Summer Reading: 5 “Lighter Fare” Books
Some perfect holiday reading for the mountains or the beaches, or anywhere you find yourself this summer!
周宁现任华源协作伙伴关系与中国事工副总裁,并担任《每周中国快讯》(ZGBriefs)编辑。
加入华源协作之前,周宁曾在中国工作 28 年,期间担任过英语教师、语言学习者及项目主任,也为在中国工作的机构与企业提供跨文化培训。她曾在明尼苏达州的西北大学(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,并在惠顿学院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大学(Taylor University)教授中国文化与沟通。
周宁拥有西北大学社会科学学士学位,以及圣托马斯大学(University of St. Thomas)教学硕士学位。
周宁著有 Survival Chinese Lessons 和 The Bells Are Not Silent: Stories of Church Bells in China 两本书。
周宁也经营个人博客 Outside-In(joannpittman.com),分享对中国、明尼苏达州、旅行,以及“如何在不属于自己的地方好好生活”等主题的观察与思考。
读者也可以通过 X(@jkpittman)及 Facebook(@authorjoannpittman)关注周宁的动态。
周宁目前定居美国明尼苏达州新布赖顿(New Brighton)。
Some perfect holiday reading for the mountains or the beaches, or anywhere you find yourself this summer!
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