"I don't like to be kept waiting," he responded when asked by the travel-study professor why he delayed the entire group for a third straight day. "Next time," the professor warned, "we won't hold the bus."
The following day the bus left as scheduled, returning to the hotel late into the evening from a full day of learning and exploring. It also returned to an outraged man who was left behind when, once again, he was late for the designated departure time. "That cured him for the remainder of the trip," our travel-study professor shared with my husband and me over breakfast a few years ago, on the last day of our China vacation. ...
