Fili’s world

Imagine seeing a westerner speaking fluent Chinese. How would that look to you?
Me? I would be utterly jealous, obviously, as it’s what I’m trying to study (and not doing too well on that). But, is that how most people feel?
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Spending some time in Taiwan studying Chinese I’ve met quite a lot of foreigners who were [...]

20/09/2001

"That's it, it was time to leave that wonderful island (The Isle of White).
A boat trip from Yarmouth to Lymngton.
In the visitor's center, they forward me to Jane. Quote : "Jerusalem? praise the lord! for I do believe it's the lord that sent you here". Jane fixes me up with an elderly couple with [...]

Bezalel, a world class Israeli art school located in Jerusalem, has a big showcase for Israeli art at the old airport terminal (terminal 1). It's quite worth the visit, and there's plenty to see in the exhibition, but there are also special theme seminars everyday. Yesterday's seminar was about Chinese art, called "East - a [...]