Stories
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In which a Taiwanese-American girl walks into a Japanese restaurant in Austria and speaks Chinese
Sunday was particularly lovely; despite sleeping past my alarm and waking up at 1 PM, I enjoyed the entirety of the day. As soon as I got into town I set my mind to obtaining lunch. I seriously entertained the idea of getting kebap again, but then decided that for experience’s sake, I should try… Continue reading
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How I almost lost my host mom’s dog
After having my last piano lesson here, coming back on the bus next to one of the scariest-looking guys I’ve ever seen, and eating an early dinner, I thought about completing the three things on today’s to-do list: blog, homework, thank-you cards; but instead decided that I needed some much-deserved procrastination time. I ended up… Continue reading
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The bus stop
Well, I’ve moved one step up from going around starting conversations with “Sprechen sie Englisch?” and speaking in English all the time. Thanks to my German class I can now ask a few key questions and give a few very specific answers. Now when I brush past someone I say “Entschuldigung” instead of being mute.… Continue reading