Campus Target

Most people I’ve met so far I’ve only been able to see once or twice. There is one friend, however, that I’m excited to be meeting with when I get a chance. Let me tell you his story.

Pushing through the crowd, a can of silly string in hand, I make my way to the door and peer around the edge. I don’t know any of the people inside, but I pull out the silly string and spray wildly at them anyway. Why, you might ask? Well… it’s a wedding! As you’re no [...]

In the bright sunlight I squint to try and see the Chinese yo-yo that is falling from about 30 feet straight towards my face. At the last second I manage to move out of the way and catch it on the string—and then I hear…clapping? As I glance around to see who might be watching [...]

As lightning cracks on the horizon, my newly made friend Lian and I duck into the campus cafeteria to escape the rain, and to grab dinner. Of course, all I can do is stare blankly at the menu because I can’t read any Chinese. “What’s good?” I ask my friend. “Try number two,” he tells [...]