Dogbite

Tonight is the school barbecue that closes the academic year for most of the students. Not fun as the courtyard is tiny and will be filled with smoke. We'll be choking more than eating. I might just avoid it as I don't want an asthma attack. Had to keep the canaries near the choir away from the smoke and noise and Mr Bird is back in my room for some peace. Tonight is mainly an occasion to say goodbye to the final year students.

Beryl's arm and the dog
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Joseph Li is returning to Hebei after completing one year of studies here with us. Beryl also completed her volunteer service in our museum and is returning to Hong Kong. We went out for dinner at Mandarin's but as usual with my busy schedule, I had to ran off midway to meet a group. My exhaustion is beyond description. Anyway Beryl was bitten by a dog on Mt Tabor, but even worse were the mosquito bites. Her legs have broken out in boils. I hope she sees a doctor. Anyway thanks to your generosity, Joseph was able to come and do his studies. He's very intelligent and I'm sure he'll be a great help when he returns to Hebei to teach.

Haaretz today reports that the Israeli Police have expressed pessimism in catching or preventing anti-christian / hate vandalism after 2 and a half years since the first attack occurred. Wow ... so how do we feel secure? http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-police-officer-tells-haaretz-war-on-price-tag-attacks-far-from-over.premium-1.530744   "Police officials believe that the main problem is the complete lack of deterrence among young right-wing activists. The officer added that a series of solved crimes would restore the feeling that the rule of law prevailed. He said that in addition to the radical settler youth that grew up in the West Bank, there is also a generation of copycats, mainly teenage dropouts that engage in less sophisticated activity but who draw encouragement and a feeling of immunity because police have failed to track them down."