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1 June, 2017 - will the end of my course is near. I have been let go on holiday early, so I will be returning to USA about two weeks earlier than planned. In the meantime, here is the second to last portrait paintings by my incredible students. I will be returning in...

Quinn Portrait #5 Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Quinn Portrait #4 Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Quinn Portrait #3 Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Quinn Portrait #2 Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

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 home and...

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 couldn't even...

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 waiting to board. Here's a photo of...

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 Tuned.........Still More To...

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. It is such...