Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Formal Invite Arrives-R

I hope at some point to be able to go back and journal the past few months, because the run-up to today reads like a novel. But I'm pleased to report that Fudan University sent an official invitation today, for me to lecture and teach in Shanghai, and it appears that after all the ups and down, the emails, meetings, and the seven days spent in Shanghai last January, that we are now on our way. The invitation is only a first step (this because visa rules are up in the air because of the Olympics) but a necessary, and much sought after first step. I will (hopefully) meet with the university's English department in August and work out a lecture schedule.

Receiving the formal invitation is a watershed moment for the family. At last, it seems we are at least going to embark upon this journey. Where it leads from there, is anybody's guess...

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