I thought about calling this my last observation or final observations but I know it won’t be. The many kindnesses shared by our Chinese hosts, highlighted by the drawing of the Terra Cotta Warriors, reluctantly given to me by a 5 year old artist, fill my heart. The many personal stories told us, especially Penn’s story, our 26 year old, Chinese tour guide in Beijing, make me realize what a blessed life my family has. Penn grew up on a 10 acre farm, worked by hand, in a rural province. He told of eating sorghum cakes most of his childhood after the birth of his little brother. Penn, a college graduate, now lives and loves the ultra modern life with the 16 million plus people of Beijing. The learnings about Chinese culture and language challenged and then expanded my understanding of history and linguistics. The kindnesses, stories and learnings fill my heart and my mind. China observations will continue. Just ask me!
About the Tour
The UNL Confucius Institute is leading a group of 8 Nebraska educational administrators on a Chinese language and culture tour in China June 5 - 18, 2011. This tour is sponsored by a Chinese Bridge Fund from Hanban (The Office of Chinese Language Council International), a branch of Chinese Ministry of Education; Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), and UNL Confucius Institute. Participants will visit schools and cultural sites in Beijing; engage in discussions with officials, principals and school teachers and attend seminars in Chinese language, history and culture.Recent Comments
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Marilyn Moore is the associate superintendent for Instruction at Lincoln Public Schools, and has experience as a teacher and administrator.
Bess Scott is the Director of Elementary Instruction at Lincoln Public Schools. She has been a principal, associate principal, coordinator and teacher at the elementary, middle, and high school level.
