...increasingly looking further west. Living Cross-culturally Things I Wish I’d Known (August 31, ChinaSource Blog) Support development, job training, vaccinations, visas, and packing luggage to precisely 50 lbs. a piece...
...most wanted. Perhaps one part of the field is more difficult than another. I an equally unfit for any, but through Thy strengthening me, I can do all things…enable me...
...a Harry Potter book, or the latest from Jordan Peterson. In order for any book to be legally sold or distributed in China, it must have a China-issued ISBN. Although...
...era, consider the role of Mao Zedong’s Little Red Book (毛主席语录) during the Cultural Revolution when Mao was venerated to deity status, and his book was treated as sacred. Over...
...the diamonds of De Beers. Now she is missing. Living Cross-culturally Things I Wish I Had Done (September 14, 2018, ChinaSource Blog) This list of “I wish I had” statements deal with areas...
...Chinese. Living Cross-culturally Having Gone to China, I'm Thankful I Learned . . . (September 21, 2018, ChinaSource Blog) We received a package in the mail one day from a former teammate...
...used as a self-paced guide or in a facilitated (work or academic course) environment. The book enables readers to encounter and confront culture head on, to interact with and respond...
...just as if I had already experienced festivities I’d only imagined. I discovered that when I took the initiative to do all my vacation homework early on, I didn’t need...
...Travel / Food China Knows Potatoes, Yet Doesn’t Appreciate Potatoes (September 27, 2018, Sinosplice) I like potatoes. I have Polish and Irish blood, so maybe it’s in my DNA. China has a...
In June, I reviewed Loyola Professor Dr. Carsten Vala’s book The Politics of Protestant Churches and the Party-State in China. Dr. Vala recently returned from a trip to China, and...
...‘I accept Jesus’ prayer. I felt repelled but I conformed.” Then the church declared Zhang’s immediate conversion as a victory. Zhang said, “But I never went back to that church...
...I’d like to buy a caidao,” I persist, drawing a sketch of the large, rectangular chopper. “What do you want to do, kill someone?!” the clerk replies. “Kitchen knives are a...