Cristina Zaccarini, is an Associate Professor of History at Adelphi University in New York, she teaches courses in U.S. history, Mindfulness and nonviolent communication and history, the intercultural exchange between China and the U.S., and the history of women and gender in China and the United States. She began as one of my professors while at Adelphi, then a mentor and currently a good friend. Among the many things she had taught me the most useful were those that I was able to apply outside of the classroom, so much so that I was able to study abroad in China. We discuss exactly what it means to teach, to learn and to apply using principals from Eastern philosophy.
