Donna Spalding

Writer's Biography

Donna Spalding has been teaching sociology in a university setting for over 20 years. In conjunction with her teaching she established a research company that focused on social action and political issues. She was briefly involved in politics as a candidate in a Federal election in Canada. Donna has traveled extensively, taught university in China and participated in the International rotary Club’s child immunization program in India. She has been a full time freelance writer for the last three years.

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Tuan Li, China: Experiencing Rural China - Story by Donna Spalding, PhD
- 4th Online Issue

Before I left for China I envisioned myself easily adjusting to a new culture and confidently imparting knowledge to the university students I would be teaching. After spending three months there, I left with a totally different perspective; one that grew out of my first opportunity to be not just a tourist, but a participant in a different culture. My previous view of China had not included the people; it had focused on the place. But after leaving China, I had a new vision of both China and myself, and I was certainly more impressed with the people of China than I was with myself.

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