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Fall 2011
Five students are in Langzhong, returning to this beautiful city that all of us visited several weeks ago. Students here still remember the SSTers who taught at…
Located between Xichong and Langzhong, Nanbu is welcoming SSTers for the second time. All five of our students here are living with teacher families, most near the…
Three students are here in Xichong, less than an hour’s drive north of Nanchong. In 2008, SSTers also taught in Xichong but at a different school than…
Six students moved here on Saturday. This is the first time we have had students at Yilong and school officials welcomed us warmly. A long and winding…
On the weekend of Oct. 15 & 16, students traveled to their new service locations. All are now safely at the places that will be “home” until…
Friday, Oct. 14. Language exam is over. We spent all- day at Sea Turtle Center getting ready to enter Chinese middle school (grades 7-12) classrooms to teach…
Our final week of classes in Nanchong ranged from Chinese demographics, to traditional medicine, music and calligraphy. During the afternoons we continued reviewing for our Thursday language…
On Oct. 6, we undertook a miscellany of cultural activities in Nanchong. Andrew S.’s host brother met us in Beihu park for some very public tai ji. …
Another day, another trip: Oct. 5 found us headed to Jincheng Mountain. We wound along through many small villages and farm compounds. Every once in a while…
On Oct. 4, we took a day trip east to Guang’an, the birthplace of influential Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) who led China into the era of…
