CSIS, picture courtesy of Jason Keiber (November 2004)

Inauguration Day, Capitol Building, taken from the Green Zone on the lawn (20 January 2005)

Inauguration Day, President Bush's Inaugural Address (20 January 2005)

Inauguration Day, Capitol Building Lawn (20 January 2005)

Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italia (June 2004)

Blog is setup!

Well... my blog is registered and setup! This is my test posting.

I depart for Changchun on 13 February and arrive on 15 February, after having a 24-hour lay-over in Beijing.

I picked up a book called Cowboys and Dragons, by Charles Lee, PhD (ISBN 0793160294), aimed at people doing East-West business, but it has good applications for living in China and understanding how the culture functions. It comes from a perspective of a Chinese individual who grew up in China and has lived in America since completing his undergrad. He brings forth personal, first-hand accounts of learning experiences and how to best cross-reference each culture in varying situations. I want to use it as reading material for my students. I am going to see if it is readily-available in China and published in Chinese.