A Visit to the Morning Markets

All across China each day there are an untold number of morning markets in each small neighborhood.  The vendors come into a common area, set up their booths, and sell their goods.  These markets give people an opportunity to get fresh vegetables, fruit, and meat each...

First Donation Trip

While I was teaching at a university in China, I saw needs the students had that were not met. Global Partners in Life (GPiL) wants to help the youth of China with their educational, humanitarian, and medical needs. So, that is what we attempted to address with our...

Downtown Shanghai

From what I am told, this is downtown Shanghai. I was recently at a friend’s office. This was the view from his office. Actually, he had a small balcony we could go out on for some fresh air and better pictures. Here is the view in another direction. I think we were...

The Rest of the Story

Ok, so there I was… walking in a parking lot in an upscale area of a very large city in northern China, when I saw something that literally made me stop and take a picture. This particular day it was probably about 82 degrees, so to most foreigners, this photo...

Art is Everywhere!

It is always so impressive to me how easy it is to find art in China. Even the simplest of items can be turned into something beautiful. Recently I was in China and found this item. I am not sure if this would be considered a fruit or a gourd, regardless, it was...

Shanghai Jiaotong University – Library

On the campus of the Shanghai Jiaotong University is a library to honor a scholar named Tsung-Dao Lee. Actually, he was much more than a scholar, as you will see. He left China and enrolled at the University of Chicago. In 1950 he received his PhD at 24 years of age....