Thinking it was just a little dizziness, a little back pain, some short-term memory loss—“give me a pill and I’ll be all better.” However, after extensive blood testing, expensive brain scans, and expansive psychological exams, it was finally determined that the cause of my complaint was, quite literally, all in my head.
Johanna, my beautiful, spirited, artistic daughter, becomes 18 today. The best way to characterize her is smart and intelligent, like her Mom, but she would never admit that they are similar in any way. They are definitely cultural opposites and often at odds with each other. Growing up in entirely different worlds, shaped by vastly different economies, family structures, gender expectations, and technologies.
It was a beautiful crisp autumn day in Beijing, the overflowing capital of the People’s Republic of China. The leaves on the trees that lined the broad boulevards had turned from a lush, verdant green to various shades of red and gold, giving the appearance of soft, glowing embers on the verge of losing their light and warmth to the relentless onslaught of another bitter Chinese winter.
Another birthday has reminded me that I have more years behind me than ahead. No, I’m not sad or depressed. Oh sure, there are things I wish I had done in my life, we all go through the would’ve, should’ve, could’ve periods in our thoughts.
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