Travels and Dreams in China:The Journal of an English Teacher in China |
The kids in the village of Baka, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
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读万卷书不如行万里路
Dú wàn juàn shū bùrú xíng wànlǐ lù
It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books
Thank you for visiting my web site. I came to China in 2009 to teach English. I currently live in Beijing and teach at a university. Whenever I have free time and enough money I travel to interesting places in China. I talk with people, make new friends, take pictures, and learn about the local people, and the history of the place.
I’m especially interested in China’s ethnic minorities: their languages, customs, clothing, food, songs, dances, and stories. I grew up in a rural town, and now I take every opportunity I can to spend time in Chinese rural towns and mountain villages. I’ve been lucky to have been invited by students and friends to visit them and stay in their homes. I like learning, challenging myself, and adventure. Every day in China is all of these.
After a trip I like to spend time thinking and writing about it: about what I saw, who I met, what happened – planned and unplanned, good and bad – and what I learned about China, the Chinese, and myself. These stories and photos are my reflections on my work as a teacher, my travels, and my experiences in China.
I’m especially interested in China’s ethnic minorities: their languages, customs, clothing, food, songs, dances, and stories. I grew up in a rural town, and now I take every opportunity I can to spend time in Chinese rural towns and mountain villages. I’ve been lucky to have been invited by students and friends to visit them and stay in their homes. I like learning, challenging myself, and adventure. Every day in China is all of these.
After a trip I like to spend time thinking and writing about it: about what I saw, who I met, what happened – planned and unplanned, good and bad – and what I learned about China, the Chinese, and myself. These stories and photos are my reflections on my work as a teacher, my travels, and my experiences in China.
A bamboo forest with a pavilion and a lone hiker, Anhui Province
