Having been back from China for several weeks now, I’ve had a chance to reflect on the experience and am moving forward with the next
Author: Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life
Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I started this blog because I enjoy reflecting on different parts of life and work and sharing that with others.
Language Lessons – Last Day in Shanghai
Being stranded in the Shanghai airport for five hours, knowing that I will miss my connecting flight in Chicago, thus delaying my return home, and
Shanghai Journal – Day 5
June 8, 2011 More information! So I’ve learned some new things about the situation of the floating population and about conditions at Tongi village. Yesterday,
Shanghai Journal – Day 3
June 6, 2011 It is the beginning of my 3rd full day in China and, as usual, my head is full of new information, new
Shanghai Journal – Day 1
June 4, 2011 It’s 6:55 a.m. in Shanghai and the strains of “Tiny Dancer” are drifting through my open window. The music is loud and