Monthly Archives: August 2013

          You’ll remember my past reports of Mr. and Mrs. Old Man River (Zhen and his younger wife, Wu) who recycle discarded materials throughout the campus. With the rapid return of students, and our school garbage cans quickly filling with … Continue reading →

           The calm, quiet, peacefulness of our empty campus has disintegrated with the coming of the weekend.           The upper classman began trickling in on Saturday, streaming through the gates on Sunday and dragging their stored belongings back to dormitories … Continue reading →

         Our formal schedule listed August 26th, Monday, as the start of school.          But I’ve been back now for 4 days and the campus is still vacant. No students. No administrators. No teachers. Only the workers are busy with … Continue reading →

  As always, a month in the States flew by. I received my student visa by mail 5 days ago so I’m all legal for a re-entry into China. My most recent newsletter was sent 2 days ago so those … Continue reading →

After that last entry,  it’s time to report some good news, sent in an email this morning: DP has a home! A Re-cap of DP I wrote in a previous post that, before leaving for the States, I had taken … Continue reading →

I received several comments on my website regarding the magnificent recycling efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Old Man River (Mr. Zhen and his wife, Ms. Wu).  It’s so nice to hear how others appreciate the hard work the two have … Continue reading →

           Mr. and Mrs. Old Man River are my 1st floor, downstairs neighbors. Of course, that’s not their real names.  It’s really Mr. Zhen, age 84, and his wife, Ms. Wu, age 60. (In China, the wife keeps her maiden name.  … Continue reading →