Saturday, July 12, 2008

The Academic Team has arrived


The first part of the team has all arrived. Most of the team came in yesterday from the States and stopped overnight in Hong Kong before coming into Zhuhai today. I had already been here for several days visiting one of my students in eastern China. We all met up this afternoon near the border gate.

It is hard to describe what it is like being back in Zhuhai again. It isn’t home in the sense that we belong here. But for those of us on last year’s team, after connecting on so many levels with people here, it just feels right to be back. For those new to the team – well, we just have a great group of people.

Of course, we have some trepidation as we prepare to launch the second Zhuhai Training Program and English Camp. But we also anticipate a very successful program and trust that deep relationships will be built and expanded. We appreciate your concerns for us and for the teachers and students with whom we will be working.