Monthly Archives: January 2012

Gong Xi Fa Cai; is a blessing commonly given upon greetings during the Chinese New Year; roughly meaning, I wish that you will be prosperous. Prosperity during this time has many connotations; luck, success, peace and joy.  It is your … Continue reading →

Onto my third country on the Joy and Beauty Network, Albania: Two years ago Albania suffered a massive flood that displaced a lot of families and lost lives. A year after they had rebuilt they held an educational activity for … Continue reading →

Mmmmm, yummy chew mucus pus; when I found out by my doctor that my mucus wasn’t the ol’ fashion kind, but rather tinted a lovely yellow because it was infected with pus produced more gagging; unfortunately on more mucus pus. … Continue reading →

If I could have avoided embarrassment of appalled faces or the attention of airport security I would have fallen to my knees there in the Toronto airport and kissed Canadian “soil.” It’s hard to describe the elation I felt to … Continue reading →