March 6, 2014
...are pretty rigid about their eating schedules, and now I realize that I have been reprogrammed. I think of 12pm as the lunchtime, with deviations as early as 11:30am or...
...are pretty rigid about their eating schedules, and now I realize that I have been reprogrammed. I think of 12pm as the lunchtime, with deviations as early as 11:30am or...
...British Education Minister, the Guardian takes a closer look at what the system is really like: In recent weeks British parents and educators have been in a panic about the...
...of this amazing story. 7. Redeemed by Fire: The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China, by Lian Xi (2010) This book is the first to address the history and...
...homes with towering portraits of themselves surrounded by velvet and marble. Its Hard to Say I Love You in Chinese (February 14, 2014, China File) We didnt say I love...
...The photographs are stunning! Shanghai Warms Up To A New Cuisine: Chinese Food, American-Style (February 12, 2014, NPR) And who can resist a piece about an American-style Chinese restaurant in...
...Chinese in the 1600s (February 8, 2014, Outside-In) I love history, I love China, and I love maps. This explains why I am currently working my way through a book...
...above. I received this fantastic photo just before Christmas from a friend in our city in northern China. Even in my wildest dreams, I doubt I could have constructed this...
...Hes now working on a book about happiness in China. I recently spoke to Madsen in Chicago, where he was addressing a meeting of Catholic leaders who deal with the...
...I had a bigger vocabulary. I dont know what a ______ is; technical medical terms are outside my Chinese vocab range. I probably dont even know what a ____ is...
...ago, I set off for what I thought would be a one-year teaching stint in China. Twenty-eight years later, I moved back to the States. Either I'm really bad at...
Thirty years ago, I set off for what I thought would be a one-year teaching stint in China. Twenty-eight years later, I moved back to the States. Either I'm really...
...in, I was at my desk one morning when I heard a loudspeaker crackle to life inside the temple. A booming voice was followed by the sound of a heavy...