10-02-2024, 07:34 AM
Another interview in the books. Or the hard drive. Or whatever the kids say.
Yanxing has a great house on a hill in Lafayette. I'm not sure how many people live there. I met Mary his business partner, maybe teacher as well. We started off with tea and a little discussion. I was fortunate to have brought sandals in my bag because we did swap out shoes. While doing this, I mentioned I couldn't walk around in bare feet because of neuropathy. This caught Yanxing's attention. He immediately wanted to put his Chinese medicine skills to use. They also wanted to feed me because they figured I hadn't eaten. It didn't matter how much I demurred, Mary and Yanxing wanted to feed me. It wasn't really a tea ceremony, more of a sitting around having tea.
The interview was a bit rough. I think Yanxing felt pressure to get it right which didn't help him talk naturally. Eventually, he did come up with some good sound bites. And he played me his chinese musical instrument, which was a great bonus. He uses the instrument as a way of working his Qi.
After the interview, we drank more Tea. This time it's Yanxing's special concoction and he wanted to get my honest reaction. It didn't do a lot for me. It started off tangy and then got sweetish. It kind of tasted like a soup. After that, he wanted to work on my foot. I forgot I have a new odd rash on my foot so we had to talk about that. And my granuloma Aruana on hands and arms. Yanxing put some tincture on the foot and then wrapped it in saran wrap to keep the napkin with the tincture in place. The tincture was on until after pizza. It might have helped. But my foot was back to painful on the morning walk.
All in all, an average interview. I think there are a few bits in there I could use. As usual, I wish for more.
Yanxing has a great house on a hill in Lafayette. I'm not sure how many people live there. I met Mary his business partner, maybe teacher as well. We started off with tea and a little discussion. I was fortunate to have brought sandals in my bag because we did swap out shoes. While doing this, I mentioned I couldn't walk around in bare feet because of neuropathy. This caught Yanxing's attention. He immediately wanted to put his Chinese medicine skills to use. They also wanted to feed me because they figured I hadn't eaten. It didn't matter how much I demurred, Mary and Yanxing wanted to feed me. It wasn't really a tea ceremony, more of a sitting around having tea.
The interview was a bit rough. I think Yanxing felt pressure to get it right which didn't help him talk naturally. Eventually, he did come up with some good sound bites. And he played me his chinese musical instrument, which was a great bonus. He uses the instrument as a way of working his Qi.
After the interview, we drank more Tea. This time it's Yanxing's special concoction and he wanted to get my honest reaction. It didn't do a lot for me. It started off tangy and then got sweetish. It kind of tasted like a soup. After that, he wanted to work on my foot. I forgot I have a new odd rash on my foot so we had to talk about that. And my granuloma Aruana on hands and arms. Yanxing put some tincture on the foot and then wrapped it in saran wrap to keep the napkin with the tincture in place. The tincture was on until after pizza. It might have helped. But my foot was back to painful on the morning walk.
All in all, an average interview. I think there are a few bits in there I could use. As usual, I wish for more.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm