马克，2010年2月26日加入美康

My name is Mark. I am from the United States of America and grew up in a small town called Antioch in the state of Illinois. As a graduate from the University of North Dakota, I learned to fly airplanes. After college, I owned and operated a business for twelve years before moving north to Wisconsin where I lived and worked for the next three years. 

During that time, I became fiends with a Chinese student who grew up in Taiyuan and attended Mercan School. He told me I would make a great English teacher and encouraged me to teach at Mercan because it is the best English School in Taiyuan. As I learned more about my friend, the school and the Chinese People, I decided to “go for it” and here I am. 

China is experiencing exiting times and I am happy to be playing a small part in helping our two countries build a lasting friendship.

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      我叫马克，来自美国，在伊利诺伊州一个被称作Antioch的小镇长大。作为一名北达科他州大学的毕业生。我学会了开飞机。毕业之后，我经商12年直到我搬到威斯康星州北部。最近三年，我都是在这里生活和工作。

      在那段时间里，我成为了一名中国学生的朋友，他在太原长大并曾就读于美康学校。他说我可以成为一名很好的英语老师并鼓励我在美康任教，因为美康是太原最好的英语学校。当我对我的朋友、对这所学校、对中国人民有了更多的了解后，我决定大胆的尝试一下，并且做到了。

      中国正在经历最激动人心的时刻。我很高兴能为我们两国建立长久的友谊贡献自己的微薄之力。