[This entry completes our cousin Rick's journal on his time in China and how deeply it changed his life and outlook. Thank you for reading his thoughts and journeys. We miss him tremendously.] If I made a list of all of my friends and all of the things that they did for me, there would be so many pages for just this topic. Throughout this journal, I talk about people that I did things with and what we did. There are pictures that show them and what we did. To someone reading this, it wouldn’t mean anything, only to me and my friends. I know who my dear friends are and what they did for me. I will never forget. Both times that I was in Luoyang, I had the most wonderful Chinese friends that anyone could want. All of the people that I met were so wonderful to me. Going out to eat, showing me where and how to shop. Teaching me about the culture. They taught me what buses to take, we would go out to eat at many different restaurants so I could eat different kinds of food. I went mountai...
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.