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KATHABELA and RICK IN CHINA
May 12 to June 2, 2008
1. Our Arrival in Shanghai
Arrival at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Faculty Club, with our host, Professor Hao Shen.
Before we left LAX, breakfast pizza and a relaxing drink we shared
International flights have nice meals, a red wine made it even better
In flight, I started working on my new year haiku, still in process in answer to haiku poets who sent me haiku greetings. This one seems especially appropriate to the trip. I think it was influenced by the book I am reading, which mentions that Marco Polo, on visiting China found long bridges, like nowhere else. It was one piece of evidence of the long hoistory of technological inventiveness in China long before ours.
I found this new hardcover in the airport before we left. It's wonderfully written and also so appropriate!
I love the frontpiece to the book
This is my journal, I got it at Ten Thousand Villages before we left! (I got two in case I write a lot)
writing on the plane. I wrote nine tanka like poems and 2 new year haiku - I'll edit and maybe send to our Thursday workshop!
My supplies and haiku cards to answer on the little plane fold out table.
My second haiku. This one was in response to a dance mention in the haiku I was answering. And I was reminded of our gypsy belly dances this term. I was playfully thinking "spring in her step could be a kigo (season word).
Coming into Tokyo, our stop before the flight to Shanghai.
Leaving Tokyo for Shanghai
Our host, Professor Hao Shen with Rick, picture of campus in background
Professor Hao Shen loved my Shanghaiku onour previous trip and wanted to translate them. Tonight we will have dinner with him and his wife.
Welcome mat at the Faculty Club.
Breakfast at the Faculty Club! How colorful. I tried a little bit of everything.
I made a list, and will post that later.
Rick added some of his favorite things to the vegetable soup, delicious!
The breakfast buffet at the faculty club. This room has been renovated and is decorated in the sunny yellow since our visit in 2005.
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I have always wanted to learn Tai Chi so I joined the morning groups on the campus square this time
Rick took this photo of the tiles and storwark in the campus courtyard.
Remember this from the arrival picture, here Rick is really in front of it.
here's where we are staying.
Kathabela with journal outside the Faculty Clus. Send questions and we'll answer! More soon!
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Recently we went to an end of the season poetry party at our friend Wendy's home in Long Beach. We were delighted to meet Naia for the first time. We had heard about one another, and I had loved her poetry website already. We instantly connected as friends. Yesterday I received this beautiful cinquain from her with a photo she took of Rick and I as a gift. I played wood block during some of the dance movements of the Klezmer pieces Rick played on his 1842 Viennese (Koch)flute from our collection. Thank you Naia!!
other poetry news
Kathy's visit and presentation to Don Campbell's Creative Writing Class July 25 at Occidental College.
Go to the "Vroom" Poetry Reading
STILL WORKING ON.... Please continue checking on:
KATHY AND RICK'S REPORTS FROM IRAN
This is our second visit to Iran. To see the themes pages from our visit in 2003
Go to Our Visit to Iran, 2003
April-May, 2006: While many of these photos and journals are being written and sent during our travels, now we are back in Pasadena. We are overwhelmed with the variety and richness of our adventures in Iran. There will be many more pages to present in order to share the variety of our experience! The newest one below, on our visits to contemporary art galleries, gives a fascinating inside view of an artistic world you might not exptect to find!
See some small movies taken during the trip
GO TO DAILY PICTURE GALLERY FROM IPM You'll see conference activities as recorded by IPM. CLICK ON EACH DAY TO SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY.
There are some photos of us each day!
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THE CONFERENCE DAILY NEWS Every day the organizers put out a daily newspaper, hughlighting activities of the day before. You can see these by clicking on the days!
Have you seen the stories of our trips to:
*** SHANGHAI & TAIWAN (2005)***
KOREA and JAPAN (2004)***
See News About How Professor Richard Wilson Discovers the Meaning of Life
Recent activities (web pages in progress...): (2006)
September:
August: August 4 and 5 went to San Diego for Gilman family reunion (Rick's father's mother's family) and visited Kathy's son Tim and family *** Niece Elizabeth Wilson stayed with us from Chicago August 6 to 16 *** August 18 Steven Radice played Ukulele at Beantown in Sierra Madre with his Atomic Ukes group *** late August Visits from Lynn Vartan back from Mexico!***
June-July:June 1 to 6 trip to Chicago for nephew Richie Wilson's High School Graduation in Chicago *** friends Lisa and Stephen in town for 4 days starting June 20 *** June 24 Kathy will did poetry and art presentation at Mira Miratic's Art Fair in Pasadena, and Rick played flute. See the poetry calendar listing *** a play at the Boston Court (near us) is now, we hope to see it before it's gone *** June 20 to July 20 Michael and Marjorie Collins visit Caltech from England*** ***Tea at the Huntington with the Collins, July 5
Spring:
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OUR TRIP TO WYOMING March 21 to 25, 2006
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FEBRUARY UPDATES
CALTECH CHORAL CONCERT
February 26, 2006
A visit from Diana (2/11/06)
Poets in the House (2/9/06)
Kathy's monkey poem
Cambodian Music Concert (2/9/06)
Kathy's voice class
Kathy's poem about her family history
Kathy's gypsy belly dance class
Flying skirts in the living room (2/11/06)
Our Polynesian-Hula Dance Workshop
2/5/06 at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena
GO TO Our Events Page for an interesting log of MOST CURRENT activities!
Kathy's new Gypsy belly dance skirt
See Kathy's new Pasadena Poetry Calendar
Special Notice: Kathy and Rick have had so many adventures and so many guests that they
can't keep up with themselves! We are currently working on bringing you up to date!
Much more to come on:
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Nov 5: Lynn Vartan, solo percussion concert,
at the Boston Court in Pasadena ***Oct 24–Nov 1: Harry Bower's visit to Pasadena, including many musical and culinary highlights; Oct 28: Guest musician friends Steven and Gail Radice (and Ukeleles) for Dinner; Rick's brother Phil's visit to California ****More on our trip to Holland (Oct1-10)
the Musical Instrument Museum in Utrecht, and the Einhhoven Museum of Art; Our visit to San Francisco Oct 21-23;
Nov 7 and 8: Trevor Wye, Concert and Masterclass, in Pasadena
Our friend David Shorey will stayed with us, his visit***
SEE Kathy and Rick's Archive of Events
Many of you know Kathy does not drive a car...and loves walking... but click on the plate above to see her "Poetic License!"
SEAN'S VISIT TO RICK AND KATHY'S DEC 17 to 24
Part One Arrival Saturday 12/17
Part Two Santa Barbara Sunday and back 12/18 and 19
Sean's Sean's own photo album from a Santa Barbara beach walk 12/18
Coming Soon: Part Three: Tuesday a Musical Visit with our friends Steven and Gail
Part Four and More...Wednesday to Saturday in a Flash!
Go to: 2005
Go to: 2004
Go to: 2003
OUR MOST RECENT FOREIGN TRAVEL
A TRIP TO CHINA AND TAIWAN, May, 2005
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first stop SHANGHAI, May 12 to 18
See his newest updates:Guaranteed to make you giggle!
DINKY'S REPORT ON THE LECTURES IN TAIWAN
DINKY'S REPORT ON THE LECTURES IN SHANGHAI
Read Dinky's Best of Taiwan Reviews
- ARRIVAL AND DAYS IN SHANGHAI
- THE FIFTH SHANGHAI CONFERENCE
on COMBINATORICS begins in SHANGHAI
- VIEWS from the BUS (Shanghai to the Lake Taihu)
- CONFERENCE continues ON TAIHU LAKE NEAR SUZHOU (May 15 – 18)
- INSIDE THE HOTEL ON TAIHU LAKE
- The Conference Tourist Boat on Taihu Lake(May 17)
Shanghai Conference Banquet in Suzhou
- On board the fastest train in the world the Maglev to Pudong airport
poems Kathy wrote during the 5th Shanghai Conference on Combinatorics |
SHANGHAI Portrait Gallery Speakers Tuesday and Wednesday, May 17 & 18, 2005 Speakers Monday, May 16, 2005 Speakers Saturday and Sunday, May 14&15 |
TAIWAN, May 18 to 22
- ARRIVAL IN TAIWAN(May 18)
- THE CTS Conference on Combinatorics and Its Applications
at National Chiao Tung University IN HSINCHU, TAIWAN (May 19-21)
- TAIWAN CONFERENCE CELEBRATIONS PHOTO ALBUM
- TAIWAN BANQUET FOOD ALBUM
- RICK'S TAIWAN LECTURE(other conference photos to come)
- A WALK IN THE GARDENS OF HSINCHU(May 21)
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Our Karaoke Bus Ride (to Tapei) May 22, 2005
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THE PALACE MUSEUM IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN
- TAPEI 101 (visiting the world's tallest building)
- INSIDE TAPEI 101 (The Food Court)
- (May 22)OUR FLIGHT HOME
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Recently (May, 2005) John's daughter and her family have found our website, and made contact with Mary. We been out of touch for about 40 years! Now, (September, 2005) Kevin Duggan, the Grandson of John Grech has visited Mary in Santa Barbara. FOR MY MOM: A MALTESE FAMILY HISTORY See Betty Jane and James Duggan visit Kathy's mom Mary in Santa Barbara Abela, Gatt, Grech Go to Recent research on a postcard, 1925
THE GATT-GRECH-ABELA FAMILY GATHER IN EGYPT Go to Important Family Dates
Go to Letters from Betty Jane and Family |
A PORT SAID Childhood
Kathy's mom,
Mary Abela
was born of Maltese parents, in Port Said, Egypt. in 1920.
An ABELA Port Said Album 1920 to 1937
Mary's mother's maiden name was "Gatt" BOB POWER grandson of Mary's mother's sister Tessie Gatt, finds us from Canada |
Sylvia Modelski has written "Port Said Revisited" a wonderful book, reminiscence of her similar childhood experience in Port Said.
George Smith, of Hamilton, Canada, has written about his mother |
TRAVEL INDEX
IRAN (Summer, 2003)
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