The New Ming Dynasty

It is almost a year since we saw Jonny pack his bag and travel to China to spend a year teaching English at Shanghai University. So much has happened since then. Hatches, matches, dispatches. Life.

This photograph shows Jonny setting off on the first leg of his journey, last August.




He came home for four weeks holiday - and how that time has flown by, in a flurry of getting some of the heavy jobs done around this place.




We have him home for just a few more days, then he will return to Shanghai. Almost immediately upon his return he'll be teaching children at a summer camp, then life will return to normal as he resumes work at a university.
A major difference will be that this beautiful woman will be waiting to meet him! I'd like to introduce you to (I do have Jonny's permission) Mingming.

We have all 'met' her via QQ calls...and yes, she is as lovely as she looks. Mingming is 25 years old, a strong, stubbornly independent woman. Not only is she gorgeous, she's vivacious, intelligent and speaks much better English than she gives herself credit for. I should add that her English is self-taught, mainly from books!
She makes my boy happy. That's all that matters to me.

Welcome Mingming!