After traveling nearly 2,000 kilometers, I finally arrived at my new school. The children were incre

We’re out of water again—I haven’t washed my hair in days. Finally got around to it today, and it fe

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A public-sector teacher resigned to teach in a remote mountainous area, postponing graduate school f

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Home Visit with Xiaohan (Part 2): After dinner, I had a heart-to-heart talk with Xiaohan. The kids'

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The water purification equipment for the new volunteer-teaching school has been successfully install

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Final exams are coming up—I’m treating the kids to some free-range chicken. Watching them eat their

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Just finished the home visit and heading back—after rushing 2,000 kilometers, I finally get to taste

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The weather’s getting hotter, and the mosquitoes and bugs in the mountains are multiplying. The mosq

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Do we really need delicacies from mountains and seas? Simple tea and plain rice are part of life too

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After evening self-study, the kids grab their basins to fetch water for washing up. At such a young

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I heard that the teacher will give me something when he reaches out? I'm being urged to update this

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I bought prawns for the students at my own expense. Seeing them eating happily and healthily made me

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I didn't go down the mountain for seven days during the holiday. The students were going back to sch

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A couple of days ago, I took a ride to the county seat and bought some fresh fruit for my students.

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The math teacher was at a meeting. I helped invigilate today. Seeing all the "little masters" showin

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During a casual chat with a colleague, I learned the kids had never worn school uniforms. So I quiet

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Before and after teaching in the mountains... I’ve always been one to share the good news but keep t

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A week ago, I accidentally saw students making rubber bands with discarded mask strings. I felt bad

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We were supposed to distribute the school uniforms to the kids last semester, but because of the ear

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It’s been a week since the break started and I still haven’t gone home—I’ve been visiting students f

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One day off—planning to head to the county town with my colleagues for a big shopping spree and to p

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