Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Reading Response 14


       All the things we discussed about Jerusalem is about its religion, political, and It is stereotypical image of Jerusalem. However, finishing looked through the websites’ link, it provided a new image of Jerusalem for me. It is about life. I couldn’t say I totally had changed my mind about Jerusalem, but at least there is new perspective coming up.
I am enjoying like the blogger of the Jerusalem Open House. One of blog’s name is “Ani lo mdeberet ivrit!”. To be honest, I don’t know what it is, but the attitude of the blog is optimistic. Especially, in the blogger, it talked about a person named Jay. He said that “the Scripture supports the acceptance of gay people.” This viewpoint is interesting, so I think I would try to borrow the book, God vs. Gay? to read. What’s more, it discussed about The Wizard of Oz in the topic of gay icon. I think it might create a new memory of my childhood.
With knowing a number of organizations supporting for LGBTQ people, and try to help them, it is expressive. As I know, religion doesn’t admit the relationship between people of same gender. However, I don’t know very much. All the things I heard about is from my friend. In this way, I really want to know more about it.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Reading Response 13

     I like two stories written by Suad Amiry, even if lots of times I don’t know the meaning of some calling, such as the Israeli Civil Administration. However, the way she written about her life experience under the occupation is objective but ironically. 
The first story is about gas mask literarily. In fact, I think it is about the way Israel government treating Palestinian. It reminds me of the movie, the Schindler List. How did Nazi lie to Jews, and try to put them into death camp. Innocent Jews went to the train that was taking them to the death camp. It similar but the ending is “much better”. The people who was in the bus came back to the home, but no one got gas mask except Israelis.
Then, the second story is about a dog, but it is not talking about the dog. It is about that a dog could get an Jerusalem passport easily, and how is it possible that Palestinian impossibly to get a Jerusalem passport. The story is funny but also makes people to think more about the reality. What kind of the government is? How is it possible that dog is more easier to get a passport than human being? Isn't ridiculous? No, it is not ridiculous. Everything is common in a ridiculous society.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Journal 4

      This journal is about discussing music, and what is music in our life. For me, it is really difficult to talk about it. To be honest, I really don’t know about music. Music is not an very important part in my life. Most of music I know is from my friends. This is to say if music really plays a role in my life, it is about friendship. From my perspective, people who know music must also be good at singing. Otherwise, it is just people like me who don’t know how to sing. I don’t know how to sing, so I don’t listen music a lot when I was in secondary school. The reason is that comparing to listen music, I am more preferring to read a book. However, things got changed when my friend introduce some famous singer to me. She told me, Qing, try it, you would love it. I tried, and actually, I found that music is not bad as I have thought about. It has some attractive part, and especially I really enjoy the words expressed with music. It is a new world to me. Thus, I begin to listen music after that. However, the most part I focus on music is not about the music, and it is lyric. The only reason I would like a song is based on lyric. In this way, even if I would listen music, but I think music is still a different world.
This is to say when I know the topic of this journal is really driving me ‘crazy.’ I don’t know how to answer questions, such as, “how does music help define who you are as a person?” I have never think about it, because music didn’t help define who I am. I don’t have talent about music, and music is not my thing.
Therefore, when discussing about David and Edward’s career, I really admire them. However, I couldn’t understand how music could help people in the conflicts. I like their perspective of the conflict, but for me, the most easiest way to solve the conflict is absolutely not about music. Music could play a role in the conflict, but it is only a small part of it. Because music is a entertaining way to enjoy life, it could not be a serious thing to solve the conflict. The problem between Israel and Plantain could not be solved by music, and people who are suffering hungry, poor and so on, could enjoy music and say that they are willing to make peace. This was not true. I think music can make a progress of the conflict, but solving the problem must rely on other things.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Reading Response 12


       I learned one thing from these articles, and it is that hip-hop music may help solve the problem between Israel and Palestine. It can play a role as education. 
In the first two articles, it talks about a movie, channels of rage. The movie is about two rappers, Kobi Shimoni and Tamer Nafer. They, as the most popular rap star in Israel, have the common aim in the stage that is, to solve the conflicts between Israel and Palestine in rap music. However, it is as the second said that the reality is too powerful. Even if two of them has good ideas, it is hard to take for a long time. In the end, they are separated.
Then, in the third article, it discusses about the background of the development of rapper music in Israel. We have been told that the rap music in Israel is a culture came from America. This is to say that they don’t have a culture thing in their rap music. The author believe it is dangerous since rap music could not simply present in a way without culture.
Then, I want to skip the link of subliminal. I have nothing to say about it, but I will focus on the last article that is about women.
I feel a strong connection with the last article. It is about how was rap music connected with woman rights. I really feel it is a good way to help developing the idea of woman rights. We alway say that education is important for everyone especially for children. However, I think music is also important. A lot of researches found that music plays an very important role in teenagers’ life. This is to say that if we could use music develop some good perspective, it may change teenagers’ idea. In this way, we may solve a lot of problems.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Reading Response 11


      The article I chose is called “Peace on the Fence? Israel’s Security Culture and the Separation Fence to the West Bank”. Obviously, this article discussed about Israel identity in the separation barrier. As we know, the separation barrier is a way to protect the new born country, Israel. Doing the research today, I found that a number of articles talk about the negative aspects of separation barrier. However, in this article, the author from historical perspective to discusses the separation barrier, and relate to today’s border conflicts. Then, It suggests what did it means to Israel society, and how does it affects Israel and Palestine relationship. I think it is interesting to mention that the opinion of this article about the separation barrier. The author believe that the separation barrier could make a peace in the future on the middle east, because the separation barrier could not be there forever. One day, Israel people and Palestinian will sit together to discuss about this problem. 
The reason I am so interesting of this article is related with my background. Most of people heard about the Great Wall. The Great Wall has been built for the same reason as the separation barrier. It was to prevent the invasion of people from North. At first, it played an important role of protecting Qin Dynasty from the invasion. However, it didn’t work very well, so Qin Dynasty was destroyed. Eventually, the following dynasty, Han Dynasty decided to build a good friendship with people from North, so here is coming, China. Even if there were still a lots of difficulties in this process in the following history, it still proved that the separation barrier could be a way to help solve the problem.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Reading Response 10

In the tenth reading response, I don't have much ideas about the article of Julie. It is interesting, and using graffiti, as an perspective researching national identity of Palestine is different. What's more, it is very objective. It discussed about the use of graffiti, people's idea about it and so on. There are not much personal ideas in this article, so I don't have a position to argue it. All the things I could remember from the article is how people communicating through graffiti, and different groups has different color in graffiti. However, I don't know things about graffiti still existing in Israel, but if it was, I couldn't wait to see it, and take a great number of pictures.
Then, I like the idea of new definition of nationalism in Noura's article. We always have problem in dealing with national identity of Palestine and Israel. However, if we could redefine these national identity, and create a new one, it would solve a lot of problems. It is a good solution. Nevertheless, there is a problem about this idea. It is how. How could we create a new idea of national identity in a conflict, such as Israel-Palestine. Palestinian and people living in Israel has been separated from the wall, so there is no way for them to communicate and create a common identity based on new country.  
Thus, I think the first way to solve this problem should be "the wall problem". 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

outline of my final project


            My final project for this class would be attitude about Jerusalem between ‘me’and ‘my friends’. As I know, almost all of my friends tell the same statement when they know I am going to Jerusalem. It is that “Qing, you are insane.” So am I. Before learning about the city, I also believe that I am insane. However, I think it is a meaningful decision now with much better understanding about Jerusalem, so I am going to using video as a way to present my final project.
       I will first ask several questions to my friends about their attitude of Jerusalem. For example, “When knowing I am going to Jerusalem, what kind of idea you have? Can you explain about your idea?”
        Then, I will provide some information about Jerusalem. In the end of semester, I will use the same question to ask them.
       Thus, I will do the comparison between these two, and to show is it possible that information or education can change peoples’ attitude.
         In conclusion, my final project is about comparing attitude before knowing Jerusalem, and attitude after knowing it.

Reading Response 9


       First, I want to say that I really don’t understand music. I like listening music but music and I have communicating problems. In others words, none of my genes is about music. However, I enjoy reading the conversation between Daniel Barenboim, Edward Said and Ara Guzelimian very much. It seems like they are talking about music, but it is not limited to music. There is another much meaningful thing in their conversation.
The part I like it mostly is their attitude toward culture. Using a quotation from the conversation, “I believe that in cultural matters--with literature and, even better , with music, because it doesn’t have to do with explicit ideas -- if we foster this kind of a contact, it can only help people feel nearer to each other, and this is all.” Especially, their idea about culture is not talking about one dominant culture, but different culture join in together. They also said that we cannot understand one case unless we take other’s position to feel about it. It is really interesting, and I thought their idea about music is not limited to music but to a more deeper thing. It is about philosophy. What is the way to see the world? In their perspective, music helps. I don’t know if I would agree with their idea, because I really don’t understand music. Is this to say that if I don’t know music, I couldn’t understand their splendid idea. Actually, I totally agree with them. 
Thus, music is not the only way to help people in the middle east, maybe anything about culture can help.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Question for Mariam Said

1. What is the most obvious difference for young people in each side after they are getting to know each other? Is must helping the progress of understanding?

2. What is the big problem for you to use this project to help young Arabs and Jews dealing with prejudice?

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Journal 3


      “Who I am?” It is a simple question but also a hard one. The obvious symbol is I am Chinese, which is also I am proud of. I love my country no matter how people say about it. I know there are a huge number of problems in my hometown, China. However, The idea of China in my heart is like Jerusalem for its follows. Jerusalem has death, pain and problems, but people says that, it is our holy city. So do I. Therefore, I am going to talk about my identity closely connected with China.
        I have born in a small town in China. It is called Hangzhou, a very beautiful place. Here are some pictures:



It is also a holy city in China, according to a popular story, it is the birth place of a very nice and warm-hearted Buddha. From my grandma’s idea, she told me that we are protected by the Buddha. What’s more, this is why we could have happy life, and people in the city are nice and warm-hearted. Thus, in Hangzhou, most of people are Buddhism. There is a very famous Temple called Lingyin Temple where people will go when they want to see Buddha. 
It has been built in Tang Dynasty that around 1050 AD. It has a very long history, but very different from church. We wouldn’t go there very often, such as once a week. In the most time, for buddhist, they have a small place in their house for pray. For example, in my grandma’s house, there is a place where she will prey every morning. It is just as I heard from my mom that, Buddha is everywhere, so people can prey wherever they want. There is a very famous quotation in Buddhism, “Buddha is in our heart.” 
For me, I am not strictly Buddhist, because my mom and daddy is not an religion person. However, they still have some beliefs connected with buddhism, so it is really hard to explain. Maybe, I am a selective Buddhist. 
Here is a picture of Lingyin Temple.
         Even if I am a selective Buddhist, I have went the Temple one time when there was a depression in my life. As there was an emotional connected with me, I got a feeling of peace from the Temple. Because of my experience, I understand that religion is not a simple thing for its followers. It is a symbol to people living in a poor or depressive situation to have courage. This is why I think we should respect everyone’s religion, because religion is the hope for people who have a belief about it. 






     

Monday, February 11, 2013

Reading Response 8

         Firstly, I want to say that I don’t understand these two article very much. It seems that no clear point in these articles. 
         It discusses that, the culture in the middle east, and how was people living in a city with a lot of diversity. 
         However, it seems to me that there are no conflicts anymore. What’s more, the most important thing for them is life.
I think it may be a good thing for me, who could find a different perspective about the place.
As I know, middle east is a complicated place. It has different religion, race and political aspects, but it seems like differences is much complicated than I have expected. For example, the first article, “Isaq Shami and the Predicament of the Arab Jew in Palestine”, Shami is an very complicated author. I even couldn’t tell what is his perspective of conflicts between Arabic and Jews. I don’t understand if he support Zionism, how could his story is about arabic people or Muslim. It looks weird to me, so my question is that, if Shami is not the only person who has complicated background, how would people like him do for these conflicts?
Maybe just Somekh says, “we are Arabic Jews just as there are American Jews - it’s historical fact.”
        We need to be objective.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Reading Response 7


           Seven is a magic number. I learned this sentence from the book, “Harry Potter”. However, it is not the thing I want to discuss. When finishing reading the book, all the information has been connected. How these three religions, Judaism, Christian and Islam, play an important role in the holy city. In this way, I change my first idea about Jerusalem. Jerusalem now is not a city of wars but a city with hope, death, desires and lost. People always say that, Jerusalem is a center of the world. It is the center of the world no matter how scientific researches say it is not. The reason is that we can see Jerusalem as the earth, everything happens in Jerusalem also in the earth. We all have been connected with each other, so the only way to solve the problem is to learn living together with “tolerance and coexistence”.
          Giving an example from chapter 15,  The Western Wall is not a holy place for Jews from the beginning. Actually, it is a man-made place for being holy, and then it became a  sacred place. Thus, I want to say that Jerusalem belonging to whom is a silly question. If I really need to answer that question.  My answer would be The Nature. (I don’t know if I said in a right way.) Nothing really belongs to human, and all the thing we got is from The Nature, or we can use “God”. 

Monday, February 4, 2013

Reading response 6

         Reading the chapters this time is much enjoyable, and there is lots of new thoughts coming to my mind. For example, one interesting idea is that Jerusalem is liking a magnet.      As we all know, a magnet can draw anything that has iron. So Jerusalem is. Anything have a connection with religion, Jerusalem always could be the holy city. No matter how many holy cities a religion have, there always is a position for Jerusalem.  How is it possible? I think I need to keep this question until there is enough information to answer that.
For now, I want to talk about the chapter 11 and 12. Because chapter 13 is not enjoyable to read, and too much disturbance make me feel very bad, so I wouldn't to talk about it.  
As we know, chapter 8 to 10 is talking about how was Jerusalem becoming the holy city of Christian. Thus, chapter 11 to 13 is about Jerusalem and Muslims. It is good to see that Islam is such a gentle religion. They focus on harmony, life purpose and direction, and it is almost a modern idea about religion. Yes, that is religion. Religion is a way providing a positive way to lead people to a good environment. What's more, when Jews and Christian rejected the idea of Muhammad about God, Muhammad respecting them, from my perceptive, is a presenting greatness about him.
Then, I am going to talk about policies when Muslim occupied the city.
Even if there are lots of limitations of their policies in Jerusalem, but the way they treat local people is in a great manners. I don't know how to describe my feelings, but I would love to say that people in today's world should learn something from it.   
Therefore, I have one question left now. How is a politeness nation becoming today's terrorists?    

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Reading Response 5

       It is really interesting! Before I read the chapter 8 to 10, I have no idea that Jerusalem was the guilt city for Christian at first, and there was a process that Jerusalem was changed from guilt city to holy city in Christian perspective.
       Therefore, I have a question "How is it become a holy city for Christian?" Even if the author discuss through the chapter 9 to 10, but for me, it is still hard to believe.
       Especially there is a very interesting relationship between Jews and Christian. For example, Jerusalem for Jews in that time is holy city. It is very important for Jews, but Jews couldn't go to the city . The reason is that Jerusalem is kind of Roman's colony in that time. In the contrast of Christian, most of Christians believe that Jerusalem is a guilt city for them, but they live in the guilty city, and this belief  didn't change until Christian becoming the holy religion among Roman empire. Then, their attitude was gradually changed. I think it is very interesting point in the book.
       Secondly, I want to talk about Hadrian. Did he made a good decision to Jerusalem, or not? I don't know, but I have to say that he really did something to change Christian attitude, so can I make a conclusion that it is a good decision for Christian?
        Using a quotate from the book, "'why do you take what is ours?,' asked a Jew during a debate with Christians, 'and make it your own?'"
       

Monday, January 28, 2013

Journal 2


         Through the book of “Jerusalem: One city and three religions”, I understand the birth of the holy city. It has been built with a great number of groups. They are Jews, Muslim, Christian and so on. However, it is history of Jerusalem. We couldn’t do anything about history. Therefore, why do we want to learn about it? There is an old saying in China, “When you use bronze as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes and hat. When you use antiquity a a mirror, you can see the waxing and waning.” This is to say that learning history can help us to solve today’s problem. What kind of problem we have today? It is conflict between Israel and Palestine. I have been shocked by the article “A Brief History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict“, I feel sympathy about Jews who have been forced to leave the place they came from. However, I can’t agree with the behavior that they occupy Palestinians’ territory, and then removing Palestinians from their territory. It is not a right thing from my perspective, and I want to say it is robbery. For example, if someone suddenly comes to your house, and kicks your out without saying a word, what is kind of a feeling you would have? I would absolutely feel angry and mad if it was me. However, if it is about house problem, I may still find a police office, and ask for help. How about Palestinian? They don’t have place to help them. Firstly, They lost their country. Secondly, United Nation supported to separate their territory to become two countries. It was their house, their place and their hometown, but now according to the resolution 181, they need to give away, and move to another place which they have no idea. How desperate they are? I would never know about the feeling, but I really feel sad about this. Moreover, in the following situation, they even couldn’t have a place to stay in their territory. They become refugees. What is mean to be a refugee? It means that they can’t have everything we have it right now, such as education or having fun. I can’t say anymore, because it is so emotional related.
         Nevertheless, this is not to say that I support every action that Palestinian do for their territory. These revenges are cruel and inhumanity, because people who now live on their territory are also people just like them. This is why I believe that to build a stable authority helping people living in a happy is the most important thing now. The stable authority could be Israel government or Palestine government, however, one basic rule for this government is forbidden removing different religion people out of its territory. They should learn to live in the same place happily, while sometimes I think my idea is too naive for people living in that environment. The reason is that I would not have a chance to suffer the pain as they do.
        In the end, I just want to say that happiness is never from revenge.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Reading réponse 4

      In the first four chapters, I have a good feeling about Jerusalem. It is about peoples' ideal and courage, and how it become a holy city for Jews.
      Then, in the chapter 5, it talked about that Jerusalem was no longer a holy city for Jews. It had been destroyed. However, people haven't forget their holy city. I am really interesting about their tradition that people will come back to their city to sing when the city has been destroyed. It provides me a sacred feeling about things in Near East. I feel they have a great courage about everything happening in their life. No matter how bad it is, they still can find a way to make it holy. I don't know how to describe it. It just makes things more powerful, such as Jerusalem. They know it is god's anger, but people keeps love what the faith is. This is to say that it become a obvious story that they have come back from the outside world. They rebuild the Temple, and it seems like the world have been recovered.
      But it is not what the reality is. Things get changed. The world is no longer the same world of "the king of David". First is Greek, and then it is Roman. Jerusalem is going to through much more changes  as it should have.
      From my perspective, it is a prediction. From the time of losing Jerusalem, Jerusalem is going to become a city with lots of sufferings.

Reading response 3


Before discussing the first four chapters I have read, I must say that I really enjoy reading the book. For most of us, reading a book about history is boring. It is filled with information, and a huge number of professional words. Thus, the book, Jerusalem: one city and three faiths, is not only filled with information but also make it much easier to read. Even if there are still some professional words, in fact it seems like the author always will give explanation in the following part of the word. This book also brings a perspective from author. It is objective but emotional. Using a quotation from the book, “Such sites are “sacred” to us because they are inextricably bound up with our conception of ourselves; they may be associated with a profound experience that transformed our lives, with memories of early childhood, or with a person who was important to us.” I could feel the emotion from author, and she is not talking about the feeling of us but also herself.
Finally, I want to talk about some idea when reading through the first four chapters. Firstly, the book implies a idea about the definition of Holy city. What is a holy city? It is a courage. A hope inspires people to live with courage. Because god stays with them, so they have been protected by god. God could make life much better than they have ever been through. This is to say that holy city is talking about a place with god, but the most important thing is a place with a much better life. In the chapter of “King of David”, I feel impressed by David’s policy for people living in Jerusalem. He respects about their tradition, and their god. It provides few of hints for me about today’s Jerusalem.
I don’t want to discuss right now, however, with more and more readings, I believe I can get a good viewpoint about Jerusalem, and then talk about my idea.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Journal 1

             Through the first week, I learned the basic information about Jerusalem. However, I know it is not all of the city. things about Jerusalem is much more than I have ever thought about.
     First of all, I want to talk about readings I have read in these days. The first week readings are about the festival held in the United States. It talks how people try to show people the real Jerusalem. Then, I am kind of learning a culture thing about the city. Especially, in Amiry’s article, “Searching East Jerusalem” mentions about author’s experience of the city. It provides me a new perspective of Jerusalem. I want to say that it is kind of like that I also have lived there when I was a child. This is to say that Jerusalem and I build a connection through the article I have mentioned.
Then, I am going to talk about readings in this week. Firstly, there is a thing I want to point out. I wouldn’t know there are three religions existing in Jerusalem without the readings I have read in this week, but it also leads me to a wrong direction. All of things I can relate with Jerusalem is about religion. Is religion really the whole part of the city? I would 100% confidently answer with a word. It is “Sure!” Actually, it is not. I am open-minded about Jerusalem after Tuesday’s class. 
Here is a idea I have came up. Religion, political party, or economy do not play an essential role in Jerusalem, so what is it? It is people. People live there for centuries. Why do I want to talk about them? For us, Jerusalem is only a holy city with a great number of wars. However, it is a home for people who live in Jerusalem. What is home’s definition for us? Taking an example of me, home is a comfortable place with my dad and mom, and it is filled with happiness. This wis what the origin of Jerusalem should be, but it is absolutely different now. People fight for religion, policy and so on. It seems like that no one ever think about people living there. I believe that they will do different actions if they think about people in the city. For instance, is it really necessary that have a city with bodies? It will be so ridiculous for me. 
I know I always have positive attitude about everything, but I have faith that “no matter how bad it is, future always will be promised.” 
The reason is “why not?”

Monday, January 14, 2013

The second reading reponese

         When I was a child, I always asked questions about the war Jerusalem to my mom. For me, war is bad, very bad. I can't see any neccessary about the war, just becuase of a city.  In this site, my mom would tell me with answer like that "it is extremely complicated relationship. You will know when you are grown up."
         However, I don't know the answer till  reading a part of history about Jerusalem.
         Jerusalem has been called as holy city for centuries. It is the holy city for three religions. They are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. How is it possible for a city has three religions? It is because of its history from very early time. When King David choosing Jerusalem as capital, and his son building temple and other constructions, Jerusalem becomes sacred to first religion. It is Judaism. Then, with Jesus sacrificed, Jerusalem now becomes sacred to Christianity. Then, Jerusalem comes to another holy city for Islam after occupied by Muslim. In this time, Jerusalem is really a holy city with three religion.After that, people from different religion fight for their holy city. This is why there are so many wars relating with Jerusalem. As one of articles said, Jerusalem has no adventage about economy or resources, and the only reason that people fight for it is its stand for political and religion.
          Then, I am beginning to understand wars in Arabic area. People is not only fight for the city, but also for their religion and political ideal.
        Despite of political ideal, why does religion is so important in the city? It is even important than anything's else. Thus, it does not allow different religion people living in the same city. Then, the countless war is for one religion in one city. I think it is not right. Religion is important, but religion is to bring happiness for people not for keeping one religion in dominant position. I know I am Buddhism, but I don't mind other religion existing. This is my idea, which is corporation.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

First reading response

There are four articles for me to read, however, all of them is discussing about one topic. It is about Jerusalem and a festival about Jerusalem. They are all good readings for me, but above all, I like the first article written by Amiry Suad. It is called Researching East Jerusalem. Obviously, it is a short article, but this is not the only reason I like it. It is because I learned more about what is Jerusalem in this article.
Jerusalem in my mind is a city filled with violence, injure and sorrows. Whenever I mention about it, I always feel sad about this city. Firstly, Jerusalem as an old city is in a bad situation. Secondly, there is no peace in a old city like Jerusalem. You know, in chinese people opinion, settlement is the most important thing in the world, so I believe that only peace and good situation can bring settlement for Jerusalem, and settlement can provide happiness to Jerusalem.
Then, in the article, Researching East Jerusalem, the author tells us about her experience about Jerusalem. It said that Jerusalem has a great number of problems, but its culture, and society has an positive attitude about it.
This is why I am going to have positive attitude also. I am just a chinese, and don't know the situation in Jerusalem very well, however, people who live there still have positive attitude about it. Why don't I? It may be a slow pace for it, but Jerusalem should have a wonderful future.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Who am I?!

Hello, My name is Qing Dai. People always call me King or Queen, but actually it is "ching", so please call me "ching"!
I lived in China for 19 years, and then studying in U.S when I was 20. It is a good start, because I want to know the world. U.S becomes my first step for the world.
I travel to lots of places since studying in U.S. In the first year of summer break, I went to Brazil. It is also a study abroad program. I learned different culture when I was in Brazil. It provides me an new perspective about the world, so in this year, I choose to travel to Jerusalem as my second trip for the world.
What's more, I am liking travel, but reading books is also one of my favorite thing. I have read many books such as, King Lear, while many books I have read is in Chinese. It is frustrating, this is to say I want to learn English as good as possible, so I can read good English books.
I have three dreams about my life. First is to travel around the world, and the second one is to read books as many as possible. Then, the last one is to find the one.