Puffin' The Chinese Dragon

Courtesy Muhammed Muheisen/AP

No, not that magic dragon. It looks like America isn't the worst when it comes to their addiction to nicotene. China, which has a huge industry for tabacco, and a huge population seems to be the leader when it comes the substance of cigarettes. Read on at npr.com

1. Which media environments and technologies/applications/platforms will I use in documenting and telling the story of my China trip?

I will be bringing my flip camera for taking video and my dslr for high quality stills.

2. What equipment/gear will I need to bring to capture my stories?

I will be bringing a Flip camera and my Mac Book Pro laptop for editing, using iMovie as a simple editing program. I will also be bringing my single lens reflex camera.

2. How will I capture and "bottle" my stories while traveling in China?

I plan to get a number of images that will convey my journey abroad.

4. Please provide a "sample example" of your multimedia approach here.

Here is a link to my adventure in Norway: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/13065353/1/nordic%20quest?h=3c784e

Crazy Tiger Or Not So Much...

Courtesy of BBC

After reading Amy Chua's article a few weeks back about the "Chinese" way of raising a child, it turns out she might not be so insane after all.

BBC offers a softer side of this fearsome beast, the video can be found here