Spring is Here April 22nd 2008 On a recent beautiful Sunday afternoon I took a walk with Guijian, the father of my host family, (I can't call him my host father since he is younger than me) all around a lovely park called Longtan Park. It was a perfect spring afternoon and we enjoyed the beautiful scenery and the spectacle of people of all ages enjoying the spring weather in seasonal ways.
Another afternoon I went with a Ch ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing 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 an elementary school librarian in Newton, Massachusetts. I'm going to be traveling and working in Beijing this semester and want to be able to communicate with my many friends and colleagues about my experiences. ... full info