The latest of a series of authentications, "signed" by Rex Tillerson It's been a bit over two weeks since my last installment in the ongoing saga of my returning to China to teach English. I

Verification of notary signature -- looks very important, no? Hello again, Steemians! It's been a while since I updated everyone on my sudden retirement from teaching English in Hunan, China. In case you

Fengyu Lake at Jishou University Hello, fellow Steemians! I am now in Shanghai and a few hours away from boarding a 787 bound for the USA. It will bring to a close my nine-year sojourn in western Hunan

This is a photo album from one of my freshman classes. The characters 吉大印象 (JiDa YinXiang) mean "JiDa Impressions." JiDa is the local nickname of the university. The curvy design represents the

The Bell Tower, Xi'an, China. Photo by the author. I have decided to take the job offer I got two weeks ago, which means (1) I can stay in China a little longer as I had planned and (2) I won't be unemployed

The Sunshine Supermarket （阳光超市） is in the building on the left, alongside restaurants, a pharmacy, and a bakery. On the other side, behind more small shops, is a K-5 school. The tall building straight