All's Well!

I've gotten a few concerned emails after the earthquake hit this weekend, and I just wanted to let you all know that I'm fine! The earthquake was outside of Chengdu, and we didn't feel anything except for maybe some psychic disturbances. Thank you for your love and concern... let's pray that folks fare similarly well in the wake of Gustav.

I'll post about some of my hilarious kids once I have a bit more free time. Quick preview: we had students draw "life maps" and then stand up and tell the class something about their life. One kid stood up and said, "I want to go to university of America because I'm not fat in America. Here in China, everyone thinks I'm fat, but in America, I'm just normal-sized."

He's right. Half of the teachers can't even buy clothes here because there are no "foreign" sizes. So much for superior education or academic aspirations: you gotta learn where you can fit into the clothes!