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Now, doesn't he look jovial??  
   

Now, doesn't he look jovial??

I found him by accident in a small temple compound in the center of Taizhou near the Phoenix River, run by two elderly nuns. In my two years here in Taizhou, I have walked past these small temple structures many dozens of times, never realizing it was a Buddhis Temple, and what little treasures were hidden behind the gray walls. In "his" case, this treasure is a little dusty but quite "happy and "big". I am often compared to him :-)
#107 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Fall Semester-2008, Activities continue at TTC)

December 18th 2008
There is no more doubt, that winter has arrived in Taizhou. Students are huddling and holding each other for warmth, as they rush to their early morning classes. The students now sport their down-winter-jackets in all the most fashionable colors, but their smiles are more temporary as they pass me on their way to "where-ever". These colder months begin the time, when I miss the warm Florida ... read more
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