Last day in pictures

I’ve now been back stateside a little more than a week. Jet lag is conquered and graduate papers are semi-conquered. Tomorrow I head up to Wheaton and Monday, yes Monday, as in the fourth of July, I begin class. I’m two weeks and some comprehensive exams away from graduation. And we all say together, hallelujah.

It’s amazing how just a week away can make China and that final flurry of activities feel so removed. But today as I was sorting through some pictures I stumbled upon some taken my final day in my city. Bags mostly packed, I headed out for some fun experimentation with Stella and one of my former students. Billy had the rare privilege of having me as a teacher for three years as an undergraduate, and then an additional semester as a graduate student. I know, poor kid. Billy shares a love of photography and was gracious enough to let me play around with his much nicer camera body that last afternoon. It was fun to experiment with a new toy, and one thing I learned is there is still much to be learned in the land of photography.

Here’s a peek at that last afternoon spent in the middle kingdom.