There seems to be a lot going in the world right now. My heart goes out to those in South Korea, Boston, Venezuela, and Sichuan. I am sending out prayers and warm thoughts. I called Dean earlier today to see if his family was well. Fortunately, they were not affected by the earthquake.
China also has a new strand of H7N1 (also known as bird flu); I first found out about it's return through Jo Gan. Jo is a fellow English teacher in China (you can read about her adventures here). I believe there have been about eighty deaths. There are cases in Shanghai and Beijing; I have already warned Boba not to eat anything until he's with me. The Chinese government has not reported any cases in Shandong Province yet. Regardless, Brit and I have decided to not eat any birds or eggs for the remainder of our time here.
I find it grossly problematic and disrespectful that my boss did not inform us. The only reason I could think for his omission is fear of us breaking our contracts. Words cannot describe how dangerous that decision could have been for us.
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