The sweet potato vendors are at the school gates again. My students tell me this is peasant food but a hot one warms the hands and the stomach, and makes a grand lunch or snack, as you walk down the street. This fall the garden at the back of the apartment has had a major face-lift. At the end of November, there was an inspection by the educational authorities to determine if this institute ranked in the top 30 of the country. Well, I returned to the same shop in November to prepare my winter wardrobe.
Some people have such a capacity to remember, memorize and commit to memory.
I was astounded but flattered, I must say. Each semester we have a provincial conference of the Amity teachers. But we meet especially to offer support and encouragement to each other. We all appreciated her thoughtfulness and directness as she led us to think of some of the concerns for being here in China. She encouraged us to speak to such things as fear, loneliness, our commitments to the church at home and here.