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		<title>老学生（The Old Student) (lao xuesheng)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Pierce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The returning students in my program are looked to as a source of knowledge the first couple days of class. They become your best friends when your realize they know where to find the closest ATM  or how to order &#8230; <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/%e8%80%81%e5%ad%a6%e7%94%9f%ef%bc%88the-old-student-lao-xuesheng/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=344&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Pierce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese have a saying “好久不见” (haojiu bujian). It directly translates as “long time, no see.”  I’ve created a new saying “long  time, no write.” I think this saying accurately describes my recent blogging behavior and with that I apologize &#8230; <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/hello-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=322&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where is Trevor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Pierce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for Trevor?  Look at the new Where In The World Is Trevor? page on my blog. <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/where-is-trevor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=302&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Master of Negotiation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Tuesday my program has arranged for me and my classmates to visit Xi&#8217;an. Since we&#8217;ll be there for almost a week, I figured I needed a suitcase bigger than my backpack but smaller than my enormous football bag. So &#8230; <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/master-of-negotiation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=254&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Laoshe Tea House</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Pierce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll start this post off by telling you about one of my favorite dishes here in China. Its called &#8220;Dao Shao Mian.&#8221; The translation is roughly hand-cut noodles. The chef takes a knife and shaves off noodles from a big block &#8230; <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/laoshe-tea-house/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=200&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s &#8220;Fourth of July&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Pierce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples&#8217; Republic of China. For the last 2-3 weeks, Beijing has been preparing for the celebration. All the streets are lined with decorations and practically every store is flying the &#8230; <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/chinas-fourth-of-july/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=191&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Individual Research Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every semester, my program assigns a 独立报告 (dulibaogao). Basically this is an independent research project that encourages students to use their language skills in the &#8220;real world.&#8221; The student topics range from &#8220;how the Olympics affected China&#8217;s&#8230;(whatever)&#8221; to &#8220;Chinese government&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/individual-research-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=177&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A visit to the Nong Cun (China&#8217;s Countryside)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New post from Trevor in China - A Visit to the Nong Cun (China's Countryside) <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/a-visit-to-the-nong-cun-chinas-countryside/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=131&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My New Family (In China)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday I got to visit my Chinese family for the first time. I had met the mother the previous weekend. But this was the first time I went to their house and met the father and son. Unfortunately, they &#8230; <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/my-new-family-in-china/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=129&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Palace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, my two friends and I ventured to the outskirts of Beijing to take a look at the Summer Palace. First off, let me say that this place was huge. Just looking at the map you don&#8217;t understand the magnitude &#8230; <a href="http://trevorpierce.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/summer-palace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorpierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9190787&amp;post=115&amp;subd=trevorpierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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