After dropping Hamer at school, I felt guilty reading an article about programmers preparing for interviews—something I’d aspired to but never pursued. I later browsed Apple’s 2024 U.S. podcast rankings, adding episodes to Overcast for future listening. I discovered my passport had expired and applied for... puran.blog

@val No, it’s the passport. Because I am living in Beijing but have no Beijing 户口, I am worried that I need to go to my hometown to apply for a new passport after seeing the initial review failed.

@puran Oh no, hopefully that’s not the case. Which province is your hometown in?

@val Thanks. I am from Jiangxi province, a south province of China.

@puran oh cool! I’m from America, and I studied abroad for a semester in 南昌市 almost 10 years ago. I also went to 九江市, 庐山, 上饶市, and 三清山 while I was there. Do you like living in Beijing more than Jiangxi?

@val Wow, that’s a long time! I think you must be more local than I am. I only passed through Nanchang every year to catch a train. I’ve been in Beijing for 15 years, so I’m quite familiar with it. But Jiangxi is my hometown, and it’s a different feeling altogether.