Sunday, August 16, 2009

Fast Transition and Lingering Memories Pushed Aside

What just happened?

Where are all the bicycles on the roads?

How much does a bag of peanuts cost?

Why are people staying in their own lanes when then can easily pass on the left here?

How many types of microbrew do you have on tap?

Mostly, where are all the chinese people?


I've dived into the next session head first, but what other ways are there to dive? I'm strangely enjoying the hours in front of the computer, exploring the paths my classes might take this semester. Seeing how much I am going to learn this semester about the subjects I have to teach, scanning the fastly growing bookshelf here at Crystal Springs and slowly meeting my new students. A week ago I was riding on a 25 hour sleeper bus through rural Qinghai. Wow.



Too many stories to tell, pictures to share and not enough time for them right now. Throughout this semester I'll be sure to sprinkle in the occasional Chinese Epic from my summer.