Monthly Archives: January 2007
Letter home from China October 9,2004
Friday, October 9, 2004 Richard and I have had so much going on this week. First off, at the beginning of the week we had Mid Moon Day. During the three-hour lunch break (which we have everyday) on that day, … Continue reading
Letter home from China September 28,2004
Wednesday, September 28, 2004 Last night, Richard and I went to a Mid Moon Day, or Mid Autumn Day, Festival. Today is actually Mid Autumn Day, but there were many celebrations last night to celebrate the coming of the holiday. … Continue reading
Letter home from China September 22,2004
Richard and I have had an eventful week since we last wrote everyone. I guess the most exciting thing is that we went to a Chinese wedding on Sunday. We were invited to attend the wedding by our friend Nick, … Continue reading
Letter home from China September 21,2004
Ok Everybody, Here are some of the pictures you have all been waiting for. We have had a good experience so far. There have been a lot of new things we have experienced crammed into just a few days. The … Continue reading
Some background on our trip to China
While attending Brigham Young University in the spring of 2004, I attended a career fair for engineering and technical students. As I went from booth to booth surveying what was available in the engineering career market, I was disappointed to … Continue reading
Welcome to Discovering China
Two and a half years ago (September, 2004), a young couple from Utah wanted some variety in their life, so they determined to move to China to teach English for awhile in hopes of setting up a manufacturing and importing … Continue reading