In areas of China where coal is used for heating, cooking, and in industry, it is common to see people wearing an additional sleeve from their wrists to their elbows. The reason for this is to keep their clothes clean. There is a very fine black dust that gets on...
As I mentioned in my book, Unseen Tears, on my first visit to the main orphanage in the book, I wasn’t told this was a special needs orphanage. As you may imagine, I was slightly surprised when we entered the orphanage and I realized it was a special needs orphanage....
As someone who considers himself a fisherman, I often enjoyed the views I had from the area around the campus where I was teaching. There was a dirt road that ran along the east side of the campus, and the building where I lived was right beside the dirt road. My...
There are several differences in the wiring of homes and apartments in China and the States. The first one is that homes in China use 220V, and the states use 110V. That isn’t something you can see, but you may need to know that when you plug in your appliances....
As with any new environment, I had to learn through experiencing my new surroundings when I started visiting the special needs orphanage. Initially, it was hard to notice much more than all of the children requesting my attention, but once I got used to that and the...