In China Soup
Xulon Press author's message inspires travelers to immerse themselves in another culture.
Traveling to China: Life Lessons and Multicultural Education
Xulon Press author's message inspires travelers to immerse themselves in another culture.
2019-12-19
Ian Gemmill’s book In China Soup ($15.49, paperback, 9781545680254; $7.99,
e-book, 9781545680261), is available for purchase.
In China Soup is about the extended journey to China. Two mature sojourners from
two different continents, Africa and New Zealand, travelled there to teach
because they were intrigued with the emergence of China on the world’s center
stage following years of relative isolation. Because of their own backgrounds, their
world views were not the same, but now they were living in a domain foreign to
both of them. Each wanted to be enriched by their experiences in China, but
their worlds would collide. Sometimes Chinese world views would clash with
theirs and sometimes they would resonate. They often compared notes. Both
returned from their years in China significantly changed, one in a positive
way, the other negative, possibly tragic.
Ian Gemmill is a descendant of gold
prospectors who followed the nineteenth century Gold Rush to California,
Australia and ultimately New Zealand to finally settle on the South Island’s
West Coast. He trained at Canterbury University Engineering School at Ilam and
practiced as a civil engineer and oil industry engineer for thirty years before
retraining as a secondary school teacher. After his teaching initiation in
Wellington he extended his teaching experience to England and China. He
continues to teach today but considers himself semi-retired.
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