These three weeks in Beijing have left me feeling like I’m “surfing the future”! It’s like riding a great big wave of energy, desire, awareness,and optimism all cresting towards an unseeable shore!!!

Last night we were privileged to be included in an ex-pat Thanksgiving dinner at the home of the lovely Ching, born American Chinese and her husband Peter from New York.  They managed to pull together a perfect Thanksgiving meal, complete with mashed potatoes, gravy, turkey and all the trimmings as they say. The dollop of fresh cranberry relish melted on out tongues with a song of home!

We stayed late, forgoing the bar scene (which is awesomely futuristic) to sit and visit. Ching moved her living room furniture into a circle and we sat talking, drinking champagne and singing along to Pink Floyd! Thoughts of homesickness banished for the moment!

We gave thanks for the blessing of life itself; and for the gift of friends both old and new.

Roll tide! Marty