![]() ![]() That immersion meant the Arrington children also picking up some local habits, including dropping their pants on the side of the road to urinate.Īrrington herself would be perturbed by complete strangers asking her about her salary, and to her own surprise, she succumbs, divulging it. She and her husband taught English at a local university where they mingled with students who came from rural areas as well other cities. Her genuine interest in this ancient culture lead her to adopt a baby girl, and it was out of the desire to want to offer her a bond with her roots that ultimately brought the entire Arrington family to China. Embedded in the Chinese characters are history and culture which she found fascinating. The title derives from the character, ?,? which Arrington recounts someone explaining to her the top radical means roof and the bottom pig. ![]() In this delightfully written memoir, ?HOME is a ROOF OVER a PIG, an American Family?s Journey in China,? Aminta Arrington details the experiences of her all-American family, from suburban Georgia, fully immersed in language and culture in Tai?an, a relatively poor city in China?s Shandong Province. ![]()
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