“Wàiguó rén shì huàirén”
“Wàiguó rén shì huàirén” Prior to Peace Corps, I often my measured success in terms of big projects that took weeks or months to plan just to produce one successful event. While a Peace Corps Volunteer, I’ve discovered that some of the most impactful and groundbreaking successes happen in a single serendipitous moment. These moments, however, only happen after developing a supportive environment for success to occur within. I’ve come to see site integration as a process of developing these supportive circumstances so that I can do the work I’m here to do: help Chinese people better understand what it means to be American. On an average day, with average, dry, sunny, summer weather, walking my regular route towards the cafeteria, I crossed paths with my foreign affairs officer, Shane. He was walking in the same direction as me, so I started walking next to him. He likes jokes, so I didn’t say hello. Instead, I shadowed him, six inches from his left shoulder. On his right, his