Decisions, Decisions

I approach the end of my homestay and will regrettfully move on but I intend to adhere to my plan to teach and travel beyond my homestay location. Travelling over the next month will take me mostly to coastal cities between Shanghai and Beijing. If I find the appropriate situation then I will suggest to New Times Agency they work out a contract for me. Meanwhile I have several topics I wish to post but do not know which I can squeeze in. So lets see what you wish to hear about. Potential topics for this last week could be Dynasties (Chinese TV), Bike Balancing (bareback riding), Library Photo Exhibit (my photos), Women In My Life, Brownfields, Music and Tian He Shan. That is not even including what will transpire in the meantime. By the way, if you think I will talk about the women in my life on the Internet, think again. I just wanted to see if you were awake! To round off my musings on France -China and the current contoversy over textiles etc, the Foreign Minister made a telling statement the other day. China has just ordered a number of commercial aircraft. It would need to sell 600 million worth of textiles to pay for just one Airbus. so who really is the loser here? Mind you to-day the paper notes exports of textiles have gone up 200% since the tarif was lifted on January 1st. Coal production doubled in 2004, and of course mine disasters are almost a daily ocurrence here as unsafe mines work illegal operations to cash in on the energy squeeze.