Cementing relationships

As part of the building boom in the neighborhood, this cement delivery truck was set up on the main route to the train. Its support legs blocked three of the four traffic lanes on this busy route. The taxis barely slowed down as they whizzed back and forth with their student loads. We walk.

Random musings in retirement

September 21st 2009
One of the great pleasures of our second year is running into students from last year that are now in Grade 10. They seem genuinely happy to see us and they seem to find it amusing that I am staying home to cook, clean and whatever. We were out for a walk one evening and ran into one of my students returning from Majiatan with the telltale white plastic grocery bag. “I hope that isn’t full of ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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