Shenzhen in October
At the moment my life is in complete chaos. Two more weeks at my full time job here in the USA and then just a few weeks to get my entire life either put into boxes or left to Goodwill or Salvation Army stores. As I am preparing I find myself very overwhelmed at moments and sitting around finding anything and everything that isn't what I need to be doing (which is packing). I am so exited to be coming to China. My father and both my brothers have been. So only the girls in my immediate family have not traveled to China (my mom, sister and myself). So many questions are now floating around in my head. Senseless worrying I have decided but its unlikely going to stop just because I realize how unproductive and useless it is to worry about the unknown.
Questions I find myself worry about:
1. What will my apartment end up looking like?
2. What will riding the metro be like?
3. What will getting groceries be like?
4. Are there piercing shops that will carry the jewelry for my piercings if one happens to fallout during my 12 month stay?
5. Will I make friends with my neighbors where I live?
7. What will my first week of work be like?
So those are just a few of the millions questions that I am trying to swat away. I am sure this is the normal reaction for many people as they prepare to venture off in the world.
Okay ending my rant now. Back to packing...I hope!
-Christina
Questions I find myself worry about:
1. What will my apartment end up looking like?
2. What will riding the metro be like?
3. What will getting groceries be like?
4. Are there piercing shops that will carry the jewelry for my piercings if one happens to fallout during my 12 month stay?
5. Will I make friends with my neighbors where I live?
7. What will my first week of work be like?
So those are just a few of the millions questions that I am trying to swat away. I am sure this is the normal reaction for many people as they prepare to venture off in the world.
Okay ending my rant now. Back to packing...I hope!
-Christina
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Comment by Ning on August 28, 2010 at 1:51am -
Christina i think it is better to find an apartment close to where you work. 4-hour daily commute to work, im dying... otherwise Futian and Luhuo is my personal favorate. You will be fine, the bank likes foreigners and so does ChinaMobile even if they dont speak Chinese, they all warmly comunicate with you. Enjoy you stay!
btw, where is the number six?
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Comment by Mysterion on August 23, 2010 at 4:44pm -
You will be staying a year ha ha ha ha see you in two years at a bar in Futian somewhere.
Ha ha, too true.
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Comment by Magnus on August 23, 2010 at 8:07am -
1. Depends on your budget.
2. Just like any other metro in the world. People around you will reek of B.O.
3. There are Wal-marts here (with localized products) so ask your friend which things you might want to bring with you (if you're loyal to a brand that you think you won't find here).
4. Lots of jewelry shops.
5. Nope. Neighbors don't socialize around here. You gotta get used to that, unless you have other foreigners on your floor or in your building.
6. ?
7. Probably interesting for you as you try to observe your workmates.
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Comment by JR on August 22, 2010 at 9:20pm -
But then again... I don't have roaches, since I never cook in my apartment, and whatever dry food I have is in the fridge. And my cat probably eats em too. And I don't get stared at, which is a huge plus I guess... though no matter how hard I try to tell some people I'm not even remotely Chinese, some retarded Chinese people refuse to believe me and try to persuade me that I am definitely Chinese.
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Comment by JR on August 22, 2010 at 9:16pm
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@David: Lol, dude... I'm not even Chinese. Living in Dongmen in Luohu sucked, but Futian and Nanshan's been fine.
If you're willing to pay as much as you'd pay in your country of origin to live here... you can just shop at western groceries, get a cleaning lady, take taxis everywhere, and life is pretty grand.
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Comment by Cynic The Troll on August 22, 2010 at 9:12pm -
@SLH: LOL@Rick, maybe he and JMT should hookup, because as many rainbows fly out of their asses, Shenzhen would become a wonderful place.
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Comment by David - 戴維在中國 on August 22, 2010 at 3:49pm -
Aww mate, don't, the good old days. Last time I was there went for a beer and...oh wait you can't have a ciggy now. Cheese.....mmmmmmmm. A crap frozen chicken kiev would go down a treat these days. Totally with you there mate on all counts. We have a really nice boardwalk around the lake here, would be great if it was not in China. They actually bump their scooters down the steps to ride up and down on it, through the 10.000 Chinese tortoises, talk about annoying.
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Comment by David - 戴維在中國 on August 22, 2010 at 3:33pm
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Indeed there are, still refuse to live there anymore though. Mostly for political, social, and tax reasons. But still miss many things there. My first discovery of a Tesco in China, I was so happy, until I went in there and looked around. Theres no place like home for that kind of happiness.
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Comment by David - 戴維在中國 on August 22, 2010 at 3:22pm
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Yeah it's called bias.
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Comment by Zen on my back on August 22, 2010 at 2:53pm -
Yeah, great attitude. You'll enjoy staying here
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