Sunday, July 17 was our first Sunday back at BBC after 10
weeks in the US. We loved seeing our BBC friends again and meeting new
visitors. As always, we love to talk with everyone, and Mark invites many to our
home for dinner. We find that visiting in a home much more relaxing and
refreshing than meeting people in restaurants. Among the new people we met this
past Sunday, three young ladies (sisters in JC) came to our apartment for dinner on Thursday
night.
Kristy
Although
Kristy grew up in Mexico, she has lived in Germany for about 10 years, earning
her PhD and working in process engineering. She came to Beijing on a wastewater treatment project
that will bring her back every few months. What a delight to get to know her
briefly this time, and we hope to keep in touch as she continues to make
business trips here.
Monica
Monica, an
American with Chinese heritage, is a professor of philosophy at a university in
Boston. Since we had made our first trip to Boston in 2013, we enjoyed
comparing notes of the city and talking about her work of introducing young
college students to the world of philosophical thinking, teaching them to ask
questions such as what is the meaning of life? And how does one fit into that
meaning? She is in Beijing taking a two-week philosophy course to enhance her
teaching.
Nicole
Nicole, from
Singapore of Chinese descent, came to Beijing for a summer internship between her junior and senior years of university studies majoring in economics. She
reminded us of other Singaporean college students we have met who study abroad
and find internships abroad. She will stay here a few more weeks so we hope to
have more time to encourage her in her walk with JC.
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