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| After a couple weeks, "little Linda" would finally talk with me and I often read books to her in Engliish during my stay | Jenk, "little Linda" LiJiner, Yanli Linda is now a Freshman at the University of Georgia (2019) |
Jenk eating dinner - there was always plenty of delicious Chinese food to eat |
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While walking in downtown Xi'an I met a fellow American for a chat |
While walking in downtown Xi'an I met a fellow American for a chat |
While walking in downtown Xi'an I met a fellow American for a chat |
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| Matt O'Rourke, Theresa Jones, Eric Furubotten Waiting at the LAX Airport to leave |
Jane, Chinese exchange coordinator |
Therese Jones, Eric Furubotten Matt O'Rourke |
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Jenk Stephenson, napping on the couch in Yanli's home |
Break time at school Let's play ping pong |
DongYanli at Gao Xi'an #1 High School her office |
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Jenk has lunch with the Chinese students that attended Saugus High in 2005 Jia, Kong Long, Mung, LiYuan(boy) and LiYuan(girl) |
Jenk's bedroom in Yanli's home This is the downtown Xi'an home |
Jenk's TV that he never had time to watch |
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Part of Jenk's bedroom |
Jenk's bathroom |
Jenk's bathroom sink |
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Matt O'Rourke, Theresa Jones, Eric Furubotten The shrubs and trees were removed and replaced with a fountain |
Every Monday Morning Flag raising ceremony Approximately 1800 students |
Every Monday Morning Flag raising ceremony Approximately 1800 students |
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American students practicing KungFu |
Yanli helps Linda with homework |
Matt and Eric practice ping pong |
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DongYanli - lunch time |
MaXueting-first Chinese teacher to live with Jenk and Patty David (American that teaches oral English) |
Xueting in her school office |
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Grandma - LiFanji's mother in her Apple Orchard |
Grandma and Jenk in the Apple Orchard |
Jenk Stephenson in the Apple Orchard |
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DongYanli on the road to the Apple Orchard |
DongYanli in the Apple Orchard |
Yanli, Linda, Grandma, LiFanji next to the Apple Orchard |
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Weaving done the old fashioned way in Grandma's village |
Weaving |
We now use this bedspread on our bed at the beach condo |
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Weaving in Grandma's village |
Little Linda and her mother, Yanli |
Grandma's young hogs |
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Grandma's hogs |
Grandma's hogs in the village |
Linda LiJiner - little Linda |
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Threshing the wheat in the street |
Li & Yanli in the back of Grandma's house |
Indoors of Grandma's house |
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Inside Grandma's house |
Kang Bed - Coals are placed under the bed from the outside to keep it warm |
Li getting in his car in front of Grandma's house |
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The front of Grandma's house |
Village repair work underway |
Li's motor cycles parked at Gramdma's |
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Grandma in front of her home |
Grandma, Yanli, Linda, Grandpa |
Grandpa and Linda |
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Yanli and Linda at dinner time |
Li, Yanli, Linda, at dinner time - I'm missing next to Li |
At the ticket counter |
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A freind, Linda, Yanli, LiFanji |
Wordless Tablet |
The Imperial Mausoleum |
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The heads are all missing because they were destroyed during the Cultural Revoluton |
The Lion |
The mountains in the background are underground tombs |
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Tomb site |
Tomb site |
Linda & Yanli at the tomb site |
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Linda, Li, Yanli sourrounding area |
Looking down from the tomb |
Area around the tomb |
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Little Linda & Yanli |
Tomb of the Chinese Empress |
Linda, Yanli, Li The family I lived with for 2 months |
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Linda provides the missing head |
Artifacts around the Empress Tomb |
Artifacts around the Empress Tomb |
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Artifacts around the Empress Tomb |
Li, Yanli, Linda My Chinese Family |
Little Linda, Now a Freshman at the University of Georgia |
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Artifacts around the Tomb |
Artifacts around the Tomb |
From the top looking down the road |
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Typical village home |
Typical village home |
Solar water on the roof in the country |
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A village walk - Yanli, Linda, Li |
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