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1 days ago
Today was Palden Lhamo Festival. Perhaps the most feared day for Tibetan men. There is an idol of Palden Lhamo's daughter that is revealed only one day a year. My friends Duane, Becky and Heidi braved the crowds and got this pic of the unveiled goddess. Recently this has also become sort of a "Woman's day" where women can ask for money. So many of my Tibetan friends say this is a good day to stay indoors. here is the story of this idol: http://en.tibet.cn/news/tin/t20071126_288851.htm I was reading Jeremiah this morning and got really sad. It really makes me wonder about the love for these carved objects. Babylon doesn't seem that far away.
16 days ago
For the past two weeks my school has been putting on various competitions and performances for The Foreign Language Festival. Apparently this only happens every 3 years. Either way tonight I just finished Judging an English Singing Competition. The girl who sang Thriller as a tribute to MJ got third place. Meanwhile the guy who was singing Madonna got second place... go figure. I am afraid I might have to be performing by the end of the week... I just hope I don't have to sing Country Roads or My Heart Will Go On.
17 days ago
That's right it is Obama-Mania. Well the president is visiting Shanghai today and my freshman students couldn't wait to tell me. At first I thought there was some sort of special holiday. Oh no, just Obama making his first visit to the Middle Kingdom. I don't know how the trip will end up, but if it is half as successful as the hype... well then I would say it is a pretty good step for China-US relations. Either way I think I want the t-shirt: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/shop/obamao-tshirt-658266 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8361643.stm
18 days ago
The school here has an unusual schedule. Well unusual that is compared to the rest of China. Usually we have a holiday in October, however for various reason that was canceled, so the holiday will be earlier then the rest of China and the city. So I find my self planning my last 2-3 weeks of classes for the semester. Are you kidding me? Didn't I just start teaching like last week? I guess it was a little bit earlier then that... either way. Time it is a flying. So I am trying to figure out how to squeeze both Christmas and Thanksgiving without taking away too much time from either. My favorite quote of this week would be from my teammate talking about meeting man at a monastery. Man: Where are you from? Teammate: oh, um I am from America. Man: Oh, America! American English is delicious! that's all for now from the rooftop.
