"Ni Hao" and "Wo bu yow"

Those two phrases, meaning, "hello" and "I don't want it," are the essential Chinese phrases I learned in Beijing. It's helpful to greet people in their own language - they tend to warm up to you a bit - and it's also necessary to tell postcard sellers / rickshaw drivers / clothing vendors that you don't want whatever item they're pressuring you to buy. Chinese people aren't the least bit shy about asking you to buy something! More to come . . .

My apologies for not posting earlier . . . due to censorship in China, I could not access the blog. Dad and I landed in Taipei two nights ago, and we've been busy with Bill and Crystal ever since then. I'll try to post soon, but pictures from our most recent adventures are up.