Summer Reading: 5 “Lighter Fare” Books
Some perfect holiday reading for the mountains or the beaches, or anywhere you find yourself this summer!
周寧現任華源協作夥伴關係與中國事工副總裁,並擔任《每週中國快訊》(ZGBriefs)編輯。
加入華源協作之前,周寧曾在中國工作 28 年,期間擔任過英語教師、語言學生及專案主任,也為在中國工作的機構與企業提供跨文化培訓。她曾在明尼蘇達州的西北大學(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,並在惠頓學院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大學(Taylor University)教授中國文化與溝通。
周寧擁有西北大學社會科學學士學位,以及聖湯瑪斯大學(University of St. Thomas)教學碩士學位。
周寧著有 Survival Chinese Lessons 和 The Bells Are Not Silent: Stories of Church Bells in China 兩本書。
周寧也經營個人部落格 Outside-In(joannpittman.com),分享對中國、明尼蘇達州、旅行,以及「如何在不屬於自己的地方好好生活」等主題的觀察與思考。
讀者也可以透過 X(@jkpittman)及 Facebook(@authorjoannpittman)關注周寧的動態。
周寧目前定居美國明尼蘇達州新布萊頓(New Brighton)。
Some perfect holiday reading for the mountains or the beaches, or anywhere you find yourself this summer!
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