Monthly Archives: January 2008

In 2002 at Yantai University I met with a young freshman girl called Yu Lifang (her English name is Mary), who came from a small farming village two hours away from Yantai.  I’ve known Mary and her family for more … Continue reading →

A strange quirk of fate … (that just means ‘it’s one of those things that happen in life’).  A few weeks ago I went to a birthday party at Dio’s coffee shop in Weifang.  Caroline, from Kenya, took her daughter … Continue reading →

It’s on the north side of the city (the No5 bus goes there).  I went with Jenenne, the Australian, Xiaohui the always-talking Chinese teacher and ‘AJ’ the Japanese teacher.   Cold …   so it’s probably a good idea to go … Continue reading →