Carina- China- 2012

Carina

Sias University

Henan Province, China

May 2012

I was in China for 12 weeks, teaching leadership skills to college women. Carina was one of my students and she was a gem. 

When I was getting ready to leave China, I was overwhelmed with the fact that I probably would not see my students ever again. We had had an intense 12 weeks together and now it was over. That filled me with sadness.

But surprisingly, I have seen Carina several times since then. And we text and have had zoom meetings and I have watched her progress as she completed a Master's degree in England. And when she came to the USA to visit, I caught up with her in Washington, DC. And each time we part ways, I have to fight off the sadness that this may be the last time.

My Dad

My Dad

Philadelphia, PA

1960

This is my dad and mother and two siblings.  I think he was being sworn in as an Assistant District Attorney for Philadelphia.

Ducks on Ice

 It was a cold day and it was fun to watch these birds as they sat on the freezing ice as if this was a refreshing moment for them. The image reminded me of a Norman Rockwell painting. I thought these birds were beautiful. And then I became to calculate how much they were defecating on the ice. And the thought of all this shit just eventually making its way to the bottom of the river, where I walk and swim in the spring, sort of made me want to throw up.

St Patrick's Day- 2018

 I was in a local bar, in the middle of the afternoon. These young women were so impressed that I was day drink (on St Patrick'sDay) that they wanted a photo of me. I wonder if they deleted this photo as soon as they sobered up or do they still stumble across this photo from time to time and wonder who is this old lady.

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