Chapter 112 Things You See On The Street These are some pictures of things I took that I thought were interesting. Look close at the pictures. I will write below the pictures so you know what to look for. The first five pictures you will see workers sweeping and cleaning. Both men and women do this job. A lot of the workers are older and retired. Like for older people in the US, it is a way to make some extra money and it gives them something to do. The first time that I was in China, I would see people throw paper on the streets. I am talking about things like candy bar and ice cream wrappers. We used to do that in the US but then we stopped because we wanted to make everything look nice and not have trash all over. Besides that, we would get fined and have to pay money when we did that. In China, I realized it gave these workers something to do but over time they have quit throwing trash and there are more garbage containers everywhere but the workers are still needed to keep the str...
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.