Lost in Translation
Briac and I looked for a two-bedroom apartment for a few days until I gave up and went for a dorm at the university. It's great because it's cheap and really near the building where my classes are held. The downside is that I have to share my room with another person. But I was quite lucky and ended up with a Korean girl named Hyemee. We started off on shaky ground because Hyemee speaks Korean (duh!), just a tiny little bit of English (the equivalent of my Chinese) and intermediate Chinese. On the other hand, I can only manage with English, French and Cantonese. So our first conversations were really tiring. We often had to ask other people who were fluent in English and Chinese to act as our translators. But a whole week has past and we are both improving and gaining confidence in ourselves. Hyemee uses more English words and I try to plug in as many Chinese words that I can. There are also a lot of pointing, miming and Google translating. Hence, we don't need to knock on other people's doors anymore. YEAH!Yesterday was a big test. Hyemee and I decided to go to Beihai Park on our own, just her and me. I know it may seem obvious since she's from Korea and I'm Canadian, but we discovered that we both love hiking and being outdoors! We have started a list of things we want to see or do in Beijing and it includes a lot of parks haha. We also have both a large face and can eat all day! YEAH!
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j'adore votre interaction!! elle a l'air très très sweet ^^
ReplyDeletejai checké ton instagram ce matin pis la video de ta coloc en train de gesticuler avec la brosse de dent m'a trop fait rire!!!
Elle m'en veut encore :)
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