by Alison | Oct 8, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Travels
I’m so incredibly thankful for friends who find interesting and fun things to do while we’re traveling. As you have seen from previous posts, Jaye is one of those people. She loves to explore, and as a Chinese, she has a lot of the historical and cultural background...
by Alison | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Travels
Wendy was leaving in the afternoon today, but we still had the morning to explore the city, so we made full use of our time. After our normal breakfast of baozi, a steamed bun filled with pork or vegetables, we headed to the hospital with a staircase to the roof of...
by Alison | Aug 15, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Travels
I’m not sure how I missed the fact that the main attraction of the cruise we took was not the Three Gorges Dam but the Three Gorges. And I’m glad I didn’t realize how incredibly beautiful it would be because I loved the surprise! The most famous part of the trip was...
by Alison | Jun 25, 2025 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪灵感词：草莓，毛衣12月3日很久都没时间写日记了，但萨曼莎刚刚给我发消息，让我不禁想起了大学经常写日记的时光。这些年发生了很多事，难以想象，在那段时光里，我最大的挣扎竟然是晚餐该吃什么、能否听懂外教的话。 自从几个月前婚礼结束，我就没见过安妮和萨曼莎了，所以当萨曼莎邀请我和老公下周去她家参加圣诞派对时，我简直太高兴了。上大学的时候，我经常和他们一起过圣诞，所以很期待能重温旧日。...
by Alison | Jun 25, 2025 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Strawberry and SweaterDecember 3rd I haven’t had time to write in my diary for so long, but Samantha just texted me, and it reminded me of university, when I used to write in my diary more often. So much has happened, and I can hardly remember those...
