Terra Cotta Warriors

Gabriella's views on the Dali Lhama

Nov. 2012      Gabriella will be coming to the USA in January for a month.  She will be studying in a special program in Arizona and I am planning on connecting with her.  While she is here, I am hoping that I can get her to watch the documentary , Ai WeiWei, the Chinese artist who is in trouble with the Chinese governemtn because of his views on their suppression.




April 2012-      I asked Gabreilla to write an article on the Dali Lhama and I am really impressed with what she wrote.  I told her  that I would publish her thoughts without any editing.  But I did ask her to approach her arguements in a scholarly manner rather than an emotinal manner.  Her thoughts were publisehd last week in a blog titled "Gabriella".  She is eager to receive comments so feel free to read it and make commnets which I will forward on to her.  Now, I want to hear her thoughts on Mao.  They all love Mao over there.  "He saved our country".

On Apr 22, 2012, at 8:50 PM, "空白thinking"< 1367993031@qq.com> wrote:

I finally finished it, as a gift for you cause you love Dalai ,but I said some bad things on him

<dalailama.doc>

空白thinking

Apr 25 (1 day ago)

where are you now? stay with your friends in Canada? I want to skype you now, but pity that this month I did't pay for my Internet acess. I am in Sias library and computers here don't have skype. I have to remind you that here in China is 9 pm. we have already been separeted to different patrs of the world

Much of the world don't like Mao? why? actually he is not a perfect man, some of the Chinese people don't like him either, but he is really a great person.

you are my dear leader and I will take your advice to write an article on him.

In addition, remenber give the remarks on your blog to me, and I am happy to hear that I encouraged some of you to do some research.

                                                                                                                                                                                Gabriella

主题: Re: dalailama

Ok, so what is the next piece you are going to write for me.

Bridget E. Kelly, DEd

On Apr 25, 2012, at 5:44 AM, "空白thinking"< 1367993031@qq.com> wrote

have you arrived to America? we all cried when you left,but you are you cruel-hearted ,just said goodbye and left us emotionlessly.We miss you so much.When we come back to our class that morning,we have a mid-term text,our teacher saw my crying face just thought I am over pressured ,

You want the next piece? Okay, but I have to find more materials. I t took me about 1 week to finish the rirst part,so it's not a easy work to pursuade Americans who like Dalailama to agree with me, but I promise I will finish the after season as soon as possible. You are my loyal reader now Bridget

主题: Re: 回复： dalailama

I am not home yet. My plane got stuck in Canada so I should get home some time this afternoon. I was able to connect with some friends. They read your blog on the Dali Lhama. You haven't convinced them but you have encouraged them to do some research. Why don't you write about Mao. Much of the world doesn't like him so your comments should be interesting. You are a very good writer.

Love,

Your cruel hearted friend.

Giving Voice to Women- Olivia's Project

For Olivia's project, she made a video recording of all the other projects.  it was the first time she ever recorded anything and she loved it.  As a matter of fact, i was afraid that she was not going to return my video camera to me.  As a going away gift to me, she made me a video but she sent it to me via her Chinese email  and I cant open it.  As soon as I find a way to get access to it, I will post it.

(from Amy)

Dear Bridget:

  I guess you have reach your hometown now, I miss you so much, I will never forget the time we spend with each other, I hope we can connect with each other all the time forever.

 Now i am preparing  for my graduating papers so maybe i have no much time to send you Email but i will send you email if i am free.

  Maryann send me an email that she has reach Arizona and relax a week after the long travall of China, i think you also need to relax ,so you need not reply to me soon, only don't forget to send Email to me. I feel very thankful for you teach me a lot, and the first time i went to the Bar i will never forget it.

  Hope all is going well with you. Miss you!

                                                                                                                                                                 Emily

The Last of the Random Thoughts

1-      The longer I am in China, the worse I am getting with my chopsticks.  Today I tried to use them and I was so awkward. It felt as if it was the first time I had used chopsticks.

2-      I was standing on a corner, watching an old woman collect plastic bottles from pedestrians.  I quickly took her picture and in the process, caught her attention. She came over and said something in a loud voice.  I thought she was annoyed with me.  But she wanted to tell me that I come from “a wonderful country”.  A long time ago, she met an American and he was polite to her so she thinks we are all polite.  She stared at me a little bit, checked me up and down, laughed to herself and then went back to her task.

3-      She gets 1 yuan for every 10 bottles she collects.  So she gets 10 Yuan for every 100 bottles and that is about $1.75.  She told me she collects about 30 bottles a day. So she makes about 50 cents a day.  She is 80 and this is her daily income.  The government sends her 10 Yuan a month.

4-      Today, one of my students noticed that I had blue eyes so she came right up to me to take a closer look.  We were just about nose to nose and I was a little uncomfortable with my lack of personal space.  And when she moved away, I saw that a line had formed and the other 8 students wanted to have a look as well.

5-      There is a new building going up right next to my dorm.  Workers have been working from 630Am to 700PM, seven days a week for the entire time I have been here.  They must be behind schedule because last night, around 2:00AM, I heard a car outside.  It woke me up and I got up to see what was going on.  The car drove right in to the construction site and six adults got out of this small car.  Three of them were women and they were holding small children, swaddled in blankets.  They placed the children down on the ground in a corner of the exposed building and the six adults went to work, the front lights of the car serving as their only source of light.

6-      A student offered me some food from her plastic bag.  “It is delicious”, she tells me. When I looked it, it was filled with fried chicken feet.  NO THANKS.

7-      I had a wool jacket tailor made for me- $40.

8-      We were in a hot pot restaurant and food just kept coming to our table.  A jelled block of something brick color arrived.  I asked what it was.  “Goat blood. It is delicious.”

9-      Selia met a man from Poland.  “Have you ever heard of Poland?” she asked me. I told her a little bit about Poland and she told me, “I think I have to teach myself about the world”.

10-   I am at the airport, waiting to go home.  Our flight is delayed so tea is served to everyone.