Ben

So there's another American here in a similar program named Ben. He is from Utah. He is one of the most American-looking people I have ever seen. We call him GI Joe. This means that he possibly sticks out more than I do. However, his Chinese is MUCH better than mine so he blends a little better. Funny story, When he told me he was from Utah, the first thing that went through my mind was that he was Mormon. I didn't say that out of fear of being rude. I later found out that when I told him I was from New York, the first thing that went through his mind was that I was Jewish, but he didn't ask out of fear of being rude. It turns out we were both right. But what a funny stereotype. Anyway I told him the name Ben means "son of the right hand" in Hebrew. Unfortunately it means "stupid" in Chinese. We do our best to make sure he doesn't forget that.