China: Part Five (Smog)
You can't avoid the smog in China. Even in the relatively deindustrialized city of Chengdu, a dull grey smog lingers in the air most of t... read more
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China: Part Four (The 8th. C. Poet Du Fu)
Chengdu is associated with many prominent writers--Li Bai and Xue Tao (late Tang Dynasty poets), Pa Chin (auth... read more
11 months ago
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China: Part One (Overview)
I recently returned from a six-week visit to China. I spent five weeks studying Mandarin at South-West University for Nationalities in Chengdu (... read more
11 months ago
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China: Part Three (Crossing the Road)
On my daily walk to South-West University for Nationalities in Chengdu, I had to cross a particularly tricky c... read more
11 months ago
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China: Part Two (Glorious Hyperbole)
During my five-week stay in Chengdu, I became more and more enamored of the public signposts (at least, those that ... read more
11 months ago
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Here We Go Again
Here's a heads-up for the blogging community (particularly subscribers to blogster.com): you are about to be deluged with another round of studen... read more
1 years ago
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Ishiguro and the Bridge of Hesitation
Some time in our lives, we inevitably experience that Robert Frost moment when we find ourselves at a crossroads, and wonder ... read more
10 months ago
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Mumbo Jumbo
Three decades ago, when I set out to become a college teacher in the field of English Literature, I did not ever anticipate doing what I am doing... read more
1 years ago
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