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February/March update (February 3,  2009)    (click on underlined terms to go to different pages)

      Well, I don't really have anything interesting to say. Vivian is in the US at the moment, so Andrew and I are just staying busy with various computer projects (and home schooling for him). We come out of our little worlds to eat together, and watch a movie in the evening. It is currently almost 3 a.m. Andrew went to bed a few hours ago, but I'm often working until the "wee hours." What have I been working on? Well, you'll see some of it in the "What is new" section below. It probably won't look like much to you, but (if you don't run your own website) you wouldn't believe how long these things take!

      Other projects involve converting audio- and video-tapes into computer files, and scanning papers and pictures (two more time-consuming activities). Basically, I'm doing this so that I don't have to take bulky cassettes and heavy papers with me when we return to the US next summer. We don't know yet if this is a permanent move or just for a year, but in order to give Andrew the best chance at getting a college education, it really will be best if he finishes high school (next year is his last) in the US.

       In mid-February, Vivian will join us in Hong Kong for the annual Jian Hua conference for professionals working in China. We always enjoy these conferences, so we are looking forward to the week-long event.

       We'll be back before the new KMU semester starts in March. Like last year, half of my students will be grads (the new roster is posted here) and half will be undergrads.

      There are many pages on this website that need attention, and many more I'd like to add, but I just don't see where I'll find the time. Nonetheless, be sure to look at "What is new" whenever you visit, just in case I squeeze in the time to add or update something.

Wishing you a Happy Chinese New Year,

Michael Krigline for the family

One of the new photos you'll find on our "Christmas 2009" page

By the way, Vivian has posted several new photo pages to her scrapbook website. They are more elaborate than the simple photo pages on krigline.com, so they load slowly in China, but you might enjoy seeing her nice pictures. Click here to start your journey: www.scrapbookflair.com/China_Doll. You can also see some of Andrew's artwork at the Deviant Art website.

[PS: In March I've had a terrible time uploading this website. Whole rows of sub-pages have disappeared, and sometimes it takes many weeks of trying to upload before MS Frontpage software--which I use for this website--tells me "web site published successfully." So, pardon us if something is incomplete or out-of-date. As a part-time webmaster, I often find many aspects of web maintenance beyond my control!]

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What is new? In March, I added a Movie Study Guide for Groundhog Day and an updated class roster, and tried to fix some of the navigation problems ("who knows" how so many pages got messed up!). During the January/February break, I added our Christmas09 photos, added photos to Family2, Li-jiang, South Carolina and Kunming 3 (which also got a student essay), edited several pages (family photos, Andrew's page, Potter and Clay, This Treasure, and Giving Thanks), added more Free Wallpaper (Kunming's seagulls--it looks much nicer as wallpaper than as a little photo--check it out), and I started changing the page format (many pages may never get updated!). Other pages that I've modified include Turkey, Gimli (dog) 3, and Life in China.

     In January I added the final grades for my fall classes and an essay from one of my students. In December I added a new "big group" photo of my fall class, a movie study guide for A Christmas Carol, photos of Kunming Medical University's new campus, essays from current students, and photos/comments to these pages: class photos, Life in China 2, and Fun with Students. I also started a "second hand items" page for bargain-hunters in Kunming ("second-hand" things we wish to pass on to others--"cn" website only). Some of the EFL movie study guides I've added or updated in recent months include: An American Tail and A Christmas Carol. Check out this "what is new" space whenever you visit, and click "refresh" if you have visited a page before (so you can see the latest changes).

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