Greetings Friends! Wow! Yesterday I had the joy of meeting 2 beautiful grade school girls – who then walked with me all the way back to my hotel! I walk by a school ground everyday on my way to clinic and on my way home. So far I’ve been the ‘yang wa wa’ – ‘western…
Greetings Friends! Yesterday I had my first biking adventure in China – for this visit! 🙂 My last time in China in 2005 some of you may remember I was so excited about biking again when I lived in Beijing for 1 month that I bought the very first bike I found — without inspecting…
Greetings Friends! Well it’s not quite the heat I was hoping for BUT I’ve experienced a lot through it these past 2 days. “Wo gan mao le – you fa shao” — I caught a cold and had a fever yesterday at the clinic — which is fortunately something that rarely happens to me –…
Greetings Friends! I just returned from an evening stroll with Dr. Zhao to the neighboring park….Though our way of strolling and others’ way of strolling are a bit different. As I’ve inherited my Dad’s long legs, I tend to walk with a brisk pace and long strides…and Dr. Zhao, who is no ordinary ‘stroller’ also…
Greetings Friends! Well I’m getting more brave with my street crossing tactics. This weekend I even found myself stepping out to cross the street on my own with no ‘scurry group’ of bikes or motor scooters with me. I guess it was early on a Saturday morning and there were fewer cars…BUT fewer people out…
Greetings Friends! Wow! I just had a most sweet visit with Dr. Zhao and his wife (I call her Ayi – meaning “Auntie” :)) A Surprise VisitI was back in my room after dinner in the hotel (and I was again delightfully surprised with another beautifully arranged plate of fruit from the servers in the…
Mar 15, 2010 7:11pm Greetings Friends! I’m so enjoying observing and participating in a new (yet rather old) rhythm of life. Here at Dr. Zhao’s clinic, I love how the flow, rhythm and variety of life flows in and out of Dr. Zhao’s clinic throughout the day. We really have a village feel and kids…
Mar 12 2010 7:22pm Greetings Friends! I’m in Zhengzhou, China now and just finished my 2nd day in Dr. Zhao’s clinic. I love being in China!!! It’s so different from the states and yes, there’s things I miss (like the clean air and lots of beautiful parks with big, luscious green trees and birds) but…
Mar 9, 2010 at 8:44 PM Greetings Friends, Here’s my first of several updates I’ll be sending while traveling. What a great day today! And I’m so happy to be able to share with you! (Gosh, it used to just be sharing with 1 postcard at a time — now I can share so much…
Mar 6, 2010 at 2:26 AM Greetings Friends! I’m in SFO now about to get on a plane to China. I’ll be in Zhengzhou for about 2 months (about 1 hour away from Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province) to study acuppressure with Dr. Zhao Fuxue in his family clinic. Some of you know that I…