Category Archives: Tales from The Yangtze River

            During my summer itineration, I was asked many times  what would happen to the campus of my former school, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities.  The college had been there since 1939 but was moving to a new site 1 … Continue reading →

           Last week, we finished all my Thanksgiving Day activities in class.  The highlight of my Thanksgiving Day lesson is how to prepare a beautiful dinner table. After teaching the class the art of  crafting a visual dining room experience, and all that entails, … Continue reading →

  A Friday of Student Events                         Friday found our main campus walkway overflowing with artwork.             The Art majors were displaying their mid-term projects.  Hand-painted traditional scrolls, calligraphy, photographs, drawings, and animation characters rippled with the breeze while … Continue reading →

  Thanksgiving Day Begins with A Bang               Darkness is nothing new along the Yangtze river at 7 a.m. It makes one want to stay snuggled under the warm comforter, especially as no heat brings room temperatures to around … Continue reading →

               My apartment balcony, overlooking the Yangtze River, remains oddly silent.  From the usually busy road below, there’s not a sound:   no beleaguered busses straining uphill, no constantly sounding car  horns, no boisterous motorcycle mufflers, no screeching-tired taxies, … Continue reading →

                          Last Friday, Ying Yin (Catherine), from our school’s Foreign Affairs office, asked me to stop by and pick up something.              “Ah!  Another mail bag of books for our English language resource library!” I thought to myself.              … Continue reading →

                                I have only voted once in America for a Presidential election.  All my other ballots have been sent from overseas:  Japan, Taiwan and China.  No matter what political party we favor, I truly believe in the importance of voting.   … Continue reading →

               Since last Sunday, the rain has been coming down non-stop.  Drizzling, pouring, pelting, sprinkling, misting . . . you name it, we’ve had it.              It’s unusual for us to have so much constant rain for so many … Continue reading →