Visiting Their Old Teacher

L2R: Marc, Taylor, GK, Nelson, Luther and Herman

Nothing warms the heart of this old prof like a visit from a former student... these future engineers and programmers decided to multiply the blessing by five... we chatted for hours while Grace was giving exams about everything from their classes and relationships to plans for the summer and hopes for the future.  Taylor will complete his undergraduate studies in Chicago (Illinois Institute of Technology), Herman in Canberra, Australia and the other three at our main campus in downtown Beijing, where they all plan to add a second major (in Business or Law)... good men!

Net Reading Exams

The Net Reading Classes both had their finals this morning... now I have 198 pages of essays to grade!!

Top (L2R): Vivian, Summer, Jessica, Leona, Cinderella, Andre, Cane, Sue, Timmy, Holly, Helen, Mr. K
Middle: Melody, Lily, Mary, Cathy, Harriet, Jane, Iris, Tiffany, Randi, Fay, Annabelle, Rae, Rosy;
Front: Gelara, Elina, Swallow, Jen, Doris, Kate, Cecily, Amy, Serena, Sherry, Sunny

Top (L2R): Ian, Nicholas, Alessa, Wendy, Christy, Sunny, Judy, Mia, Joyce, Mandy, Elsa, Mr. K;
Middle: Sophia Zhao, Daisy Zhang, Amy, Gina, Summer, Jill, Catherine, Jean, Sophia Mei, Nancy, Lily;
Front: Cicy, Andrea, Gabrielle, Melissa, Vivian, Debby, Viola, Helen, Daisy Hu

First Exam

It's a small, but absolutely delightful class of twelve soon-to-be-senior English majors... my Monday 4:10-6:00 A/V class!  The last one ends 6:00 p.m. Friday... Grace and I fly out Tuesday morning (the 24th)

Perfect Timing

We found a little park just east of campus... thought it might be fun for a change to grill out for our last team meal before final exams!

The food and fellowship were great... the fun was cut short however by one of our first thunderstorms of the year!

We ended up sharing in the nearby shelter some of our favorite memories of our individual fathers and of the goodness of the One we have in common!

Temporary housing for the people charged with landscaping the park (we assume)... our subway station in the background

Kara's Engagement Pics

There is a link to 25 pictures like this one on my FB... Grace and I are four and a half weeks away from wrapping things up (for this year) in China, and we're inside of two-and-a-half months away from the BIG day in Atlanta!

Here in China, the number 8 is considered perfect for love and marriage, because (like ∞) it never ends... what better day to start a lifetime of love and shared experiences than the eighth day of the eighth month!

Basketball Intramurals

Don't know whether it was the fact that I was wearing a tie, that I was the oldest person or the only foreigner in attendance, but after watching some of my students win the intramural basketball championship, they asked me to present the trophies... leaving me five minutes to get to class!

The guys in red had the nicer uniforms, but you'll notice they're holding the second place trophy...

May Coffee House

The final coffee house of the 2013-2014 school year was the largest ever... featuring live performances, trivia competition, and twelve tables of lively discussion at each of the two sessions on the topic of "Men and Women".                Next Coffee House:  October 2014!

Pictured are the Leadership Team of the Pretty English Association and the 7 "foreign experts" who teach on their campus.