Here are some of our favorite links.

NOTE: visiting websites can allow viruses into your computer. Be sure your anti-virus software is up to date!

There is also a Google search box at the bottom of this page.

Note: many websites outside China do not always work inside China; sorry if you can't connect from your location.

Students & Teachers:

Our current students: click here (for a list of resources you might be looking for)

Our Learner Links page links students & teachers to many sites; our Resources page links you to helpful resources at Krigline.com.

Successful Writing for the Real World (extra resources related to my writing textbook)

The Chinese agency which oversees Foreign Expert Affairs: http://www.safea.gov.cn/

Foreign Language Teaching and Resource Press (my publisher; English home page)

www.TESOL.org (I'm a member of this highly-regarded international organization for English teachers; the site doesn't always work from inside China)

Asia-TEFL (I'm also a member of this Asian teachers' association) (www.asiatefl.org)

China:

Our "Intro to China" page with links to info about China & it's history

Go-Kunming (website for expatriates in Kunming; www.gokunming.com/en/)

The University of Akron (Ohio) has a great links/resources page for those interested in China and the Chinese language. It includes an insightful speech (video) by Dr. Shirk, University of California.

China Travel Community (a helpful site with great info and pictures): http://community.travelchinaguide.com/

Info about touring China (toureasy.net)

Visit a friend's website about Xiamen & Fujian: http://www.amoymagic.mts.cn (within China)   http://www.amoymagic.com (outside China)

Click here or here to see some cool filmreels, pictures and paintings of the Flying Tigers, US volunteers who helped China defeat the Japanese in World War 2. (If these sites are blocked in China, you can read about the Tigers at Wikipedia.)

The Cypress Leadership Institute looks like a wonderful avenue for positive change. Check it out. www.chinacli.cn/index-en.php

USA:

The University of Akron (where Michael is teaching in 2011, and where his parents taught before retirement). Click here to see a video advertisement.

Agape English Language Institute   
(where Michael taught college ESL in the USA)

Columbia International Festival
(Michael helped get this great annual event started)

City of Columbia, SC, USA
(our hometown, South Carolina, U.S.A.)

Shopping:

www.booksforchina.com.cn

A Chinese-only website selling some great books and resources

Chinese/Bilingual Art & Gift Ideas (www.newdaycreations.com/business/

products_polyresin.html)   

News & Internet:

Google news page            Google Search 

                   Google Translate

Yahoo Home                    MSN news

           Longman English Dictionary

               Farlex Free Dictionary

Xinhua news and China Daily: English-language news from a Chinese perspective. (Primary sources of English news, because they are never blocked!)

China Today (www.chinatoday.com) is a huge site, with links to a wealth of articles about China from news outlets all over the English-speaking world, as well as lots of other information. It also has a large "Who's who" section, so you can find out about some of China's most important people.

US audio headlines            CT Magazine

(click "news headlines" at the bottom of the linked page)

World time clock and converter (www.timeanddate.com)

Free computer tune up from Microsoft. Launch Windows Explorer, and go to http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Click on "Full Service Scan." It may take a few hours (at least in China), but it does lots of cool things to keep your XP-based computer in good condition. They recommend doing this once a month.

Focus on the Family's Chinese website offers excellent advice and features to the people of China. www.focf.org

Do you like movies? Visit my Movie Study Guides Index, or click here to visit two Net movie sites: www.imdb.com or Yahoo movies. Here's a site with lots of movie box office stats, and others with lots of posters: www.movieposterdb.com or www.movieposter.com or

www.impawards.com or www.freemovieposters.net

Here's some links to some great software (freeware) that can help you backup your DVDs.

DVD Shrink: http://www.download.com/DVD-Shrink/3000-2646_4-48819.html

DVD Shrink help/user manual: http://www.dvdshrink.info/guides.php
DVDFab HD Decrypter 5.2.3.2: http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm (which you may need first if DVD Shrink gives you an "encryption error" message).

If any of these links don't work, I'm sorry, but the web is constantly changing. You should be able to find a current web address through www.google.com or your favorite search engine.

Our contact information is on the

Music:

Michael's music & mp3 downloads  ♫ 

Boston Pete Radio Tuner  ♫ 

a favorite US music radio station ♫

An American radio station for kids  ♫  

MSN Internet radio ♫

A Christmas-music station (without words, so it is easy to work/study with this on)  ♫

Phil Keaggy Music  ♫
(listen to a favorite US musician)

Jim Brickman Music  ♫
(another favorite US musician, who I learned about in China)

Free MP3 download of the day (music)  ♫
You can legally download one tune per day for free; some of them are worth listening to...

Old Time Radio  ♫

Free downloads in mp3 format of programs from the 1930s-80s. Non-native English speakers will have trouble listening "fast enough" but I love these old shows! (Use Explorer, not Firefox)

Follow the links on ♫ this site to hear music & interesting talk in English, Chinese, and many other languages.

Family/Personal:

You can also see Andrew's art work at the Deviant Art website.

Your kids might like Andrew's former favorite game sites: Lego.com,  Runescape,  SuperBook

How to contact us: see our Current Update page for contact information

The Jian Hua Foundation (a Hong Kong charity that has been helping professionals like us find places to serve in China for over 25 years)

These websites explain some of the basic ideas of Christianity in a simple, understandable way:

--Steps to Peace with God

--The Four Spiritual Principles

Cameras/Reviews:

While shopping for a new camera in 2007, I found these sites helpful:
 

Some of the most in-depth reviews on the web, including "shutter lag" (the time between when you push the button and when the camera takes a photo--this is what I hate most about digital cameras): http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ (I have posted a review of the Canon A630 on that website)

One of best things about this UK website is a shutter lag comparison chart (but you can also navigate to good reviews, an advice section and more)

You can see reviews or even watch a video presentation here for some cameras (for my students, this will give you a chance to practice listening)

Additional sites with insightful reviews: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech.htm      www.steves-digicams.com     www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/home.html www.epinions.com/Digital_Cameras (I have posted a review of the Canon A630 on that website, too)  

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