I was a professor of curriculum and instruction at East Tennessee State University and am now in emeritus status. Currently, I teach English composition part-time at George Mason University. I have taught in Cincinnati, Turkey, China and the Czech Republic.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
The Fourth
Spending July Fourth in China feels especially weird. Here, it's just another day. I treated the crew at the office to fried chicken, courtesy of Colonel Sanders here in Nanjing. Sir Barry asked me to explain the meaning of July 4th to the office crew. I said we Americans were in a war with Sir Barry's country, and we won!
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