At the end of this week, I will say goodbye to 5 of 7 of my family members.   They are all going to various parts of China with their respective grade’s school spring trips.  This map might be a little hard to read, but you can get the idea…they’re all going in opposite directions!  Megan and I will remain in Tianjin and try to fill our time wisely, while everyone is away.

I’m a little nervous about being here alone.  However, there are many friends here that I can call on if I get lonely.  I hope to have a couple of cooking classes with Chinese and Korean friends (most do not know how to use an oven and have never baked before), do some pre-planning for our summer furlough, and preview a study I hope to start with the girls soon.    If any of you want to send an e-mail of give me a call while the others are away, I’d love to hear from you.  Our skype number is a local Dallas, Texas number 817-576-1076.    Keep in mind that we are 13 hours ahead of Central time zone in the States.