As I prepare for the mini-course on the Chinese langauge that I will be presenting later this month (http://www.lanewaylearning.com/2012/12/14/a-bit-of-basic-mandarin/ – check it out!), I am reflecting on how much of this blog could now be seen as out-dated…and how much of it is timeless. I like to think more of the latter than the former – that my years in China amounted to more than just the ability to comment on what happened to me at a certain point in time. There is some modern relevance here. I will continue to prune until its full shape emerges!