After I graduated in 2004, I knew I would never get another chance to take time off once I started the career. So I took 3 months off and traveled all over China. This post reminded me of how I described to my family what it’s like there.
I told them to think about how we imagine the 1950’s here in the USA. We think of everyone getting good jobs, buying a car, a TV. We think of families, and neighbors getting together and talking and having fun. (One time I even saw all the neighbors gathered around one family TV just like they did here a long time ago.) We think of it as an exciting time, with lots of hope for something better. Well, China is like that right now. The feeling I got when I was there is that right now, for them, is like the 1950’s was here.
