Camille (Li Wen) poses with Swallow's papercut Santa.
Papercutting is a traditional Chinese art form, which Swallow pursues as a hobby.
Party-goers Gina, Ailsa, Helen, Kasurly, Swallow and What
Helen Xiao
Kasurly holds Santa
Swallow Zhang and Gina Shan
Being silly before the wine is even opened!
Gina, Ailsa, Helen, Kasurly, What, Mary and me
What's friend, Mengyu, from the music college, uploading videos to tudou.com
There is some resemblance.
Come at me with that banana!
New arrivals, Shelldy (far left) and Denise (right)
What do you mean, I can't have any pudding if I don't eat my meat?
The cook arrives!
Tracy and Annise delivered flowers and bag of candy for me. The white bottle is baijiu from Guilin that Denise brought.
Denise is transfixed by the TV.
Smile Wu and Swallow
The Christmas ornament on my door, courtesy of the TaeKwonDo club that Smile belongs to.
Harry Yang
At the Dolphin Coffee Bar and Western Restaurant, from left, Tina Long, Nora Zhang and Nora's friend.
Shelldy (right) teaches Li guzheng and English. Li is a sales rep for a local tobacco company.
Li, Shelldy and the coffee maker.
Harry, Wonderine (Shelldy's BF) and Miss Xiang's son, whom Wonderine tutors in math. Miss Xiang is Li's friend and manager of the restaurant.
Tina sings karaoke.
My door prize from the Dolphin restaurant, a modern tea service depicting the five Chinese elements: water, air, fire, earth and metal.
Anna Zhang's wedding luncheon: her parents are on the left, and David Nunn, my colleague, is at right.
Some members of the sophomore Business English class G2
2008 G2 and faculty
Seven and Tina get ready to clean up.
Me and Yong Fu
Dec. 26 was Yong Fu's 14th birthday. She lives in the Xiangxi Welfare Home. Jack (right) knows her from the time they lived in Zhangjiajie.
Helen and I read a letter from a boy in the USA to Yong Fu.
Jack gives Yong Fu some birthday cake.
We pose for a photo.
My Christmas tie, a Chinese brocade from my friend Frieda
The sophomore English Education class Z2's Christmas decorations -- and Kasurly
