I wish I could speak chinese. So many people come and talk to me but all i can do is smile. I wish I could hear their stories. How frustrating!!!
It is actually impossible to get by here without speaking Chinese. When ever I find an English speaking person I ask them to write notes in Chinese that I need, like 'taxi to Panda Research Center', 'I want to buy a train ticket to Xi'an' and names of the places I want to go to. I am carring around An Jun's list of food in Chinese and I show the list when I go to a restaurant. I bought a bus ticket by using my Chinese friend and a mobile phone ;-)
