As readers probably have noticed, I haven't been writing much of anything, lately. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because, I have been busy teaching some classes, lately. Maybe it's lack of interest on my part or just being lazy. Or maybe it just comes down to spending too much time on Facebook. Or it could just be because of my more sedate life style that I just don't have much to write about. Maybe I should just do something more exciting than teaching boring accounting and English communication classes.
With that being said, I think that I will revert back to writing about my experiences in China, which I still think about often. I have been able to keep in contact with some of my former students, some of which have become good friends. I still get some requests to help them write essays or personal statements for visa applications, etc., which I try to help them with.
I recently received an email from Yang qi (her English name is Hope) Hope is an English/Politics double major, and is a junior this year. She is very tall for a Chinese girl,(about my height), and a little self concious about it. She recently served as a volunteer guide in the National Games in Jinan, which was a major sporting event (like a mini-olympics) in China. Following are some remarks that she sent and some photos of herself:
Dear Mr.JUDD,
I just finished my work as the volunteer in the National Games.I work as the guide to guide the athletes of one association in the opening ceremony~ In my delegacy , most of them are technologists who design the airplane for the country.So you can see that "Aero Association" is printed on board.The tall man in the fifth picture is the famous basketball player Zhu Fangyu .The tall boys in the last two pictures are the basketball players in ShanDong delegacy.I like to take pictures with tall boys ,haha~ Just introduce briefly,it's near midnight~ We all miss you and care about your life in recent days . Remeber bring us happy news soon,looking forward for your letters~
Best wishes to you and your family~
Yours,
Hope