Tonight our school celebrated New Years. It was a delightful evening in every respect. Little did I know that it would be punctuated by the entire English faculty of the main school, about 20 teachers, singing, by candlelight, a beautiful rendition of the hymn, “Amazing Grace.” I couldn’t help but sing along, quietly, but with enough sound to add my some hushed polyphony.
Yes, China continues to surprise me.
guanxibeijing 
I’m thinking of you and wishing you well in the New Year. I passed on the link to your blog to the daughter of a friend of mine- Ann Conmy. Ann is in high school, had a Chinese student visit last summer and she will be in China next summer. Email me and let me know how you are. Your pictures are beautiful.