1) medical supplies
After visiting the company's medical center, I walked home with everything from IV bags , syringes, dust masks to Pepto-Bismol. No surprises here, lots of the medicines are for either respiratory illnesses (cough, sore throat, cold/flu) due to the prevalent air pollution or for stomach problems due to the ethnic food concerns. I really don't sweat too much about it and hope that common sense and practices will carry me a long way. The biggest lesson I've learned from all my travels is to go with the flow: delays happen, stomach upsets happen, rain and storms happen. You can get nervous and upset about it but that is just a waste of precious energy. I prefer now to let it happen and adjust accordingly. When you just let the frustration go, it seems something great is coming your way sooner rather than later.
2) books
I've been stockpiling books as I'm unsure what the supply of (uncensored) English books is in China. Although I've traveled to China quite a few times in the past, I don't recall seeing a lot of English bookstores. So I'm taking no chances and here is my initial list:
- Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales (the art and science of survival)
- The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil (artificial intelligence and beyond)
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (inspiring novel that I keep re-reading)
- Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (best novel I've read in years)
- The power of a Positive No by William Ury (how to book)
- Understanding Global Cultures by Martin Gannon (metaphorical journeys)
- Now Discover your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham (how to book)
- Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett (describes the historical evolution of religion)
- Daily Devotional
- Several travel guides
That should keep me busy until mid September when I'm planned to be back in Cincy for a quick visit home.
Now back to packing the rest !
Paul
4 comments:
Paul,
What is the title of the book re: cultures you give to your managers and/or associates?
You mentioned Italy was about Operah. United States was about football - all the statistics, etc.
Opera ... not Operah..sorry.
BTW. We missed working you on the Davis Phinney Ride. Total 500+ riders. 300+ rode the 100K. Davis is feeling well these days so he road the 40K. Good weather, also. Finally had a break in the high temps.
Linda
Understanding global cultures. Metaphorical journeys through 28 nations, clusters of nations, and continents. By Martin J. Gammon.
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