Geee Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 American Thinker: In the late summer of 1989, I was a doctoral student in American studies. Strangely, there were often many people majoring in American studies from other countries. I had friends from all over the world – France, India, South Korea, Iceland, Austria…and China. My Chinese friend, Q (not his real name), went home that summer. I was in my office when he returned, watching the small black-and-white Goodwill-bought television (ask your parents, kids) I had brought in to make the place I spent most of my time more like the place I wanted to spend most of my time. The boxes I hauled up the four flights of stairs (no, we didn't have an elevator; it was an old building) also contained a 60-cup percolator, a refrigerator box we turned into a closet, a microwave oven, a hot pot (again, kids, ask your parents), and a pull-out cot. We kept family-size jars of peanut butter and jelly, loaves of bread, and Costco-sized boxes of Ramen noodles. We spent a lot of time there. The people on our floor became very close. Since it was summer, there were a lot of people I hadn't seen in a while, and Q was one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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