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Who is Global Gal and What the Heck is Ni Howdy?
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Ni Hao or should I say Ni Howdy?*
You can call me Global Gal. Although I grew up in Victoria and Goliad (among other places), I currently call China home. I am an expatriate - a person who lives outside of their native country, expat for short. China is actually the sixth country I have called home. First there was the US, then Kuwait, then Costa Rica, then Spain, then Canada and finally, (for now), China. You could say I like to move.
I have been in China for three years. My husband and I work in a flight academy training Chinese students. Since 2005 I have maintained a blog, On the Fringe, where I write about life in China, travel experiences and interesting things I see and read. On this Advocate blog, I will be sharing additional thoughts about life in China and expat experiences from the Texas perspective. Thank you to the Victoria Advocate staff for suggesting I do so!
Our first difference - Instead of hanging a deer on the wall,
the Chinese hang dragon heads! ~ Fengdu Temple 2006
*Ni Hao, pronounced Nee How, is Hello in Mandarin Chinese. There you go, your first lesson!
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gg, how much is a hamburger or a soda? any walmarts or ford's?? blog it. i would love to read the cultural there.
March 26, 2009 at 7:47 p.m.Good Morning! ('cause I am 13 hours ahead of you!)
Coolgranny, I'm afraid I don't know your friend. The numbers of foreigners here are growing every day. I will do my best to share the cultural stuff. It is pretty fascinating here! I'd love to see Myanmar, too, but we haven't yet decided whether or not we want to go there to visit, It's a tricky situation.
Roy, I assure you the food in China is nothing at all like the Chinese food in the US! Here there is a very diverse selection of food and it is all delicious. (Well, except for maybe the organ meats and strange insects.) I'll be sharing some restaurant stories for sure! When I leave China for holiday the one thing I really miss is the cheap, fresh food! As for the weather, it is continental. We have a cold, dry winter and hot, humid summer. Right now spring doesn't know if it wants to stay or not. It's in the 60s-70s one day and in the 40s the next.
Goliadchica (love the name and gracias por el bienvenido!), Chris & CJ I look forward to sharing my experiences. Thanks for the encouragement!
March 26, 2009 at 7:33 p.m.Welcome and thanks for posting a blog! Can't wait to read all about your experiences in China.
March 26, 2009 at 4:24 p.m.Bievenidos! Looking forward to reading about your experiences as an ex-pat.
Though how you can leave Texas for this long is beyond me..... :-)
Glad you found the advocate site - can't wait to hear your musings and must check out your blog.....
March 26, 2009 at 11:28 a.m.Cool a Texan in China. I have been to Taiwan before but never made it to the main land. How is the chinese food there nothing like here it the states I am sure. I know when I was in Taiwan I wasn't sure what to eat so I had fried rice the whole time I was there except for one fish dish that was kinda of strange but good... How about the weather are u in a temprate zone? Yeal keep us updated and we'll be sure to read your blogs.
March 26, 2009 at 11:01 a.m.Ni Hoa Global Gal,
March 26, 2009 at 8:51 a.m.Looking forward to your blogs. I have enough problems decorating around the deer horns, which are now adorning the garage this time around.
I always ask stuff like this because the world is truly growing smaller. I realize how large China is, but I have to ask if you have come across a fellow by the last name of Taggart. He was a missionary at one time, and then became a Presbyterian minister. His mom and I are friends from the 80s and were involved in CBS in Rockport, TX. When you referenced dragons instead of deer horns, I thought it was worth a shot.
As a true expat, your stories should keep us abreast of the China as real people live it. I have several expat friends, one currently in Myanmar. I love hearing about the cultural stuff, and am going to hit your website. The dragon brought to mind a few of my teaching years. We celebrated all cultures, and several of my math club kids were involved in the Chinese New Year and the Dance of the Dragon.
Thank you for joining us here. We look forward to your insights from abroad. Look for our new Web site to debut Monday, too.
March 26, 2009 at 5:19 a.m.