Genius!
18-Jul-11
via imgur.com
Visitors seeking to see China on a budget would do well to brush up their English language skills to take advantage of a scheme that offers free lodging in Chinese homes in exchange for English tutoring.
With the cost of one hour of English tuition costing up to 500 yuan ($73.26) — unaffordable for the vast majority of Chinese — a not-for-profit Chinese organisation called Tourboarding launched the initiative last month.
Lodgers must speak at least two hours of English a day in return for their keep while their Chinese hosts can learn for free from a resident live-in English teacher.
“In the past 30 days, 5,000 Chinese families have signed up,” said Ken Chen, 38, one of the founding members for Tourboarding.
Chen said the aim of the company, which is run online (www.tourboarding.com/), is not to make money but to provide opportunity for the millions of Chinese keen to learn English.
via reuters.com
Posted via web from crasch’s posterous
L.A. trip
08-Nov-07
I’m planning to drive down Saturday morning, and drive back on Sunday evening. I’ll have some free time Saturday and Sunday afternoon, so if you’d like to meet for lunch/brunch let me know!
On Saturday evening, I’ll be attending madbard’s The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman, a finalist in the ACTober Fest 10 minute play contest.
Flying à la Carte: Q&A with Skybus’s CEO
30-Aug-07
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/technology/da2183afd28a4110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
If Skybus Airlines is the future of air travel, then the future won’t cost much. Nor will it keep you hostage on the tarmac. The company’s chief executive, Bill Diffenderffer, has rethought everything from the cost of onboard refreshments to how and where passengers check in. The result, he claims, is an airline that can charge as little as $10 for a nonstop flight without delays or lost luggage. (Procrastinators pay more, with last-minute tickets costing as much as $400.)