Note to Readers: Now that Rick has made his introductions to China, we will be posting two-three of Rick's chapters in each weekly post. Rick's chapters were on a disc in alphabetical order by title. They vary in length from quite short to longer essays. There is no index to help us know what order he had in mind overall. So we will be including a chapter with photos and two other informational chapters each week. We hope you enjoy. Chapter 4 - Changes in Luoyang from 2004 to 2010 I couldn’t believe how Luoyang had changed during the six years that I was gone. There were more shopping areas. There was one shopping center called WANDA. It took about fifty minutes to walk there from where I lived at the Number 19 High School or twenty minutes by bus. It was really beautiful inside. There were a lot of stores and one floor had many restaurants. In the basement, was the grocery area. There was also a movie theater and a place to go roller skating on the top floor. They was a big ...
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.