It’s a Small World After All

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The Great Wall, Mutianu

So, we’ve taken the Christmas card photo, during which we heard a couple of Americans speaking to a woman nearby we’d just had a visit with. Naturally, we say hello, and ask where they’re from.

Minnesota.

Where in Minnesota?

St. Cloud. All of an hour’s drive from my house—with traffic.

Turns out Cindy Melloy was in China visiting her son, Matthew, who’d been studying Chinese in Shanghai as part of his studies through Colorado College. The two of them were traveling all over the mainland, soaking in sites, and enjoying the adventure.

We chatted for several minutes about home, about China, and about how lucky we are to have these kinds of opportunities.

It really is a small world, after all. I mean, hey, this is the section of the wall with very little traffic, and still, I run into someone from my own back yard??? Go figure.