Monthly Archives: March 2008

Success

The festival is over, and I’m exhausted, but very pleased! It was so wonderful to accompany for a great director, and the kids sounded fantastic!! It was nice to have a bigger group than last year – 23 as opposed … Continue reading

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Choir Festival, Day 1

We’re in Tianjin, with one day of choir rehearsing down, and one day to go… it was a long day for Sarah, who spent most of her day at the pianoor conducting the women, while with a cold.  (It’s her birthday … Continue reading

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Springtime

Happy Easter to all!  Our Sunday morning service here in Chengdu was refreshing and invigorating.  We had visitors from all over the world, including a couple from North Carolina come to pick up their newly adopted child.  Fitting for the … Continue reading

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Weekends with Wonderful Weather and Weddings

The title there just about says it all.  I’m kinda proud of it.  The weather has unexpectedly given us a beautiful day today.  (We would have known if we paid attention to the weather report; we usually don’t.)  It was … Continue reading

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College is coming

For our students, the past week has had an emphasis on college planning.  We had an admissions representative from Loyola speak to the students on Tuesday; on Thursday there was a field trip to the US consulate for a talk … Continue reading

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Now’s the time…

We’re telling our students this week about our decision to return to the US.  It seems early, but people more experienced at this third-culture thing say that we need to give them time to process before we go.  Hopefully that … Continue reading

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3 months left

Time flies.  Sarah and I have about three months left in China before we head back to the US – clearly less than 100 days.  And we will have spent three years of our lives, the first three years of … Continue reading

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Spring is Here

After many weeks of unseasonably cold weather here in Chengdu (and around the world, in fact), we have started to see signs of spring.  Winter in Chengdu is depressing; though it never snows (well, almost never), the sky is dreary … Continue reading

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