Pronunciation!

I would like to share a funny moment with you.

I have a student who is studying to be a lawyer.  In our class, we had a debate on terrorism, and whether or not torture should be legal for those suspected of terrorism.  We both had a great laugh when we realized how close 'terrorist' and 'tourist' sound!  Let's make sure not to torture the tourists! ;)

I hope this made you smile as it made me smile!

Some other smiles from the past week include meeting up with another ministry in Macau for hot pot, visiting the baby orphanage with students to promote awareness and volunteer opportunities, going out for late night snacks with some students/friends, and many other translation errors, both by me into Chinese, and by my friends into English!

Speaking of Chinese, an interesting thing was brought to my attention: I wasn't told that I have an American accent, but instead that I have a Beijing accent when I speak Chinese.  I took that as a huge compliment, and passed the credit on to my first teacher who drilled the pronunciation into my mind.  She is from Beijing, so I guess that's where my accent comes from!  Thought my Chinese isn't that great, I am complimented on the excellent pronunciation quite often.  So thanks Cai Laoshi! :)