Chapter 76 Haircuts You would think that something as easy as getting a haircut would not be a problem. It wouldn’t be if you could speak Chinese but when you can’t, then it’s a problem. The first year that I was in Luoyang, one of the teachers took me to a place to get a haircut close to the school. After that, a couple other friends took Justin and I to different places so we didn’t have to worry about anything. The second year, I went back to that first shop by the school that I was shown and went there from then on. There was the lady (Lu Yanling) that was the owner and I think there were three other girls there. The owner would give me the haircut and one of the girls would give me what I guess you could call a massage. I would sit in the chair and she would massage my shoulders, hands and arms. That was really nice. It cost ten yuan extra, $1.20, and it was worth it. The shop was a small place just like many of the stores on the streets. Maybe ten by twenty feet. The second...
Rick Mundt (1950-2024) lived in the La Crosse WI area and spent 5 years in China teaching English at Luoyang Foreign Language Schools. He embraced the opportunity to meet people and learn about the culture. After his return, Rick worked on a journal with 9000 photos of his experience. With over 150 chapters, we will share weekly his experiences and the friendships he made.