Caedmon (pseudonym) studied history as an undergraduate before going to China to teach English to college students. After several years in the chilly northeast, he returned to his home country for theological education. The past decade has brought to him a clear call to return, along with the challenge of preparing for vocational effectiveness via further training and work experience. He recently succeeded in returning to the mainland and is busy adjusting to the "new normal" with as much good humor as he can muster.