A short intro to some Chengdu friends, right to left.Reshalati: my Uighur friend, from Xinjiang (west China), Muslim, studying anthropolgy at the Minority University (fitting, since she's a minority...) Speaks Uighur, Mandarin, Kazak, Turkish, Kirgyz, you name it.
Reed: from L.A. Plays hand drums and improvises pretty ridiculous songs on guitar. Majored in Mandarin in college, so I covet his language skeelz.
Brien: of "Brien and Natalie" married coworkers of mine from Buffalo, NY. Plays in a band with Douglas and Reed. Makes me Buffalo tofu wings with his special sauce.
Me: keeping it real. Trying, anyway.
Douglas: Speaks fluent Chinese, although Chinese people occasionally mistake him for Japanese, because they can't fathom that one of their own would have such weird hair and wear a skirt. I covet both his Chinese skeelz and his musical skills, which are... impressive.
3 comments:
Wow! Uighur culture and history is fascinating!
I know! Which is why I've got some Uigtastic plans for travel before I go to Hong Kong in August. Xinjiang is a-calling my name. (And that name is Matthew, as I'm sure you'll remember. If not, I'll be happy to remind you in singsong.)
back! you don't have to elsewhere anymore!
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