| the old pond / frog jumps in / plop! – Matsuo |
When Marco Polo left Italy for China in the year 1271 with his father and uncle he had no idea what he was in store for. Along a similar vein, two weeks ago every Peace Corps Trainee received their site placement for the next two years. It is the place where they will teach and eat…
Our students were bright and had a wide range of English skills. They could read good. One had previously published an organic chemistry article in an American journal of science. Another was my 7 year old host brother.
The hot, sticky blue dot there is Chengdu. This summer it’s the city where I live. My time here, as well as the air pollution, has taken my breath away. But you know that already since I haven’t squeaked out an update yet. Well open your pores. Time to pump a trickle of life back into this…
