Sunday, January 27, 2008
Well congratulations, you shamed me into writing another monthly report
I (as in Zachary Smyth, but will also respond to Jack, Ja Ke, Jock, Shock (as in the french name), Jackely, and Jackaly, z,s are kind of hard for the Taiwanese) have moved host families.
I Now live with rice (i can not begin to spell his chinese name) in the small town of San Ye, know prominently for its wood carving and Hakka Culture. Hakka originates in Northern china, they have there own language and a different culture from regular Mandarin (or Cantonese or the other dozen or so sub cultures that make up china).
Mandarin is going well, i can now say things like "no problem" "its nothing" "I'm fine thank you", "Madness?, THIS IS SPARTA!!!", and things like that. I will probably get a full grasp of the language by the 7 month period.
school is fine, making friends has proven to be more difficult then first report may have suggested. Its ok though, i do have friends, not a lot, and most of them live in other cities but whatever.
I am having a great time, better then you. i will see you all (well some of you) in 5 months.
thank you
Zachary Smyth
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