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Home is a Roof Over a Pig: An American Family's Journey in China
Home is a Roof Over a Pig: An American Family's Journey in China | Aminta Arrington
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When all-American Aminta Arrington moves from suburban Georgia to a small town in China, she doesn't go alone. Her army husband and three young children, including an adopted Chinese daughter, uproot themselves too. Aminta hopes to (…more)
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Anita Arrington recounts her first years in China with vivid story telling elements. I enjoyed discovering Chinese culture and traditions through her lens and especially through analyzing the pictorial etimology of Chinese characters.

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Had trouble falling to sleep. Reading and wining.

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"There she presented two wooden rectangular boxes: coffins. Her children had purchased them .... Our guide explained that this was a Chinese custom. In fact, it was the duty of children to buy their parents coffins, and for the parents to approve. This was a way of expressing care and fidelity."

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"Still, in moments of frustration, I consoled myself by noting that this language, which allowed me to view the world from the eyes of a Tang Dynasty poet, called a poem by the same name as shit."

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"Unlike most other world languages, written Chinese does not specify how the words are pronounced." ? ?? #Chinese #language

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I could not get through Age of Ambition, so am opting for this book instead to introduce myself to China and Chinese culture. I'm 30 pages in and this one is a much better fit for me - a strong sense of story and rich with learning about China and the history of its language. #china