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so it might be time for an update here.  I still live in chongqing, but things have changed.

for the next academic year, I’m going to be a chinese language student at sichuan international studies university, or SISU for short.  I got a chongqing mayor scholarship to help pay the bills, and will be living in a dorm on campus.

my goal is to pass the hsk level 5 test.  the hsk test is about equivalent to the TOEFL or IELTS exams and is what you need to pass if you want to prove to a school, workplace, or anyone in between that you CAN in fact speak language X well enough to succeed.

the hsk has 6 levels, and passing the level 5 is the minimum you need to, say, go to school in chinese or something.

at any rate, I’ll be here for another 9+ months with language classes in the mornings and afternoons free to explore the city/go on adventures/etc

what’s that?  you didn’t have a chance to come visit during the last 2 years?  no problem!  you’ve got another 10 months to get on that.

so there you have it

woo!