Thursday's Class (April 5) and Blog Updates

I'm trying to improve the look and feel of this blog.
On the right, I have added a list of some links that might interest you.
I especially recommend looking at Emily's video logs (vlogs) on YouTube.
You can go back to her first vlog, or start more recent, but "Emily Wanders Aimlessly" is a good long early vlog of hers. She started vlogging at age 18 and now is 19 has moved out of her parents' house and has a boyfriend. It's interesting to watch the changes in her life. It doesn't hurt that she is a good looking girl. It gives you some insight into the life of a fairly typical American teenager.

For Thursday, I have two topics I want to discuss:

1) What are some of the differences between Americans and Chinese?
Since that is a very broad topic, it might be good to think in terms of narrower categories such as:
Culture, Thinking, Behavior, Business, Writing Style, Food, Social Activities, Hobbies, etc.

Come prepared with questions, ideas, thoughts ... ready to discuss this together.

2) What is new and popular in Shanghai?

I mentioned Yoga, and many of you said that it was very popular now.
Why do you think Yoga is popular?
Have you tried it?
How does it relate to Chinese culture and people?
What are the reasons people take up Yoga?

What else is popular or cool these days?
How did you hear about?
Why do you think it is popular?
Are you interested in it?
Etc.

These are just some questions to think about.
You can come up with other questions and ideas.

** Please think about these two topics so that we can have a good discussion on Thursday.
I want us to all talk together. **