I think it’s going to be harder to get around China with no Chinese than C thinks. I’ve started trying to learn it on Duolingo but so far all I can say is ‘I am American’ which I’m not and ‘I speak English’, which I can just say in English. I’ve also got ‘I am a teacher’, ‘I am a lawyer’ and ‘I am a doctor’. I can’t even really say them that well, I can read them which I could do before Duolingo because they are really similar to Japanese. 我是美国人.我说英文.
24.02.26
I’ve got so much to do and as usual I’m doing none of it. I’m just putting it off until the very last moment when I’m forced to shape myself. ...
15.02.26
I’ve eaten 1kg of peanut butter in 13 days. That’s insane! It wouldn’t be so bad but they’ve sold out of the one I don’t mind from the supermarket here. That only comes in 330g jars so it never lasts very long. I was even willing to buy the smooth one, but they didn’t have that either. I don’t know what I’m going to do now. ...
19.01.26
When I came back from the UK, I was supposed to be trying to be healthy. So far, I’ve had either stollen or Christmas cake for my breakfast every day. I’ve nearly run out now, so I guess that’s what will put an end to it rather than my willpower which seems non-existent at this point. ...
01.01.26
My husband and I spent New Year with his auntie and uncle who live in Turin. I don’t drink and when I declined alcohol his auntie asked me why I don’t drink and whether it was because once I started I couldn’t stop? I asked, like an alcoholic? And she answered with yes, like an alcoholic.