Bamboo Pilgrim

Pizza Hut sounded like a great Valentine’s Dinner, to eat and experience something beyond normal in Xinyang, Henan. We love Chinese food, but today we needed a touch of home.  Pizza,...

It’s New Year’s Eve in China.  At 3:00 p.m., enthusiasts began lighting fireworks, though out the evening will increase in frequency until midnight, when for a brief instant, the sky will light up in a kaleidoscope...

Mei Wen Team visits homes of rural student recipients of China Service Ventures scholarships Our goal today is to make two home visit evaluations in Long Jin Township — a 60 minute...

   Her name is Hawa. She is a native of West Africa, but holds a State of New York issued identification card.  She speaks in a way common to English speakers...

   I have a Supor brand electric water kettle that developed hard water deposits on the inside, which scrubbing could not clean. My Chinese neighbor knew what to do. She put...

   It has been a while since I have seen this in America, a woman plucking her chicken for the evening meal.  She has a pair of tweezers in her hand....

   First aid training for counselors at camp in Lijiazhai, Henan for the Mei Wen English Summer Camps this summer. We covered cuts, sprained ankles, concussions, and heat exhaustion and what...

      Sometimes you find the most interesting things while cleaning a middle school. Check out this beauty from the insect world — scarab beetle. One less insect for the dorm...

   Every summer camp the first item of business is to mop and disinfect the floor of the cafeteria from mildew.  High humidity and the tropical climate creates an ideal environment...