Today Sean and I signed a contract to teach another year at Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology. There is still so much to see and learn about in China that only spending one year just isn't enough. This year went by so fast and I am excited to be able to come back for another one. The hardest thing will be being away from family and friends again. I am ready to go home for the summer and we fly in to Grand Rapids July 14. I am so excited to see my parents, eat American food, go to the beach, hang out with friends and go to some weddings and family reunions.
Since I have gotten to know the other teachers pretty well I thought I would take a moment to let you know what they will be doing next year.
Jordan will be teaching another year at our university as well and we feel pretty lucky that he is sticking around.
Ken will be participating in the Peace Corps and as far I know his current placement is teaching English in the Pacific Islands.
Peter will be attending graduate school in theology in Chicago (maybe he can come up for some beach time in Holland sometime soon!)
Daniel will be teaching English in China but has decided to try a different location. His new placement is in the west of China which is completely different in many ways from the more urban and developed eastern coast of where we are now. His placement is in Xinjiang province and he explains a little more about it on his blog. Hopefully we can come visit!
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