DFNM Member Checks in From China

I recently got several emails from Dave Poyer, who is spending a year in China teaching English. Dave is also writing columns about his experiences overseas for the Albuquerque Tribune. His latest columns are here and here. Go here for a collection of all his columns from China. You may recall that Dave worked for David Steele's campaign for Albuquerque mayor and attended our Meetup. Here's Dave checking in from Beijing:

Hi  Barbara,

Just wanted to say hello and thank you. I'm a NM DFA  member who's decided to go to China to teach English for a year. I've decided that this is the type of action one person can do to make  a difference in the world. Especially since President Bush has done our nation's reputation such damage with his reckless foreign  policy. The breach must be repaired little by little.

Many people  here in Beijing know and love President Clinton. Many also took Kerry's 2004  defeat to heart as well. They know how important the differences are.

Barbara, living in a country where political activism is punished with a bullet to the brain, I appreciate what you do now more than ever. What you do is often hard, and may seem thankless.  But this New Mexican acknowledges and appreciates all that you do.  You and all the NM DFA folks, now more than ever.

Many brave Chinese people maintain political blogsites at incredible risk to their lives and their family's lives.  They hunger for what so many in our land take for granted. Most here do not know what it means to vote, or to call a Congressman, or to protest injustices.  An angry letter to the editor is not possible here.

Thank you all for fighting the good fight back home.  I realize how lucky we are to have you folks.

Take care,
DAVE  POYER
poyerd@hotmail.com

Editor's Note: Dave would love to hear from you at the email address above.