Yan Ting and Umberto

Class 4, Macau and more

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November 3rd 2008
A few tidbits to share...some of Class 4, the 34 Grade 7's I see for about 90 mins a day, and a few pics of my daytrip to Macau with Emily (Yan Ting) and Umberto, an Italian fellow I met in the border line up. He studied Chinese in Italy for 5 yrs. and speaks it fluently, has been working in China since February/08. Class 4 wanted to learn about Halloween, so they made masks and we had a party ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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