First notebook entry: Introducing myself About me: I come from a very conservative Christian family on the east coast. I myself am not so conservative as my family but I find more and more that it is good to establish where one comes from in order to ascertain differences between the two of you. I like sports, movies, good chatter, great food, and well I'm sure I'll find more to place here later. Why I'm learning Cantonese: Well it all started as a gift to my now ex-girlfriend. I made it through a couple teach yourself tapes and I wish to continue learning. I'm continuing partly because of all the attention focussed on China now. It's almost eerie to see the amount of excitement over China these days. Many of my friends are taking Mandarin, some are studying about Chinese history or even global policy. Some sort of hunch tells me it might be worth my while to learn as much of the language as I can. Also, I can watch Chinese movies- as most are in Cantonese. Shaolin Soccer anyone?