What follows is the fifth part of a series of posts we’re running by fellow Laowai – Turner Sparks. Turner and his friend Jake decided just sitting around Suzhou and watching quake relief efforts on TV was not good enough, and so hopped into Turner’s car and pointed it towards Chengdu. Read Part I, Part [...]
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Laowai Quake Relief Part IV: The Youth Lead by Example
What follows is the fourth part of a series of posts we’re running by fellow Laowai – Turner Sparks. Turner and his friend Jake decided just sitting around Suzhou and watching quake relief efforts on TV was not good enough, and so hopped into Turner’s car and pointed it towards Chengdu. Read Part I, Part [...]
Laowai Quake Relief Part III: Media Coverage vs. Reality
What follows is the third part of a series of posts we’re running by fellow Laowai – Turner Sparks. Turner and his friend Jake decided just sitting around Suzhou and watching quake relief efforts on TV was not good enough, and so hopped into Turner’s car and pointed it towards Chengdu. Read Part I and [...]
Laowai Quake Relief Part II: Days 3-4
What follows is the second part of a series of posts we’re running by fellow Laowai – Turner Sparks. Turner and his friend Jake decided just sitting around Suzhou and watching quake relief efforts on TV was not good enough, and so hopped into Turner’s car and pointed it towards Chengdu. Read Part I and [...]
Moment of Silence, Period of Mourning
Today marks the one week anniversary of the Sichuan Wenchuan earthquake, and will officially begin a State-decreed three-day mourning period (May 19 – May 21). In line with this, today at 2:28pm (China Central Time, the time the quake struck seven days ago), China will observe a 3 minute moment of silence. Whether you are [...]
[Updated] Earthquake hits Sichuan, please share your experiences
As I’ve already posted my thoughts/experiences with today’s earthquake at my blog, I’ll not repeat them here – suffice to say, for me it was a bit of a non-event. However, I am very curious to hear what your experiences were. I’ve therefore created this post as an open thread for any and all (Laowai [...]
