An empty street must mean one thing, its lunch time. During the hours of 12:00 to 2:00 pm, the campus turns into a ghost town. The students are either eating, sleeping, or studying.
A Little Bit of Everything September 28th 2007 So, I've come to the conclusion that mosquitoes have a natural affinity for my blood; these buggers have been relentless in their pursuit (in my opinion, the only good mosquito is a dead mosquito). There has been no other recourse but to resort to my mosquito bed net to avoid being assaulted by the buggers while I sleep. Moving onward...the past couple weeks have been quite busy for me, thus bei ... read more
Asia » China » Shandong 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
I'm a recent graduate from Skidmore College, a liberal arts institution located in upsate New York. For the next year I will be teaching English at the University of Petroleum in Dongying, Shandong Province, The People's Republic of China. This blog will serve as a conduit for information for those who are interested in my experiences abroad, ideas, revelations, and etc. during my stay here in China.... full info