English Teaching and Internet Project

 (”Chuck” DuClos )I found a good book in our clubhouse library. Dear John Wu, Thank you for your rapid reply.I am a registered nurse with a BA degree majoring in clinical psychology. My primary nursing experience has been in a psychiatric hospital and outpatient clinic -counseling (one on one and group therapy). When our large state mental facility changed from a hospital for the mentally ill to an enclosed facility for the criminally insane, I decided to take an early retirement after 30 years. I did not feel my services could be adequately used working with the criminal mind in a prison-like atmosphere. [The psychopathic (often called sociopathic) personality is a growing illness in America.] This is an area open for discussion at another time. My wife, Edith, and I have been married for 53 years. Our two daughters are married and live a short distance away. Our three grandchildren are in college in southern California near where we live. Are you failure with this location in the United States? We have our residence in a mobile home senior center with gives us added security and many amenities that seniors can use. (Do you have mobile homes called “coaches”?) I enjoy swimming, and swim daily in the afternoon in our heated pool. This gives me the exercise I need and away from the computer for a while. I also garden my small flowering plot. I enjoy cymbidium orchids, bonsai, and flowers that can easily be brought into the house in a flower arrangement. Our winters are mild, although we can get a light frost at times, so we do have to use caution with tropical plants. All of my Tuesdays are spent as a volunteer tutor/mentor at a neighborhood elementary school. The school has many under privileged students that are bused in from an area south of us. My time is primarily spent with them and their many problems. I work closely with the school psychologist, and counselor. “Edie” needs my care and attention, and I seldom go far from home for any length of time. She has had cancer, and currently has an eye condition called macular degeneration. Edie is blind in one eye, and has difficulty seeing with the other. She manages very well and has adapted herself to many household chores. She is 87. Until just a few years ago she painted water colors. She is a talented artist. We do travel with my driving. Our trips are near home, or on rare occasions we take a trip on a cruise liner. We visit our daughters and their families. Our lives are quiet. The activities within our mobile home community keep us in touch with a wonderful group of people. We attend a Protestant church which is the Presbyterian Church. We have been with this church for 53 years. The other main religion in America is the Catholic religion. Please write me and let me know of your life and experiences. I am very pleased to be writing you, and both of us enjoy all of the Orient, and your many traditions some of which, I wish I had. Please call me “Chuck”. It is an American “nick-name” (short name) for Charles. My last name, DuClos, is of French ancestry on my father’s side. I understand that you have a search engine out of Beijing called, Baidu.com. It is recognized in the USA financial district as being highly rated as the world’s sixth-most trafficked Web site. Perhaps you can correct my errors and/or tell me more. Thank you again for you correspondence. Respectfully yours, “Chuck” DuClos