Wednesday, June 2, 2010

LEAVING CHINA - JUNE 16th

Going home soon.

We have mixed feelings leaving our students behind as we get ready to fly out of Beijing to San Francisco and then on to Salt Lake City. We so enjoy these students and their warm, harmonious, and kindred spirits. We will miss them and their caring so much about us and taking good care of us.

One of my medical students gave me this photo of one of their patients who needs to stretch his skin to provide more patching and grafting skin for his burns. This is not me or Dana, but a medical demonstrator patient of our students. These students are learning to do these type of procedures and eventually become medical doctors in China.
This is after church last Sunday and it is the last photo of this years Jinan Twig, a small but somewhat independent twig off of the Beijing Branch. We have enjoyed this association and all the fun activities we have planned. Dana was the Twig Activities Chairman and Jay was the Jinan Group Leader.

This is the final class photos for some of our English Classes. We teach post graduate Engineering students and Medical students... Can you guess which they are in each photo?


Our academic advisors took Richard and Jay out for an end of the year Chinese lunch and toasted almost everything we could think of. We were treated royally. And, yes the food (fish, etc.) was delicious.

These are Dana's Freshmen medical students.





We are coming back to China on September 2nd for one more school year, our third. We have our round trip tickets in hand.

4 comments:

Chuck and Nancy said...

Sounds like you have found your home away from home. Nancy Hugo

Dana Wartena Thelin said...

I was able to get into your blog once but it is not letting me do it now. I loved reading about all your adventures. We get to be home of 2 months and then we will be back in China for one more year. We should be coming home about the same time. Maybe we get back in the States I will be able to get to your blog. Dana

Jensen Family :) said...

You look so beautiful in your last and final picture with your group. SO glad your coming home soon, I hope you can find some little key chains in bulk for Boston to sell over the summer :) Seeyain IP soon! Trish

beverly said...

Hi Jay and Dana.I loved your Chinese song, Jay.You n were very good. Love you Beverly