More quickly than I ever could have expected, my week in LA has passed. Today I'm off to China.
Facebook and/or Twitter may be blocked there, but hopefully blogger and gmail will be up and running, so feel free to comment and email away. I'll meet up with Jolie, a fellow participant in the program, this morning at LAX, which is great. Then in Shanghai we meet Liza right off the plane. We've all noted being a bit nervous for the trip. Despite all three being well-seasoned travelers, Jolie having been to Asia several times now, we all feel a new and slightly odd sense of unease...
But we're also all shrugging it off, obviously, and marching onward.
Okay, time to go! Looking forward to sharing more soon!!
On the back deck of my sister's place.
Buddha's belly: My belly.Somebody needs to write a haiku about less red wine and more time on the treadmill. Any volunteers?
Bamboo and Buddha Head Fountain.
Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles, where my former professor and boss is the Ethics Officer and my old friend is Ethics Educator.
Remember "Big"?Larger versions of these and more here.
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6 comments:
Please be well and I hope you can meet one of the old Taoist immortals that may lurk in the
ancient mountains.
Or a cellphone kiosk in a bustling
marketplace.
Pete.
Bon voyage, my friend! Have a wonderful time.
Good luck Justin! Have a great time!
Happy trails. Are you hitting any Ch'an or Buddhist landmarks? Cheers.
All my best to you - hope all goes swimmingly! ^_^
Thanks everyone! It was an enlightening experience in so many ways. Flying to the other side of the world is a wonderful way to see 'this simple existence' from a whole new perspective.
It was like falling in love. First, the very best in myself and the other 23 participants was drawn out to its fullest. Second, all of our failings and shortcomings were gently made clear. And third, we shared deeply a common desire - more like the momentum of many streams converging - to further cultivate our best selves and overcome such failings...
I'm glad to be out of China for many reasons that I'll blog about soon, but I already miss many of the people and some of the particular quirkiness of China.
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