I’ve been in NC for three weeks, and am heading back to Beijing tomorrow. Here are just some of the things I’ve enjoyed: Seeing my grandparents. Spending time with family. Seeing friends. Watching Duke basketball games (even though they only went 2-4 while I was home). Driving. Browsing the bookstore and seeing what books people […]
Author Archives: John
Train from Shanghai.
I’m on a train back from Shanghai and the CDMA connection keeps going in and out, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to post this or not. The other two people in my four-person compartment are asleep, and the light from my dimmed (to keep the battery going) computer display is all that’s […]
A beginning.
I first started a weblog back in 2003. I can’t remember exactly when, but I think it was about the time of SARS. I was using Tinderbox, which I still think is a great piece of software. At some point I switched over to Movable Type, and slowly I stopped blogging. One day I went […]
Happy Teacher’s Day 教师节快乐!
Happy Teacher’s Day to all of the wonderful teachers I’ve had throughout my life! And special Teacher’s Day wishes to all of my colleagues at New Channel. Thanks for all that you do!
Today: Common Ground 国际双行线
Well, I’m a little late mentioning this, but the Common Ground show that I mentioned a few weeks ago is airing this afternoon at 1:15 on BTV-1. Many of you who were in my August Culture Class were in the audience, and Victor (李鑫) will also appear. The topic of the show was being a […]
中国文化节 Festival of China
The Kennedy Center Festival of China will be held in Washington, DC, this October. It is presented in partnership with China’s Ministry of Culture. According to the website, the festival will feature over 600 performers from China and the United States. This should be very cool. My friend Kerry, who lives in Beijing, is going […]
Rescue Efforts
Rescue and recovery operations are finally going more smoothly in the US Gulf Coast, and lives are being saved, but I wish more had happened sooner. A lot of people in the United States are very angry at their government.
Katrina’s Devastation
Being so far away from the US, it’s taken a while for the extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in and around New Orleans to sink in. Wikipedia has some of the most comprehensive coverage. It’s hard to imagine being affected by a tragedy like this. My heart goes out to all of […]
学员心声
Here is a collection of student’s stories about their time at New Channel.
WikiNews朗读: Hurricane Katrina
Below is a recording of me reading a piece of news from WikiNews. The original article is here. Let me know what you think of this. You can use it to practice your listening or imitation. hurricane.mp3