A New Adventure: Preparing for China

It's probably been a month since the reality that I would be going on school trip to China hit me. To maximize this opportunity to travel with two other educators and nine students, it's time to hit the books, web, and any other media that time permits.

With little background to build upon and on the recommendation of my daughter L, I began listening to the Pimsleur language CDs and have become committed to my daily time in the car. Somehow learning something so foreign and having some of it "stick" is simply awesome. Now with added vacation time I have begun reading background books. Today I came upon a really interesting site from the Metropolitan Art Museum. I only wish we would have access to the web as we traveled to increase our appreciation of artwork. This site puts art into a historical perspective. Our trip to China now is especially opportune after our summer reading globalization theme last summer.