ming’s musings

May - The Summer Palace
In this month, I took my students on a field trip to the Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site and once back garden of emperors past.
‘Epic’ would be one word to describe this place, from the huge man-made Kunming Lake to the man-made Longevity Hill but I think ‘Imperial’ would [...]

March - Family Gathering in Hong Kong
In late March, after a year and a half, I saw my family again in Hong Kong. I flew to Hong Kong a few days before my family arrived from England and before J arrived from Korea. It was great to get everybody together and it was also the [...]