This article completes my first year in China. One emailer said that the story of being "cut loose at 50" was "about as libertarian as it gets." Maybe so, but the story stops, for now at any rate, as the day job must come first. I want to express my gratitude for the friendship, kindness and encouragement which so many people have offered me during the time spent writing the series. September 2003, London, England — I was handed my redundancy notice — I was 49 years old. One year later I arrived in China. I had signed a twelve-month … Continue reading My First Year in China