From Grits to Chopsticks

Just a few quick photos of some kids.  First, the big ones at the university in the student union.  It probably comes as no surprise that the place is filled with ping pong tables: And then, here’s a quick shot of Susan visiting a local orphanage: Of course, in a city of over 5 million […]

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Now that we have finally settled into our apartment (more to come on that), it’s time to improve my transportation options.  The walk to school isn’t too bad – only about 17 minutes at a brisk pace.  But if I had a bike, it would only take about half that long (including carrying it up and […]

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(Warning!  This post could be dangerously boring for non-analytical readers!) As I prepare for another two solid days of teaching, here are a few thoughts about my classes and students.  I have two different sections of students meeting on separate days, about 50 in each group.  Each day (Monday and Tuesday), I teach two Negotiating classes in the […]

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We’re now in the process of preparing our new apartment for residence.  The apartment grounds and gardens are quite nice – somewhat of a respite from the storm of China.  Our building is one of the shorter ones on the interior of the complex and provides some acoustical isolation from the constant sound of construction and traffic […]

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Today, we began moving to Cambridge!  But probably not the one you are thinking about in Boston or England.  Our new apartment complex is called “Dream in Cambridge.”  It’s probably an investment by some forward thinking real estate investor at Harvard Business School.  Of course, you have to have a pretty colorful dream to connect Cambridge […]

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This will be a boring blog, but some of you have asked where we’re presently staying.  Tomorrow will be our 20th day in a local hotel.  It’s actually nice and unusually clean and only costs about $17 a day (up from $15 in October).  It’s even walking distance from our school!  We’re very thankful for […]

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As the sun rises over our new city, it’s interesting to think that it is just setting on our old one.  What will happen on this new day?  Of all the things we have been given, time is a precious commodity that cannot be bought or recovered, so we hope to use it wisely. After two days […]

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For the past 20 years, the “first day of school” were words reserved for our children.  That has all changed now, and today, complete with backpack and laptop, Mark headed out the door for his first day of classes at the university.  His schedule is packed on Monday and Tuesday with classes running from 8:15AM to 5:00PM.  […]

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After facing some challenges and doing some rescheduling these past few weeks, we finally got onto the plane Monday morning and started our journey.  Before leaving for the airport, a group of friends showed up at the house to send us off.  You know that they must be very special friends to come to your […]

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By definition, we will be ready to take off on Monday morning when our first flight departs from the Atlanta airport.  But as expected, there is still a bunch of stuff to get done before then.  I suppose that the things-to-do list will always expand to fill the available space before starting a trip like […]

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