Category: people
Updated on August 2, 2011
Freshmen Sports Day
Yesterday afternoon, the Freshmen teachers on our team hosted a Sports Day for all of their students. As unofficial team photographer, I pulled myself away from packing for a bit to get a few shots of the students… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: Names
These pictures aren’t from today. In fact, they’re not even from this week. They’re from that eventful to the big city a couple weeks ago. But I was waiting to post pictures of my Chinese nephews until I had… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: Stella
Stella is one of my best friends in China. I’ve known her for about three years now, and other than the team, she’s probably the person who knows me the best around here. She’s an English major, but… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: Twins!
At the end of the week, I had the great privilege of visiting my friend and colleague Jasmine and her three week old twin boys. I met Jasmine my first year teaching at the university, and we became… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
A bit of sunshine
It is gray today. Stark, dark, gloomy, dreary gray. The type of gray that requires having lights on all day. The type of gray that encourages curling up under a blanket letting the hours melt away in unproductiveness… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
My Lijiang friend
Unfortunately, Kami spent a lot of our time in Lijiang cooped up in the hotel room with the flu. This left me on my own to explore the city, which those of you who know me well realize… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Redeeming Moments
There are moments when I have a strong dislike of China. Moments where I find myself wishing I was in America. I had one such moment this afternoon at the train station. Of all places in China, except perhaps… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Would you be my neighbor?
Back in the day, when I lived in the big city, going grocery shopping involved a forty-five minute crowded bus ride into town. One of the things I loved most about moving to my current city was the fact… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
Kindess of a stranger
Saturday I headed to the orphanage in the peculiar weather of a hail storm. I am not absolutely certain, but I believe this was my first hail storm in China. Hailing a taxi, I didn’t care how much he… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2011
Chinese hospitality
Today is 2 for 1 day…I’m going to take full advantage of the blog access to tell you a tale from my travels. As I mentioned previously, on my way back to Siping I stopped in Shanghai to… Read More
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