Posted by Megan Roney on Thursday, July 30, 2009,
I woke up this morning with
no idea of the adventure ahead of me.
I hadn’t planned on going sightseeing, but when I strolled down to the
lobby of the hotel, a group of my friends were planning a trip to China’s
national tea museum, and then they were heading to a teahouse for the real
experience. It sounded to me like
a great day out, so I decided to join them. We grabbed two brochures from the front desk with the tea
museum written in Chinese characters so we could show each of o...
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After a while of traveling in foreign countries, you begin to realize that it's not just your luggage that can get lost. When you don't speak the language, you loose your ability to speak. If you can't decipher the written word, you loose your ability to read. And if you can't read the signs to know where you're going, you yourself can get lost. It can be a bit overwhelming, and at times humiliating, but I'm sure even Odysseus experienced frustration on his adventurous travels. This blog is my account of my travels. Hopefully, my blunders will assure others that they are not the only ones lost in translation.
