today begins a stretch of adventure and excitement. in a few moments i'll head out the door and get on the train which will carry me (via airports and such) to mexico for the next week before it brings me back long enough to clean my clothes (and show you all pictures, of course!) and then head out once again, this time to china (via the other airport). this is, i guess, what wandering folks like myself do when they feel the icy grip of a 4-year (plus) commitment creeping up on them.i am going to mexico with a group from my lincoln church led by dr. martin (that's him modeling the proper way to say "ah" from the last time i went). for the past several years he has gone to a series of small pueblos in northwestern mexico to do free clinics there. 2 years ago i went as an interpreter, and this year i'll be reprising that role as well as once again meddling with the setup and attempting to find the very best, most efficient way to clear the language barrier and see as many patients as possible. i'm very excited about the trip and the challenges and fun that i'm sure are awaiting all of us there.
my trip to china, on the other hand, will probably not be of any benefit to anyone other than the people around here who are glad when i'm not here. my mom and i are going just purely for the fun and edification of it, and also of course to finally find the magical, mythical part of china where the world's toys are made. this is a trip i've dreamt of ever since i played with my first transformers and while converting a car to an ominous looking robot (with lasers!) i wondered to myself "where on earth did such a fantastic piece of plastic come to be?" and there, on the robot's food (formerly a rear fender) was the answer: made in china. so china, here i come! (in a week.)
come back soon for pictures of mexico and for progress reports on the red's efforts to indoctrinate me. but mostly for the pictures.
3 comments:
it sure is fun reading your page and hearing what all you are doing. we are proud of all you are accomplishing and getting to do. I think all the people you are touching with your life are very fortunate. keep it up
oh my goodness, so much snow in china. 3 meters! maybe some snow shoes...you and your mom. glad to hear mexico clinic went well, day 1. /liz
hahaha!! what a great typo. "on the robot's food". no other letter of the 26 could have made that any funnier. robot food? from china? i did not play with these toys, jeremy.
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