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House installation work - April 16, 2026

House installation work – April 16, 2026 Video finally done – long one…

Meanwhile in Guangzhou: Four Weeks Left, A Wok, A Birthday, and the Practice of 陪 (péi)

Meanwhile in Guangzhou: Four Weeks Left, A Wok, A Birthday, and the Practice of 陪 (péi) We’re down to about four weeks remaining in Guangzhou, and time has started to behave the way it often does near a departure date: it speeds up while also becoming strangely vivid. The days feel st…

Modular House - Phase 2 - Delivery

Modular House – Phase 2 – Delivery Compiled video of house delivery. Snippets pasted together from onsite security camera. What a process… Delivery – April 9, 2026

Modular House comes to Harstine

Modular House comes to Harstine I’ll be posting videos here in the next few posts showing the delivery and setup of our Palm Harbor Homes modular home – 59’ x 27’ – or about 1400 sq ft of house overlooking Pickering p…

Back in Guangzhou: Green Streets, Fireworks, and the Quiet Work of Love

Back in Guangzhou: Green Streets, Fireworks, and the Quiet Work of Love I arrived in Guangzhou on February 12, just before Valentine’s Day, and being reunited with Emily after six weeks apart felt like the end of a held breath. We had done what couples do now—FaceTime,…

Keep in mind that everything does is strategic distraction. The more massive the destruction/distraction, the bigger the issue that is being covered up.

REMINDER - Come join us on October 5th at 1:00p at Narrows Brewery at the bottom of 19th street.

After 42 years in education, I retired on June 30 after serving as the Director of the American School of Warsaw for 9 years. About half of my career was here in the Pacific Northwest in University Placer and, with the help of my brother and sister, we're hosting a gathering so that I can reconnect with past students, colleagues, family, and dear friends to celebrate here at home after a wonderful event back in Warsaw. If you are unable to attend, you can provide a message on a padlet created for this US event here: https://buff.ly/iildd2K

Please consider joining us and RSVP on Facebook ( https://buff.ly/SPzelEC ) to let us know you are coming so that we can plan accordingly. Welcome beverages and food provided. No host bar as well. No need to bring anything but yourselves and looking forward to being home again with all of you!!

Career Summary:
1982 - 1983 - McAlder Elementary, Sumner
1983 - 1994 - University Place - Chambers Elementary and Sunset Primary
1994-1997 - Guangzhou, China - American International School of Guangzhou and the Clifford School, Panyu
1997 - 2002 - White River - Elk Ridge Elementary - Principal
2002 - 2009 - Shanghai, China - Shanghai Community International Schools - Principal and Head of School
2009-2011 - Seattle University - Executive Leadership Internship and substitute in University Place
2011 - 2016 - Moscow, Russia - Director at the Anglo-American School of Moscow and St. Petersburg
2016 - 2025 - Warsaw, Poland - Director at the American School of Warsaw

And, I don't want to forget my time volunteering at Mt. Cross Sunday School and Youth Groups, on the UP Cityhood Campaign, multiple Levy and Bond campaigns, the University Place Education Association, the Pierce Region Elementary Principal's Association, T-Ball Coach, Mount Zion Sunday School, the Chambers Elementary Playground Project, the Chambers Bay playground project, Optimists Club, etc.

Additional pictures attached to this post to share some of my classes and activities in hopes of jogging some memories (this is all I could find as my shipment from Poland hasn't been unpacked yet). Would love to see my grown-up students as well as colleagues and partners over the years. I know I'll have some college and church friends there as well. And many thanks to all the family members who will join.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Another blurb on Zurfluh.net - Just some musings...

https://zurfluh.net/2025/07/08/here-i-am-never-felt-so-at-peace/

Here I am – Never felt so at peace… Emily in Lagos, Portugal Feeling very satisfied and at peace in the moment, mid way through our travels. I can’t begin to describe how this is achieving the hopes I had of making a transition…

Jonathon Livingston Seagull in Portugal

We left the trolls and headed south…

Re-something countdown...quotes gleaned from 43 years in education and the associated blog posts. We are done with this sequence and ready to write the next story! Thanks for listening!!