During the summer holiday, I chose to be an international volunteer in Thailand for two weeks. It was not long, but I learned a lot.
Today I chatted with my colleague. "Have you ever sent some gifts to your child’s teacher", he asked. "Never once", I answered firmly.
It’s Aug 30, early in the morning. The direction of my journey was blown towards my birth place.
It is said that marriage is the tomb of love; I believe this to be true in a Chinese marriage where romantic love either dies out or is replaced by affection between family members.
Having owned a private school in the US for 15 years, I am now realizing how different western and eastern ideas are about educating children.
In a few days time all of China will be on the move, celebrating in grand family reunion-style the Moon Festival.
have been back in China for more than a month. What I have experienced during this period of time is exactly opposite to what I had imagined.
Here's an old saying that I've heard most of my life: "Don't trip over $100 bills in order to save a penny."
In Russian culture, the idea of friendship and being open to strangers, even other Russians, is something very difficult to do.
With the globalization of business, growing numbers of companies are removing barriers to develop exports that accelerate benefit growth.
China has decided to impose a cap on the salary of State sector bosses in its latest reform drive targeted at the controversial group of top executives.
I post a lot about education, learning English and the schools where all of this happens. Here's a short list of 5 things that I believe should happen in Chinese education.
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