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WE ARE ALL YELLOW
WE ARE ALL YELLOW June 2005 One night in my adult class the topic was social problems, so I had a question dealing with racism. They were confused by the question and insisted that they didn’t have it saying, “We are all yellow.” Ok, I replied, but some are light yellow and some are dark …
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
Da Hei Shan Mountain
DA HEI SHAN MOUNTAIN “Big Black Mountain” is located in Dalian’s development zone. September 2005 June 2005
NEIGHBORHOOD
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD We lived here for the first six months, from March through August photos taken on our street on an April morning
Seoul
Seoul, South Korea May 2005 see photos from Gyeongju, South Korea | read the e-mail about this trip
MtNamsan
Mt. Namsan, South Korea May 2005 click here to read the e-mail about this trip
Gyeongju
Gyeongju, South Korea May 2005 Mt. Namsan click here to read the e-mail about this trip
Dandong
Dandong, China May 2005 Views of North Korea These photos were taken from Dandong, China across the Yalu River (May 2005) click here to read the e-mail about this trip
KINDERGARTEN KARAOKE
KINDERGARTEN KARAOKE April 2005 Every Wednesday begins with a trip out to Bai He Kindergarten where I attempt (and fail) to teach English to three classes of squirmy little kids who don’t understand anything I say. The kindergarten teachers teach the kids everything before I come, so I am just supposed to work on pronunciation …
CHINA RISING
CHINA RISING January 2006 In China, the economy is rising, skyscrapers are rising, and the population is rising (albeit slower than before). The country is optimistic. Much of the rhetoric recently is about how rapidly the country’s economy is growing, pushing China with its newly moneyed 1.3 billion people to the forefront of world politics. …