Posts under ‘First Days’

The red Chairman turns cobalt, turquoise, tan, purple then to a familiar green. A rainbow of symbolism seeps from the Ren Min Bi as mood ring analogies strut onto the page: green with envy and red with passion and every feeling and hue between. More than 100 years of change change change has sprung a [...]

Teach for two weeks. Take a week off.
I could get used to this.
China’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (Chinese equivalent to the 4th of July) fall in Mid-September and early October each year. Most of the country saw an opportunity to combine two short observances into a longer and more enjoyable holiday. Good call, China! [...]

Attention mothers and grandmothers! What you are about to read about your son/grandson may worry you, but please be advised: no Jakes were harmed in the actual events that occurred in Zhengzhou.
My physical examination to confirm that I am a healthy, young male was a success. I am healthy (check). I am young (relatively… check). [...]

I have been in Xinxiang for almost a month now. Time slips by - it seems that every time I look to my watch for the date, I see an ever higher number (well, now it’s lower - October came out of nowhere!).
Most notably, I have taught my first few weeks of classes at Xinxiang [...]

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