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Today is the second day of vacation for me, although the students are still taking their final exams for their Chinese courses at this time.  Dragon Boat Festival is tomorrow and the entire nation has been given Thursday and Friday off, meaning … Continue reading →

Priscilla Wieck’s Column:   “Walk With Me” My mom, Priscilla Wieck, has been writing a weekly column for our local Marshall newspaper for 3 months now.  She has entitled it “Walk with Me” because of her daily walks around our small town … Continue reading →

A former post was devoted our new school campus, with pictures dating from May 2nd when Peace Corp volunteer, Jackie Zubin, and I visited the site to check things out. We trekked by replanted sticks of trees, clamored over dirt … Continue reading →

All last week, text messages were flying between the English language departmental staff (including myself and Peace Corp volunteer Jackie) and our English major students. “Are we on for Friday or not?” The 10th Annual English Language Play Contest was hovering over … Continue reading →

I mentioned in the last post about the new campus, which Peace Corp volunteer Jackie (at my school) and I visited over a week ago.  We’d never been and were interested in seeing what we’d soon be moving into, since … Continue reading →

Today is Mother’s Day, although in my Chinese classroom, it’s really been a week of Mother’s Day activities for my students.  My Mother’s Day lessons focus on the history of the day ( how it came about and current Mom’s Day … Continue reading →

It’s a 3-day weekend in China, with Labor Day (May 1st) as a holiday with an added Monday of rest because our holiday just happens to fall on a Sunday, which is already a rest day in China. My weekend has … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe but the time has come to say farewell to the Midwest and head back to China. During my time in the States, I’ve kept up on weather reports from my area of Sichuan and those have been … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Belated Merry Christmas! The WordPress team prepared my blog’s yearly report, which I am sharing at the end of this short message that I am finally able to post. As you know, entries for this past semester have been extremely weak, with … Continue reading →

Today, my mom and I checked off the very last item on our “To Get Done” list while I was home: The setting of my dad’s USMC (United States Marine Corp) marker at his plot in our local Marshall cemetery. … Continue reading →