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

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

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

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The truck that went to the county to pick up supplies is back! Today, we're distributing specialties

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

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I cooked eggs for breakfast for all the children in the school today. Eating well will help you grow

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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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After teaching in the countryside, I found that many children in the mountainous area suffer from se

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The whole village suddenly lost power, and the school cafeteria couldn't cook lunch. Seeing the chil

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The final exams are over. No matter how well or poorly the kids did, as long as they gave it their b

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Today, the kids used the “five senses” method to write about pomegranates. Their Mandarin and expres

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After a month of studying and improving myself, I’m finally back at school! Though the journey was e

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On my first home visit to a student’s house, I never expected that he, whose family is not well-off

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It's been nearly three years since I last taught there. No matter how much I'm reluctant to leave, I

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At noon, I had lunch with my students. The kids from the mountainous area are very sensible and easi

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Rewarding students who made the biggest improvements on this midterm exam with a trip to town for so

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Back at school, the kids were overjoyed to see me; their sweet smiles were just like a jar of plum j

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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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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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