Celebrating Chinese banquet style

That night we had a big dinner with many different dishes. The hikers insisted we celebrate our accomplishment and bought a huge jug of baijiu, the Chinese hard alcohol. Imagine drinking straight gin with a bit of rubbing alcohol or motor oil mixed in. That's probably about what it tastes like. It was definitely a good learning experience, but I don't think I need to drink baijiu for a very long time.

First Week of Teaching and My First Adventure

September 10th 2007
Wow, where do I begin? Slowly but surely I am getting settled in, acquainting myself with the immediate and non-immediate surroundings and gaining more confidence in my ability to do anything and everything. I have begun teaching two of my classes thus far-- an adult Oral English class and a freshman/sophomore American & British Culture. The adult class turns out to be 17 professionals from ... read more

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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

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