Friends in China

I have made some good friends here, in a very short time.  Not just people you see and work with, but people that you will always remember, and people that you hope to continue to keep in touch with, and maybe see again. The international faculty here are a very nice group of people.  Some of them have been here 7 or 8 years and some have only been here a year to two.  We all get together on the Rugby field, or drink a few beers, or go out to eat some nights. Besides teaching the one thing we all have in common is that we like it here.  This is one of the most exciting times of my life. I have been fortunate to do somethings that people don't usually do, work on a fishing boat in the Keys, sit in the press box, as a member of the press, at the St. Louis Blues game, be in the opera, but this is really something special, and I love every minute of it.

Paul is from Canada and has been here 7 or 8 years and Katie, my mentor, is from England and has been here almost 2 years.  Very nice people and fun to be around. Paul will probably stay here until his health tells him it is time to return to Canada.  Katie will probably be here until she figures out what she wants to do with the rest of her life.  China is a good place to visit if you need time to think about things.