Chapter 3 – Disconnects

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I’m now entering my second week of teaching (it seems longer!), and I’m beginning to get into the swing of things. My students know me by name, and give an…



Chapter 4: Moon Festival

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…pot. 3. Fill the tea pot with hot water. It only needs to steep for about a minute – not long. 4. Pour tea into each of the four tiny…



Chapter 9: Stairway to Heaven

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…raised in Malaysia, and became a Singaporean. He had a great career at Motorola before quitting and venturing out in China. Statue within one of the many temples along the…



Chapter 18: The Edge of the Sky

…far, and the temperature got down to about -3 degrees C.) So although my need to escape from the cold was somewhat tempered (no pun intended), I still heeded the…



Little Penguin Close-Up at Night
Wine Barrels in Cellar

Wine Barrels in Cellar

A long hallway lined with wood wine barrels in the basement of a church in the winemaking city of Beaune, France. “(C) Gary L. Friedman. This image is available for…