When Entering the Village, Obey the Village
Every fall, I teach a course at a Japanese women’s university. These young women come to the US from their University in Tokyo to study English and American culture. When I step on to the campus, it...
View ArticleIndependence Day
Arriving in a new country on a national holiday could be either wonderful or terrible. On the Fourth of July, the whole city is like a circus: fireworks, parties, parades, music, heat, chaos. It is not...
View ArticleReimagining Education in Chicago: CIES 2010
Last week, I was in Chicago for the 54th annual Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference. If you are not familiar with CIES, the society was founded in 1956 and focuses on the...
View ArticleBeijing April 2009
Meg and I took a business trip to China last spring and I am reminded of it now that it is spring again in Boston. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be sharing some photos from our time there. It...
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