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Headed to China

Jason Patent — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:31:32 +0000

A year ago almost to the day I posted this to the blog. In it I describe some of the rewards of working with young people in a challenging intercultural context. Tomorrow I’m off to Beijing to rejoin the YingHua Summer Language and Leadership Institute for another go-round.

What’s new this year is that my wife and daughters have already been there for the first three weeks of the program. Colette has been co-directing the program. Mariette, our 8-year-old, is a participant, and Francesca, our 6-year-old, has been “tagging along.”

After a week wrapping up the program, we’re off to the small Tibetan town of Xiahe, high in the hills of Gansu Province. Colette and I have been there three times, and it is one of our absolutely favorite places in the world. But we haven’t been there since 2001, when, in late May, we went there to scope out possible locations for a semester program. It was on that trip that we met a young Dutch woman named Christine Mariette, and suddenly we had a name for our first daughter, who wasn’t yet born. Since then we have dreamed of bringing her and any sisters or brothers to Xiahe. Unfortunately we didn’t have a digital camera back then. Some nice photos here.

Depending on connectivity I may post from the road. Otherwise I’ll be back in early August.

Thank God for the Daily Show!

Jason Patent — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:43:03 +0000

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

Socialism Studies

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show Full Episodes

Political Humor

Tea Party

Blogging now on Orchestrall site

Jason Patent — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:02:54 +0000

I am now blogging for Orchestrall. Here is the link.

Different topics, different style, all in service of making those trans-Pacific ties ever stronger. I’d love your feedback. Please email me here.

Orchestrall, Inc.

Jason Patent — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:28:55 +0000

A bit late coming, but here it is: I am now working full-time as VP, Communications & Marketing at Orchestrall, Inc. It’s an exciting new company, and for me a thrilling opportunity to help build something from the ground up — something that promises to bring the U.S. and China closer, which if you’ve followed my blog, you know is one of my strongest passions. I may take on a blogging role at Orchestrall. If I do, I’ll post back to this blog. Until then, as always, please feel free to comment, write, or otherwise keep in touch. And to peruse the blog, of course. All the posts are still here.

Rebranding and repurposing

Jason Patent — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:33:04 +0000

My apologies to one and all for being absent for so long. I’ve been in a significant professional transition for a while now, which will continue through the Holidays. Early in the New Year I’ll have more about what’s coming next.

Meanwhile Happy Holidays to all who celebrate them!

Brief hiatus

Jason Patent — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:15:18 +0000

Tomorrow I head to China for some consulting work. I’m hoping to have the chance to post but I may not. If I don’t, then I’ll resume posting the week of November 2nd.

Until then…