July 21, 2009 “Could we take another Chinese student?” Phyllis asked? “Let me talk with my wife about it,” I responded as my mind quickly...

August, 2009 I wasn’t sure what I would say when I saw Yuan for the first time. Maybe, “Welcome to the USA.” No, maybe “Welcome to...

August, 2009 The things you take for granted. Like lawn-mowing, for example. As our two Chinese host-students were getting into my truck...

August, 2009 What made this Chinese dinner particularly delicious was Yuan's own words when we asked him how it tasted: "Ummm, just like...