For Fulbrighters

Hi to All,

Steph's Blog:
In China:

http://pkblogs.com/pioneerinchina

In USA: Well, I'll have to send it to you from there, because I cannot get even the link posted from here. I'll try from a straight email.

email contact: hutchsj@mindspring.com

Well, I am in Xiamen tonight. The trip to the airport, flight and hotel reservations went as planned. I like the area where I am. Xiamen is smaller than any other city we've been in together, only 1 million people and I am located right at the harbor and old downtown area, close to the ferry and the beaches. It's hot, but there is a slight breeze from the ocean. Tomorrow I think I'll head over to Gulang Yu, the small island a very short ferry ride across from the harbor. There are lots of colonial structures, gardens and overlooks as well as beaches there.

Ming and Prof. Rick, sorry I didn't get a chance to say 'so long, farewell and goodbye'. I do thank you both for all you've done to help make China special and a friendly place to travel for us all. Thanks to all who saw me off this morning at breakfast. Sue, the water bottles came through just fine. The airport security made me open my carry-on bottle and take a drink from it, but were very friendly about it.

Nicole, check out the photos of how to do a salad bar at Pizza Hut! I went there tonight for dinner and watched several people making a watermelon wall and filling in the center with lettuce, dressing and whatever else was there! Some of them had watermelon towers at least 10 high in a circle on their salad bowl! They spent at least 15-20 minutes building this creation and carefully carrying it to their tables! And then, as I was getting a meager lettuce salad (on my plate instead of the bowl)
they came and told me to use the bowl! : 0

Thanks Nicole for the books,I will use them the next few days, hope your plane trip home went well. Also, the best to everyone else in Hong Kong, Vietnam and China. Hope to hear from everyone on the US side!

Steph