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Orphans and Old Men

This article is another look back on my two years spent in JiangxiW Province where I taught English at a small university in Yichun CityW. The first time I visited the orphanage in Yichun City, the thing that struck me the most was not the fact that almost all of the orphans were girls.  Nor was [...]

Office Space

8:45 am:  Arrival at the office.  Instead of taking the elevator to the 9th floor, room 901, I always walk up the 9 flights of stairs so as to avoid the crowds.  I can get more exercise this way as well.  As soon as I enter the office, I go to the water cooler and grab [...]

Drop a lyric, add harmony

After four years of living in foreign lands, I awaken in the morning to the shocking realization that I have momentarily forgotten a portion of the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner, my country’s national anthem.  I am in the shower singing to myself when it hits me… “Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light.  [...]

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