Guerrilla Conversation Practice (Is Not Cool)
The other day, I had plans to meet a friend at a downtown Starbucks. I got there a little early, so I ordered one of my usual drinks and sat at a long table to wait. As the coffee shop got busy, more and more people sat down, grabbing the nearest available seat until the…
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Someone Else’s Stew
Last week I had the opportunity to go to a special dinner to commemorate World Food Day. The objective was to come together for a meal and discuss issues related to food: food from a cultural standpoint, religious traditions with food, hunger and scarcity, and so on. In my group, two people cooked food to…
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Gossip Girls & Gossip Boys
A few days ago, I wrote my “Explore Your City in Chinese” article about how awesome my experience was on the IIT Chicago Architecture Tour. And that’s true. I met some really cool people, fell in love with my city yet again, and learned a lot. Our tour guide invited me to hang out more with his school’s…
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