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 I’m including this newspaper article to later follow up with my own experiences concerning drug-related issues in the south.  I also include it because I am currently watching Breaking Bad (a US TV series) and have seen the very disturbing Brazilian movie, City of God, both … Continue reading →

Yes, I’m starting off the New Year with a rather tragic tale, this one posted from my home along the Yangtze. However, this last day of 2013 will allow me to begin 2014 on a happy high note, hopefully with … Continue reading →

After over 2 months in the big city, Chengdu, this weekend found me alighting back on my doorstep along the Yangtze River at Luzhou Vocational and Technical College. And an even bigger surprise awaited me in my apartment, other than … Continue reading →

                   One of the highlights of this last trip to America was flying from and into our little Luzhou Airport.          I have never done this before in all my years working here, although taking off directly to Shanghai … Continue reading →

          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 →