I recently bought the fourth season of Desperate Housewives but it stopped after the tornado hit. Does anyone know how I can get the most recent episodes? Of course, when I bought it it said ‘complete 4th season.’ Since I haven’t been in the States for many years, I didn’t know the 4th season is just now showing. Anyway, I am dying to know what happened to Lynette’s family. Last I saw the house they were in was completely destroyed. I imagine they are ok, but I sure would like to see the following two episodes. Any one know how I can get them?

Any Desperate fans out there wanna talk? I love that show, although I don’t usually go in for soap operas.

I never celebrated Women’s Day until I came to China and found out that it’s regularly celebrated with luncheons, special speeches and a half day off of work for (some) women.   However, this month has been dedicated to women’s history in the U.S. so if you are interested in reading some quotations by famous women check out this web site of famous quotes: http://quotations.about.com/od/morepeople/a/woman3.htm?nl=1.

It also offers links to articles about famous women in history.  A great place for students to get extra English reading practice.  If you read a quote or one of the biographies, please write your reaction here on my blog. I’d like to discuss it with you.

One of my favorite women from history is Harriet Tubman.  She was a courageous woman who helped slaves escape along the ‘underground railway’ in America.  She was an escaped slave and spent her life going back into the South, risking her life and her freedom, to help others enjoy the freedom she had. 

It’s an inspiring story.  What do you think motivates someone to risk their lives in order to help others?