Freshmen

Four times per semester I am obligated to go to a thing called "English Corner." Basically I sit and field questions on the fly and talk about America. It's pretty entertaining for everyone and I get to teach people about America beyond the stereotypes, which is nice. One of my freshmen classes asked me to do an additionally English Corner for them every other wednesday because they are busy on the regular fridays. I'm a push over and I obliged. This is them after the show!

A Speech and Some Scattered Thoughts

October 27th 2007
The past few weeks have been hellishly busy. On top of the normal classload and Chinese studying, I gave a midterm to my western culture class and a speech to about a hundred students. I made the test rather easy on purpose so that all of my students would do well on it. As I've mentioned prior, these kids are incredibly busy with classes and homework, so much so that I genuinely feel guilty as ... 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

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