Welcome to My Blog: Global Link Global Link is gearing up for a full immersion experience in China, Summer 2011. Stand by for fascinating cultural pictures and exciting comments! We promise to post lots. A small group of adults and students are traveling July and August 2011. Global Link seeks to engage youth ages 8 to 18 in Chinese language and cultural experiences between the U.S. and China. Thank you for following us. In 2012, we want your youth to become a Global Youth In China and travel with us. Really, it will change their lives. See you in July! Angela Hicks, Ed.D. Director, Global Link Also, check out my 2006/2007 year long stay in Beijing as an English teacher with my then 10 year old son. I promise to do a better job with pictures ... read more

Riding through the Village and Into Town to Shop I think the nicest part to our transportation journeys are our bike rides into town each weekend to do our grocery shopping. Yes, parking our bikes is a challenge and of course sharing the road is a challenge too but for me it's a journey back to childhood as I ride through the path in the woods and then on to the village and then into town. I'm never too excited to meet the crowd in town but the adventure of meeting up with every kind of vehicle you could imagine keeps us on our toes. And we never knew you could get so much on a bike but we have a basket and a back clamp on each bike and we each can carry at least ... read more

Hello Family and Friends. Yes, we did arrive in Beijing. August 27th to be exact. TravelBlog is a nice way to stay in touch because it not only allows the travel journal to flow but it gives extra added information about popular sites and places in China. So if you want to come and see, it's all there for you. Now you're probably wondering, why in the world would someone choose China. Well I say 'Why not'. Anyway, come along with me and see why I travelled to the other side of the world. Here's my story: For me, it all started when I was a graduate student at NCSU. I lived in graduate student family housing, the village. There I served as the Mayor of the graduate student family housing counsel. Oh what a time ... read more