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 There were/are so many feelings could/cannot be described by language. It was really a good process to improve myself. <br><br>Then, tonight, I accompanied one of my former classmates Amy to have a dinner and arranged her to live in my guestroom at my home. She had settled down with her American husband in USA, but she came back China for her husband's jobs in China. <br><br>Right now, when both of Amy and I are working on our respective computers in the sitting room and my bookroom, I cannot help thinking of my study life at Missouri State University, USA, and thinking of my kind professors, tutors and friendly Springfield people, missing the lovely squirrels in the campus, the singing birds on the trees and the colored flowers by the road between the school and my home. Especially, I cannot forget, just on that land, I became an artist first time, found my developing road and made sure to go on a cross-culture and comprehensive art road, to help more people in the world with what I have learned and I would like to study. <br><br>So, since I left for China from the university last time May 26, 2010, entered in the best art schools in China since Nov 26, 2010, I have been keeping studying while fighting with the sickness in a quite hard situation in Beijing. Completed more than 300 new pictures, published a new book and a new DVD, had a new art exhibition, offered 42 free Chinese poetry and painting courses at about 10 schools in the other two American Cities... During the process, I had been wishing to go back Springfield and Missouri State University, to do something for the local people, to return their good directions, education, help and supports. <br><br>However, I was always in a hurry, so that I could not attend all of the invitations during my visiting time, and I could not really arranging any time to fly back to Springfield and Missouri State University when I worked in USA in 2011 and 2013, so that I do have a feeling that the connection between Springfield and I, between Missouri State University and I has changed weaker and weaker. I am really worrying about the connection that was strong 3 years ago will be broken in the near future because of the separation for a too long time <br><br>So, even though I just came back from America in the end of May, 2013 and even though the travel cost will not be low, I will certainly go back to Springfield and Missouri State University in my summer vacation. To offer some free Chinese poetry and painting courses at some high /middle / elementary schools and hopefully, at 1 or 2 universities, while to have an art exhibition somewhere. <br><br>Therefore, today, I have bought some special Chinese paper, 60 Chinese brushes (30 of them for painting lines of Chinsee Baimiao and Gongbi paintings, 30 of them for painting Chinese Xieyi paintings)for my American students and friends in my classrooms in Springfield or near Springfield, as I had done for the other students and friends in Kentucky in 2011 and 2013. <br><br>I would really like to enhance the good connection with my school and the local people via the special long distance and earnest travel with all my sincerity, to listen to the feedback, direction on my cross-culture study, research and exploration. To improve the second book and DVD of the series of books... <br><br>If you or your school, organization is in Springfield, or near Springfield, MO, USA, if you wish me to have an art exhibition in your place, to offer some free Chinese poetry and painting courses for your students and the local people, please connect me as soon as possible, so that I arrange a time for you before I start my travel. After all, in Sep, 2011, after I made a speech at a seminar, I got 10 invitations, but my time just allowed me to go to 6 and I had to offer courses 8 times at a school within one day; and in May, 2013, my planned 11 courses was added to be 25, but my time was just allow me to perform 24... <br><br>If you are from the other places and the other countries, you are also welcome to connect me. Let us see whether it is possible to have a similar work in your place. :-) <br><br>I really hope to get your good understanding, directions, help and supports now and in the future. I do hope we can work together to help the others while to improve ourselves. <br><br>How about you? Do you have anything special to share?<br><br><br>I am just a student on Arts of Painting, Music, English and Management, to work on the web site in my free time. I would really like to do somethings with what I have learned to make this little web site to be<a href=http://www.ebridge.cn/new/index.php target=blank><b><font color=brown> an Electronic Bridge of Cross - Culture and Comprehensive Arts Exchange, Chinese Culture and Language Learning & Friendship Making.</b></font></a> To help the others while to improve myself. <br><br>I would like to appreciate you for your understanding, directions, supports and help. <br><br>If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you are welcome to write to <a href=mailto:shirley@ebridge.cn target=_blank><b><font color= brown> shirley@ebridge.cn </font></b></a>or leave your message on<a href= http://www.ebridge.cn/new/bbs/bbs.php?tlid=0 target =_blank><font color=brown> <b> Message Board</b></font></a>. <br><br><a href=http://www.ebridge.cn/new/about.php target=_blank><font color=brown><b>Shirley Yiping Zhang</b></font></a><br><i>August 12, 2013<br></i>
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