06-08-13 | A New "A New China"

PIB sent me something else along with my invitation letter. Packaged alongside the two crucial slips of paper was a fresh copy of A New China, which is one of the books that PIB uses for its 2nd-year Chinese class. Incidentally, it's also the textbook we used in last semester's Chinese class... Here's hoping I'm not being downgraded a level because of my stupidity in getting forms sent in.

Left: Old New China. Right: New New China

I suppose this could be incentive (or subtle warning from PIB) not to fail the placement test (which occurs bright and early at 8AM the first day). If everything goes well I'll be trading up.

-ELK