Aug. 22, 2002-July 5, 2004 Aug. 20, 2010-June 29, 2013 After I had gone to China with the delegation in April of 2002, I spent the summer in La Crosse and then went back to Luoyang on August 20th. It really helped to adjust by being there in April. I should also add that Luoyang is kind of like our Midwest region. It is more conservative. It takes a while for new things to get there and things don’t change as fast as in other areas. As time went on during that first year, I made many wonderful friends. I learned how to teach. I’m sure that some would question my teaching methods being I am not a teacher. I had been told by teachers, both American and Chinese, that what worked for teaching in the US didn’t work in China and what worked in China didn’t work in the US. I had no idea what to do but I learned as time went on. I tried many things. It was difficult for the students to understand me. It was the same for many others also. For some, I was the first foreign person they had m...
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.