by Jim Quinn | Jun 1, 2017
1 June, 2017 – So, yesterday, Wednesday, 31 May, was our only class day this week. Sunday through Tuesday was the annual Dragon Boat Festival here in China. I didn’t really participate too well. I never made it to any Dragon Boat Competitions, but I stayed...
by Jim Quinn | May 29, 2017
Picture #35 – So, concludes my trip and adventure delivering a lecture to the Anqing Normal University in Anqing, China. My hosts were so wonderful and I felt so unappreciating towards them because, well, I tried buying lunch, I tried buying dinner – I...
by Jim Quinn | May 29, 2017
Picture #34 – So, back to earth and ground floor as it were……on the way to the train station Mr. Liu says you need noodles to eat before I board the train. We’ll take them ‘to go’ and I can eat them in the train station while...
by Jim Quinn | May 29, 2017
Picture #33 – And to literally top it all off! This is their roof with passive sun-heated hot water, a place to hang laundry to dry, a place to barbecue and a place to celebrate their hard work – and a really good view to boot! Stay...
by Jim Quinn | May 29, 2017
Picture #32 – So, Sunday morning – 28th of May, my train leaves at around 10:12. So, Mr. Liu picks me up at 8:30am because he wants to show me the family’s new home. Which we visit on the way to the Anqing Train Station. It is a beautiful townhouse....
