In preparation for an upcoming trip, I’ve joined CouchSurfing.org, a project that puts travelers in touch with local hosts for a free place to crash or just a friendly meet-up. Call it a grassroots diplomacy. Hoping some valuable experiences and unforgettable people will come out of this.
“I believe that Chinese peacekeepers will win the glory for the motherland with their own strenuous efforts and successfully implement rescue and peacekeeping missions in Haiti.” Hu Yunwang, director of the 5th anti-riot police force in Haiti in 2007, to Sina.com. He is being deployed there again to help with peacekeeping efforts in the earthquake […]