摘要
Last August, when all my paperwork was in place and it finally became clear to me that I was going to be working in China,I spent some time sitting alone in my kitchen, staring off into space because my life seemed too surreal.
A foreigner WeChats her way into life in China By Kylee MclntyreLast August,when all my paperwork was in place and it finally became clear to me that I was going to be working in China,I spent some time sitting alone in my kitchen,staring off into space because my life seemed too surreal.That period lasted for about 10 minutes,over which I slowly devolved into a state of panic.I didn’t know the first thing about living in China.I immediately sent out a mass text to everyone I knew who’d spent even a little time in China.The responses came back almost instantaneously,telling me the same thing—get WeChat.I didn’t know how a social media app was supposedly going to save my life,but then again,what did I know?It felt a little redundant downloading yet another messaging app in my kitchen in