This visit was with Eric Carleson, a teacher from Chicago that has been teaching APHuG at an international school for 4 years. We chatted for a while about culture shock, how he learned Chinese, and what it was like to live in China. He told us the following:
During our visit with Beijing, China, we met a man from Chicago named Eric Carleson. He is an APHG teacher in an international school. We discussed about the normal culture and, the types of food available. We had a conversation over the fast food(both in the United States and Asia), pop culture, and what is popular among the teens there. We learned that the neighboring countries are big influences on them. For example, manga and anime(Japanese Influence) are very popular among the teens there.
- It was hard to adjust to the bad air quality in Beijing
- The thing he misses most from America are the tacos
- He learned Chinese with lots of hard work and tutoring, as he said that it couldn't be picked up from just living in China
- K-Pop is huge in China
- There are also lots of Japanese cultural influnces
- Movies in Chinese are also very popular
- Wue (a sort of Chinese Instagram) was very popular, and everything was
- He had never been to the Asia, and that he knew that if he lived there he could travel around the continenet very cheaply.
- The cost of living was low, and the pay was high.
- He had always be interested in China and Chinese culture.
During our visit with Beijing, China, we met a man from Chicago named Eric Carleson. He is an APHG teacher in an international school. We discussed about the normal culture and, the types of food available. We had a conversation over the fast food(both in the United States and Asia), pop culture, and what is popular among the teens there. We learned that the neighboring countries are big influences on them. For example, manga and anime(Japanese Influence) are very popular among the teens there.