreigners here. I stop wearing makeup from the moment I get off the plane, because it simply doesn’t matter. I’m still called beautiful everywhere I go. (Yes, it does wonders for the ego!) I hate to admit it, but I wear the exact same thing every day when teaching (mostly because it’s so damn cold and I’m not here long enough to buy more winter clothes). The thing is, so do all the other teachers! We’re not judging each other, and no one is judging us! Fantastic.
2) Almost every meal includes rice. I love rice - I don’t know why, it’s just great. Whenever we eat together, each person gets a small bowl of rice and we share the bigger plates between everyone. Of course, this isn’t so great when one person is sick and still uses their chopsticks to take food from the center plate. It usually results in everyone else getting sick too. Though, this eating style means that everyone gets to eat a little bit of everything.
3) Chinese kids are adorable. It’s partly because the kids are so bundled up in their winter-wear these days that they can barely walk (it’s so cute) and also because I can’t understand a word they are saying. Whatever it is, I think little Chinese kids are hilarious.
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