We’re in Fuxin, and I am so glad. We arrived yesterday by train, and it has truly been a welcomed change. We live on the college campus, on of China’s top 100 school, and even though it only has 20,000 students, it feels smaller than SMU. Granted, it helps when 7-8 live in a room together, but they all have…

Well, shopping mania has begun, and I hope it will end tomorrow. Please may it end tomorrow!! Brad, Roman, and I made the San Hao run Saturday and found great software titles that we hope are in English. We also picked up as many DVDs as we could possibly desire (or so we thought) and some music DVDs. Then, Sunday,…

Well, basically everyone is gone at our campus and we’ve said all of our goodbyes. All that is left are a two part exam, a final dinner with our team and missionary family, and another goodbye dinner with our teacher, Chong, and his family.
We leave this Thursday for another city, much smaller (only 1 million instead of around 7…

For the past few days I didn’t really think much had happened, in fact I began to wonder if I had done much all summer. Tonight let me know that not all was lost – in fact, much was gained. A few nights ago Michael called me to let me know he really wanted to talk to me so I…

Wow, the past few days have not allowed much personal time. Thankfully, today has been a great Sabbath. Laundry is drying, the room is livable, the pictures are online, and I’m very well rested. Yesterday, we cooked with the Chinese family and made dumplings, Coco-Cola chicken, and Gou Ba Rou. Some notes: Knead the dough gently, in one direction, with…