to Beijing!
with curiosity, hope, and love
from San Diego

Ten days in the US now over. A final all-nighter to get my work done. Meeting after meeting. Greeting after greeting. Goodbyes here and there. See yous on Skype or google chat elsewhere.

San Diego almost felt like home. There's a reason there are so many midwesterners in this town.

Sunday was Roots & Shoots International Day of Peace in Griffith park in LA. After flying the peace doves and giving her speech, Dr. Jane demonstrated to me what she did when she first met Pan Yue, Vice Minister of the State Environmental Protection Agency in China--"as a female chimp greets a high ranking male." It involved some panting on my face, the Dame (of the British empire) instructing me to bristle, and then me patting her on the head (though I almost knocked off her sunglasses).

Afterward we went to Santa Monica Pier to fly more doves and watch the sunset. I took some photos with my Treo.

Beijing should be a fun ride. I'll be representing AccountAbility there. I also have lots of friends in the capital. Looking forward to a bit of sleep on the train and planes.

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