Booty from the market

Two weeks of teaching and dinner...

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March 14th 2009
My first two weeks of teaching have been a blast. The first week was filled with meet n’ greets, which take little to no planning, so that week was a breeze. The questions they wanted to ask me were of the most hilarious nature—my favorites were of course, “Do you have a boyfriend and will you be taking a Chinese boyfriend?” They all want to know what Alaska is like but moreover they want ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more