Business first...
We held our first meeting on Friday and it was a success - a lot of brainstorming and idea gathering. We did manage a rough outline by dividing up the whole presentation into three sections: History, What's Out There?, and Focus at Home. We divided up responsibility for research according to topic... that made no sense. Basically we've got three-of-nine people working on each section.
On the way out the door, Rich had the most brilliant idea ever: let's use Google Documents! I expanded on that today by adding events to our calendar (mostly our presentation meetings, although I'm sure Jonathan and Emily will eventually post quiz reminders and study group meetings there, too), and creating this blog. YAY!
Now, for the fun stuff...
The picture to the right is of my friend Li and I in Tiananmen Square on the anniversary of the Massacre. Please note the lack of anything signifying what day it was. According to th
e Chinese government, it never happened. However, interesting fact, my dad was online (in America), and came across a news story about a candlelight vigil held that night. It was very hush-hush because any Chinese citizen (or tourist for that matter) giving any kind of recognition of that day could be thrown in jail... but, to show your support and reverence for those who lost their lives, you were to put a single candle in your street-facing window for half an hour at something like 10 pm. All this was communicated among Chinese citizens using the Internet - somehow circumventing the Government's filters. ~V~
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