Beijing, China: Week 9, Part 1 (Beijing Storms)
Thunderstorms startle me, here. In the south, as in Chicago, storms announce their arrival with slow darkness, like the dimming of theater lights before the show begins. In the bay area, storms last long, but are merely punctuation marks for the week-long rains that spin lazily through every spring. Here in Beijing, the light is already dampened
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Hmmmm...just ask them their life stories and savour every minute of it all. Your descriptions of the storms are vivid and true. How wonderful that you are having this time with some of your family there, too. And you're taking dancing classes there!? Fabulous!
I talked to a prospective student today who is from the San Francisco area, and I told her about you. She was asking about what it would be like here for her, and I thought of you. I said I thought there'd be a bit of a culture shock initially, but you might be a good person to talk to about that at some point. If it's ok, I may send her a link to your blog--I told her she'd enjoy your ruminations.
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