Comments on: Wowie Zowie http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2006/06/05/wowie-zowie/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:06:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: diane http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2006/06/05/wowie-zowie/comment-page-1/#comment-17 diane Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:48:17 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/?p=9#comment-17 Hey Elizabeth- It's early Tues morning in grand old DC- and I just read your nice long blog of yesterday. I agree with everyone about your writing- I feel like I'm there with you. That ability of yours to connect has got to come through in any language. I was glad to see Pimsleur on your list- That's what I have- What a joke for me though-I'm trying to remember words by linking them to English they sound like- like "not" in Mandarin sounds like "go away" to me- which sort of says "not". Anyways- I think you are terrific and I love you. Diane Hey Elizabeth- It’s early Tues morning in grand old DC- and I just read your nice long blog of yesterday. I agree with everyone about your writing- I feel like I’m there with you. That ability of yours to connect has got to come through in any language. I was glad to see Pimsleur on your list- That’s what I have- What a joke for me though-I’m trying to remember words by linking them to English they sound like- like “not” in Mandarin sounds like “go away” to me- which sort of says “not”. Anyways- I think you are terrific and I love you. Diane

]]> By: Megan http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2006/06/05/wowie-zowie/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Megan Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:14:56 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/?p=9#comment-16 So I thought that perhaps I ought to say hello since I have read your blog. (I found it through a link on your dad's livejournal) I'm moving to China at the end of the summer to teach English (provided that all of the ESL certification and paperwork goes through, I'm a little nervous about all of that). It's nice to read something from someone who's over there right now. I spent a month taking an intensive Chinese class at Hope, but I don't think I've retained much..I'm a bit nervous. Anyway, so hello. So I thought that perhaps I ought to say hello since I have read your blog.
(I found it through a link on your dad’s livejournal)
I’m moving to China at the end of the summer to teach English (provided that all of the ESL certification and paperwork goes through, I’m a little nervous about all of that).
It’s nice to read something from someone who’s over there right now.
I spent a month taking an intensive Chinese class at Hope, but I don’t think I’ve retained much..I’m a bit nervous.

Anyway, so hello.

]]> By: the sister http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2006/06/05/wowie-zowie/comment-page-1/#comment-15 the sister Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:54:03 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/?p=9#comment-15 Hi elizabeth! glad to hear you've got the internet going.. and i think everyone else already said everything - don't be so silly, its been less than a week and everything's different. and you write very well all the time. i love you! are you gonna take pictures soon, of your room and stuff? nothing much new here.. we finally had a nice sunny day and i got totally sunburned. heh. just so you know, i check your blog every day... i love you! catch you soon on MSN.. x Hi elizabeth!

glad to hear you’ve got the internet going..
and i think everyone else already said everything – don’t be so silly, its been less than a week and everything’s different. and you write very well all the time.

i love you!
are you gonna take pictures soon, of your room and stuff?
nothing much new here.. we finally had a nice sunny day and i got totally sunburned. heh.

just so you know, i check your blog every day…
i love you!
catch you soon on MSN..

x

]]> By: Mary L. Jenkins http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2006/06/05/wowie-zowie/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Mary L. Jenkins Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:03:15 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/?p=9#comment-14 So good to hear directly from you..we were not aware of your leaving so soon but glad that you made it O.K... am enjoying your website and think that whatever you decide to do, you will do it greatly...Grandad and I occupy a good deal of our time sitting in Doctor's offices and although I can see some declining in him, he is still functioning pretty good...love you..... Grandma So good to hear directly from you..we were not aware of
your leaving so soon but glad that you made it O.K…
am enjoying your website and think that whatever you
decide to do, you will do it greatly…Grandad and I
occupy a good deal of our time sitting in Doctor’s offices and although I can see some declining in him, he
is still functioning pretty good…love you…..
Grandma

]]> By: MOM http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2006/06/05/wowie-zowie/comment-page-1/#comment-13 MOM Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:18:32 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/?p=9#comment-13 Eliza J, Drawing and writing - it's what you do. The drawing is hard to do when people watch - you could start back up by drawing from photos in your room - ? Do you have your camera? Snap a few and draw on your own for a couple days. Then you could combine it with your writing. Sorry, it sounds like I'm telling you what to do!!! Just a thought - to take or leave! It was so nice to hear your voice this morning. You sound like you are doing well. Hope your instructors are good. Thanks for blogging! I love you!! Eliza J,

Drawing and writing – it’s what you do. The drawing is hard to do when people watch – you could start back up by drawing from photos in your room – ? Do you have your camera? Snap a few and draw on your own for a couple days. Then you could combine it with your writing. Sorry, it sounds like I’m telling you what to do!!! Just a thought – to take or leave!

It was so nice to hear your voice this morning. You sound like you are doing well. Hope your instructors are good.

Thanks for blogging!

I love you!!

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2006/06/05/wowie-zowie/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Jeremy Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:50:40 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/?p=9#comment-12 Yeah, I agree with your dad, kinda funny to hear you saying that you aren't feeling any creativity towards expression in the native language when you have such frequent and excellent postings. Nice to get to read them! Remember how recently you've arrived. I know it already feels like a lifetime because so much happens, but it hasn't even been a week. In addition to culture shock, you have huge elements of your life changing as well: being a student, living in a metropolitan area, living without your partner and with strangers instead. The beggars for example, always shocked us when we were in China together, but I can't help remembering our culture shock when we went to Chicago and met the beggars there. Different style, but set us back in a similar misery inducing fashion. Hopefully classes and some structure will get you more adjusted, though I think you are being rough on yourself given that it's been a week... So many sensations in such a short time. Love Yeah, I agree with your dad, kinda funny to hear you saying that you aren’t feeling any creativity towards expression in the native language when you have such frequent and excellent postings. Nice to get to read them!

Remember how recently you’ve arrived. I know it already feels like a lifetime because so much happens, but it hasn’t even been a week. In addition to culture shock, you have huge elements of your life changing as well: being a student, living in a metropolitan area, living without your partner and with strangers instead.

The beggars for example, always shocked us when we were in China together, but I can’t help remembering our culture shock when we went to Chicago and met the beggars there. Different style, but set us back in a similar misery inducing fashion.

Hopefully classes and some structure will get you more adjusted, though I think you are being rough on yourself given that it’s been a week… So many sensations in such a short time.

Love

]]> By: the Dad http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2006/06/05/wowie-zowie/comment-page-1/#comment-11 the Dad Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:57:02 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/?p=9#comment-11 Great post. I think you might underestimate your writing skills. Very interesting and readable. Of course I am a bit biased, but I'm pretty sure you are telling a story that is very interesting and expressing yourself coherently and articulately. Your description of the street and the people begging is very striking to me. I think I would be culture-shocked from the get-go. So now you have usable internet access in the dorm room? I hope so. Check your email. I'm going to write you after I submit this comment on your site... love from the Dad Great post. I think you might underestimate your writing skills. Very interesting and readable. Of course I am a bit biased, but I’m pretty sure you are telling a story that is very interesting and expressing yourself coherently and articulately.

Your description of the street and the people begging is very striking to me. I think I would be culture-shocked from the get-go.

So now you have usable internet access in the dorm room? I hope so. Check your email. I’m going to write you after I submit this comment on your site…

love from the Dad

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