WMF Journal
November 13, 2009
A Hemisphere Away from Home
Posted by Jacqueline Wiese
Jacqueline Wiese, a graduate student in the University of Pennsylvania’s historic preservation program, volunteered to spend some time researching and working in Peru’s Colca Valley in summer 2009. WMF connected them with AECID (the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation), our partner in the Colca Valley, and subsidized their travel expenses.
Read moreOctober 25, 2009
Ken’s Diligent Service in Beijing: Day 9
Posted by Ken Feisel, Art Director
After gathering with my fellow WMFers for some strategizing and shopping, I had the afternoon to myself, so I tackled the Beijing subway solo (with a few semi-embarrassing bumps) and headed to Tiāntán Gōngyuán, the Temple of Heaven.
Read moreOctober 24, 2009
Ken’s Diligent Service in Beijing: Day 8
Posted by Ken Feisel, Art Director
Mmmm…Beijing duck! Admittedly not an expert when it comes to Chinese cuisine, I honestly didn’t find it much different from what they serve on Mott Street in NYC. But it was very, very good.
Read moreOctober 22, 2009
Ken’s Diligent Service in Beijing: Day 6
Posted by Ken Feisel, Art Director
Had a bit of free time today, so ventured out to the Great Wall. I’d actually rate it more as a really-quite-good wall, or maybe a best-wall-I’ve-seen-in-a-long-while wall, or even an of-all-the-walls-I’ve-ever-seen-this-one-is-up-there wall, but I’m withholding great for white sharks and northern beans and Santinis.
Read moreOctober 21, 2009
Ken’s Diligent Service in Beijing: Day 5
Posted by Ken Feisel, Art Director
Guess what? Another meeting this morning. This one was really cool, though (not that the others weren’t)—a demonstration from some folks in the Palace Museum’s education department of some virtual renderings of buildings in the Forbidden City.
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