If you would be a
real seeker after truth,
it is necessary that
at least once in your life
you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)

Beijing, China,
November 16 - 30, 1999

Chinese friends:

We journey not only to get to know others, but also that others get to know us. My host family is at the top of this montage.

They transported, translated, toured.
They opened their lives to me that I get to know them, and Beijing. Meals were singular occasions for discussions and socializing.
They, and other friends, were ready and willing accomplices to my experiencing the cuisines of China.
They were academics, managers, even a retired diplomat who conversed with me in French. I even meet the (Minneapolis) Director of St. Thomas' International Management Program in Beijing!

Each new friend has a special place, special memory for me.
Unfortunately, here the digital photography seemed at its worst.

friends.jpg (234746 bytes)