Meet The Nanjing ELIC Team

   I just wanted to show you a quick picture of the ELIC team who are all teaching/living in Nanjing. Some families live on the other side of town and some on the same campus as us.   Starting from your left and moving around to your right are:
Kellie and Stephen Merwin, Brooke and Andy Cheely, Chad and Amy Macpherson (live on our campus), Rachel Dahl, Tama and Jeremy Majors, Chad & Laurel Whetzell who is holding Victoria (live on our campus) , and you all know the beautiful woman on the far right.  The balding middle aged fat guy is holding the camera "The Least of These".   The kids are at the other table and their faces are quite lovely.

Football in China

Okay, how is this for ironic.  One of my students from last year, SuXin, is now studying in the States at TCU in Texas.  Prior to the Boise State vs. TCU game this year he sent Trey a small TCU uniform knowing full well that we are Boise State Bronco fans.  Well, Brian got the last laugh as TCU beat Boise State earlier this year.  So here are a couple photos of what Trey and I think of TCU. 

 

Trick-Or-Treating in China

This past Halloween Trey didn't feel like going to my classrooms or going to the dorms to go trick-or-treating.  They really don't celebrate Halloween in China.  With that said, this is a small sample of how spoiled Trey is in Nanjing.  The students CAME TO HIM and brought candy, jello, meat pies, etc.  Below was his haul without even working for it.

Baking Bread!!!!!

   Who knew banana bread would be a great way to connect with the students?   Trey has helped bake banana bread this year and we've had both Dai Bo, who is our good friend, as well as a couple of my current students, Aislynn and Susan, over baking bread for various reasons.
    Both our family as well as many of the students love fresh baked banana bread.  But then again, who doesn't?

The Flood

We had mentioned in a weekly update that our kitchen flooded one Sunday morning.  Below is the only evidence of the flood from that day.  That was my position for about 90 minutes until the people came to fix the pipes outside.  Thank goodness it didn't last for 40 days and 40 nights!!!!!  GOOD TIMES!!!!!

Leadership Forum In Nanjing

Below are a some pictures of a leadership forum that happens two times a year in Nanjing.  Triple Bottom Line, Bluebridge, and CDTI all partner together to bring western business people to Nanjing in order to provide corporate training in leadership, communication, team building and various other hands on training activities.  There is a one day event in which local Nanjing University students have to apply, interview, and then be selected to participate.   Following the actual event, the business people spend a week in Nanjing going to various Universities and provide additional training to clubs on campuses.  It’s an exhausting week for these professionals but a great way to connect with the students in Nanjing.


This is the interview process in order to be selected to go to the forum.  Students have to present a business idea based on the TBL philosophy.

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These are pictures of the forum below.  

During a team building exercise our group of students had to build a bridge out of tape and newspaper that would hold a full two liter bottle.   (They did it!!!!!)

One of the guest speakers, Tim McDonald. 

 Our good friend Stephanie