tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21093540571978815942024-02-18T19:47:43.050-08:00Obesity in China: Nursing PerspectivesThis is a blog about obesity in China from a nursing perspective.Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-90221270845587997622011-09-04T10:26:00.000-07:002011-09-04T10:40:25.726-07:00Concluding ThoughtsWe began our journey to China as a group of strangers ~ encountering a foreign culture ~ many for the first time. We ended our journey as friends. It was difficult to say goodbye to such gracious and thoughtful persons.
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<br />We will always remember the kindnesses that were extended to us.
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<br />What did we learn about obesity in China?
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<br />~ We learned that many of our assumptions about the pervasiveness of fast food were correct. Fast food is readily accessible and popular with young people in China.
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<br />~We learned that income and socioeconomic standing are influential in the obesity problem. We have collected data from 2 schools, varying in their economic standing, and we'll be analyzing that data this fall. Stay tuned.
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<br />~We learned that health education makes a difference for students, though the influence of peers is also a factor with regard to food choices.
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<br />~We learned that physical activity and exercise are important in China, though playgrounds and green space at many schools is limited. Blacktops are pretty common, though.
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<br />~We learned that the Chinese place great importance upon scholastic achievement, especially in science and math.
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<br />~We learned that Diabetes, Type 2 is a great concern. Surgical treatment of obesity (bariatric surgery) is now an option in larger medical centers.
<br />Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-21454794826295416012011-07-24T23:02:00.000-07:002011-07-24T23:36:34.510-07:00June 14th: Public Health, Orchids, and……………. The airport. Why does the end have to come so soon? (Rachel's Reflections)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06eHuR8GnyAIadce2KR0mRw06BoaJ_533hq_0IySWNHomY93trx-inBB8p8koc971IIzBxCipiyvwlv9VX8LiHVOHmqmxzrO7GIeUeVv_E_xIabz_97r1_q-Loewe3uixF7-Ccb49Tmg/s1600/DSC06606.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo0RttrTmZ5YFZkCaRsSfBewz4t9oQiipDSMw44IKgx4IMkGbb7SRbAgTSZRkfaRGQIsZFWoD63UWwkqfbEAvs81OXStyVEZLj-56kjSYUF8aOinc5jz3rKDFicCqg5LljqlwHPt-klg/s1600/IMG_9643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNfGiuagy1OHOlIUySCf1OBrrcHnlr6guokhBra_euEUYdC7UOy-RVmRClLd_mORR4FXDd5NfzEW5feJVGInc8VsM4gK4GGQ_NpanhjUshJ3gkFrLkdRNFVgnKwCOlsAfc8p2qCvyriI/s1600/IMGP0376.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNfGiuagy1OHOlIUySCf1OBrrcHnlr6guokhBra_euEUYdC7UOy-RVmRClLd_mORR4FXDd5NfzEW5feJVGInc8VsM4gK4GGQ_NpanhjUshJ3gkFrLkdRNFVgnKwCOlsAfc8p2qCvyriI/s320/IMGP0376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633173864033661202" /></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Public Health was the last area of Chinese Medicine that we got to experience. This area was in a separate building from the hospital, and Lily met us there to show us around. Today was children's day, the day when parents bring in their children for check ups, immunizations, and neonatal assessments. We were able to sit in on some of the appointments and see a lot of really cute children. It was a wonderful way to start our last day in China. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lily also showed us other areas of the public health building such as the TCM outpatient clinic and the IV medication station. They had a whole room full of chairs designated for patients receiving outpatient IV treatment. What a good concept. </span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo0RttrTmZ5YFZkCaRsSfBewz4t9oQiipDSMw44IKgx4IMkGbb7SRbAgTSZRkfaRGQIsZFWoD63UWwkqfbEAvs81OXStyVEZLj-56kjSYUF8aOinc5jz3rKDFicCqg5LljqlwHPt-klg/s320/IMG_9643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633174223872461922" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After Public Health, we met up with Hu Jing once more. She took us to see the Orchid Garden. We get there only to find out that it is not orchid season; orchids are not in bloom until winter. This was kind of a let down, but there were plenty of other beautiful flowers and plants to see! The garden was so peaceful and so serene. It was a nice escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We met Rachel back at our hotel so that she could come with us to the airport. It was so sad leaving Jinan University, our home away from home for the past 3 weeks. I am still flabbergasted at how fast our time here went. I want to stay here forever! </span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06eHuR8GnyAIadce2KR0mRw06BoaJ_533hq_0IySWNHomY93trx-inBB8p8koc971IIzBxCipiyvwlv9VX8LiHVOHmqmxzrO7GIeUeVv_E_xIabz_97r1_q-Loewe3uixF7-Ccb49Tmg/s320/DSC06606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633174783141882482" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rachel said goodbye to us at the airport. This was the worst goodbye of them all. She had spent so much time with us and done so much for us that it was hard to think about leaving her. Tears were shed, and then it was off to meet our plane. United States here we come! </span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rachel Nerisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353517096096939599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-5549320809036851562011-07-24T22:33:00.000-07:002011-07-24T23:01:06.678-07:00June 13th: Last Full Day ☹ (Rachel's Reflection)<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I cannot believe how quickly the time here went!! It has already been 20 days and it breezed by in the snap of a finger. I am so heartbroken to leave this beautiful city and all of the amazing people that we have met. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjDhJHEolETD_79dan-fZrrN5KeDAnbvjWephritBgi-9obmsN4JylChEqkWg9oepFJDx6sXg4KWeCrRzBLFA85LhxYceQhZnwagW-LR1AsybCfOgfnejAaf6QPRknYHl7ErUNeFNrfQ/s320/IMGP0304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633160113995556914" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">The morning started off in the hospital. Lisa began by showing us around her floor, internal and post-op. It was interesting to observe the differences between this hospital and the hospitals in the United States. The supply carts and the med rooms were very open, and there was no who took out drugs or how many they took out.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI0mtW_0vlxoe9kRpCquv9Gm91j3yc9wLrmQDdJQkRBASkqvHOI1KUM72nZV-UYIFC07ZTCxylFAK1ghraZMEHpDjUnDcSQ8Mhf7PojXSN6bPZD_LkO4HQNJIKLYoLqeXdMZ-Gwqc248/s320/IMGP0318.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633160755156290370" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We got to see the Maternity floor next!! Anja and I had been waiting our whole trip to visit this floor. This floor was extremely busy today. They had 34 moms, 29 babies, and only 24 beds! So they had some mom-baby pairs on beds out in the hallway. We were there during bath time so we got to see all of the babies massaged and bathed. The babies looked so fragile and precious. It was an awesome experience!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This afternoon was our last visit to Jinan Middle School. We had all really bonded with our classes, so this was a very bittersweet experience. Today was a discussion day. My class was very actively involved. They told stories such as: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"I used to eat fast food four times a week, and now I only eat it once a week."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"I never really like sports before you started working with us. Now I spend my free time playing basketball and doing other active things."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"Last night I had the choice of playing outside or playing video games on my computer. I chose to go outside and do some exercise."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It was very encouraging to hear how much these students had benefitted from our study. I hope that they can continue to implement these changes in their everyday lives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The students took the survey once again to conclude our data collection. Overall between the 4 middle school classes at Jinan and the middle school class at Taian, there were 43 people with a family history of Diabetes. This is definitely an at risk population, and I hope that our study will have a lasting impact in the prevention of Diabetes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3gMtYp51r3bBLBA76WyaKSFFHM5LBzZvpDhLmnp77F2dS2EwcfWhruwBaYDfN1-SRT5ensbI59-xFlUNipXnm2808uJlWCO4gIhRgacr09g5W0dVAbNPGADxK8vkXfSmxaP22mWA2zw/s320/IMGP0326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633163479951965618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cathy and her class</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57Liw2AMJw73P1nZsbo5vF7E-WzcVdm-enGT344bA_bcMC5czxlhBvlVCk-YCkvI-IhyOCt9uxtZtafj21JpIF4u5ObK_lLpj7sdd4d8AB2xBglAFquV-1k7I3-KeU-BUzZpemN2lk2A/s320/IMG_9622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633163488300103458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Me and my class</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTGvkAmwJeClYRV_OXIUuaBPPQmoS3_m4jpbE9nvJBGaVaLQGhYa_wS-DUz4lIdqinDI8aV6bnZobjSiXbrxa2rzcDfcYDEYifZL6ls7gXMU_6jZ5GxPy684haMc6j_HE4s3ZxcZn088/s320/IMG_0916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633163503778833698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Anja and her class</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YTJwy7-DfNgcvWD8_EhpR6NFaCKqMxkj-N00hC83k0_h0cP9LlLOyIfkw4LyA_lwtbpGUJlsU0LEP_mS7e9wbbrTouu4UQ-OsXvhCxyRdKNMrDxw6aHY9eBLiGDTawyF_d0mPdhbLwM/s320/DSC06518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633163497531149026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Laurelyn and her class</span></span></span></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For our last night in Guangzhou, The Vice President of the hospital held a banquet for us. He invited every nurse and doctor that had helped us during our time at the hospital. It was such a nice night. The company was great and the food was delicious. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wei Ju, the director of nursing, gave each of us a present before we left. It was so thoughtful of her. She gave Cathy and me gorgeous necklaces, and she gave Anja and Laurelyn fancy bracelets. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-hdBd-q81qAvsseLlcs4VVo35EiTIFuuvqYqlnlAwwYe_jVECckMyUoQ9sAi3pz3z05Nts0A30Io2MBNiW50HjV4UsxF__zdGOWDYW4kjYnFUFPiyzisGLvao8nHP1l-clMpEeKf6x0/s320/DSC06529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633165236125324930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">All of us with Peggy and Wei Ju. They were so great to us!!</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Then came the emotional part of the night… goodbyes. How do you say goodbye to the people who had played such an integral role in getting us to China, who made our experience more than perfect, and who had become such dearly loved friends of ours? They have all been so great and so helpful. I wish that we never had to leave them. I would say that more than a few tears were shed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Time for our last night’s sleep in Guangzhou……. So sad </span></span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-Times New Roman";mso-char-type:symbol; mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">L</span></span></span><span style="Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rachel Nerisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353517096096939599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-36840160238067526342011-07-24T20:50:00.000-07:002011-07-24T22:32:53.608-07:00June 12th: Day with Hu Jing!!! (Rachel's Reflections)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc60YbCjgDtVHYSQFAf29vuE3gPMcZHe2HSuNu9sju3Y8SE5p94pCpZbgCyyBFu9qt8GPWnnj7FEW5xM9c1f0faASB_Q5Puv7XtBoRN7IgSnDFzG-20zhxQfMf7YwegiQRMFFAEWxgg8/s1600/IMG_0910.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Today we had our first relaxing morning of the trip. We didn’t have to be anywhere until noon! It was a well needed rest.</span><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We met up with Hu Jing at noon for a day packed with fun!! It was a free day for us, so Hu Jing offered to show us around the city. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhtyVNAFaC1FIqb4GOIumYR6kjlSY_zUJMOnrUuFr7MVoMdKi4OY9iUbaQzT3yAqclgZIE5NQkqz6ZvsZD772ifMzNe5U6lRgSwtTieST7-XizdBeg19U5c-HpS5QuQKmVk8SMBzV890/s320/images.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633136257613546802" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 191px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">She took us first to the dragon boat races. This only happens once a year, and it is a VERY big deal. The Dragon Boat Festival goes on for 20 days, and it is comprised of multiple different events including the dragon boat races. This is just a simple competition between very ornate boats, but it drew a huge crowd! We could barely get our faces in to see what was going on. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Next stop was the Guangdong Museum. This museum is brand new, it just opened last year. It was such a cool looking building and the architecture was exquisite! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRALv6pdOENEvvuYr8KgnoPxsDYWCcpALCbNSB_MM04yEq23ZPIw_LV-S_49fa9qh47kCmUP__DM65GIVGCh7v2mMjGtLFMqTFYDmCNU4cgLRTQn-1jgghgrQBC2lm-RPTKhEXDBgeV9E/s320/IMG_0858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633137370304569570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXrVdsp7j2wXhYMdP6yd2LIg_eLsJGl0JZItQrHc-PR-iuDDy9CSS_nBqtePMdC-1R-Tt_tSluYtTqyMqoNBpWu5gc-wgdOwnoL41BCibbAMloAwKgDc9tbNO6oy3-JbKb4tYpGtiQg0/s320/IMG_9533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633138406871559122" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We first got to see the Chaozhou Woodcarving Art Exhibition. This form of art is famous for its richness and subtlety of details, delicate and elaborate designs, exquisite craftsmanship, and grand look. Some of the pieces were so intricate, yet so extravagant. They carved elaborate structures for things as miniscule as food containers, incense burners, and pillows.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><br /></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCEeq31MjHuQcDni1Cw7O9dj0s86JxzI3kbH0hFefuJ0JZS3a2m5IUIh2tk9-_i8JsIa8cJ6FBPbHv-3uldnw3uAQBfbOu9wl5pwovP-82sOG57YpW7mvRBV388-AsqEsBYwXcM_-vyc/s320/DSC06428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633139069009950626" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Next was the Exhibition of Duan Inkstone. This inkstone was made in ancient Guangzhou and is purple in color, and smooth and moist in texture. Water was mixed with the stone and then used as ink. It developed from a functional object to an object for practical use and appreciation. These stones were intricately carved to perfection.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We also saw the selection of pottery and porcelain. China is considered the “Country of Porcelain” and it was clear as to why after seeing the beautiful displays of colorful porcelain and pottery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AkPRYvdv9YtxQhMtGfj9yAgP3aXgObwpLRpW_X7IfN68y4Q936yrAA7SXgoU-8Q2TjtjEWWTASPjDkEs69_CxJZJbSvSkPoexjaUHw-QQ7ziMApukTTbr8To0jq-wSiMbK63hRUZ2L0/s320/IMG_9542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633139549439545570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:13.3333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c67Asq_hFOqDoPhC4I78aSFX0bjWBsAL0Epa8qWXs9Asn0DDpZrEOiYfhS5zlSlvBZpzfL3PzA6xILsQIk6pIYxwb9npka2FxPGfDsAC-1JURiBfUq3S8W_yziuKuABmEw58fNCtu2k/s320/IMG_9606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633140186304442738" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">The last exhibition was the Exhibition of Natural Resources in Guangdong. It had seven themes: Topography, resources, precious jades and stones, medicinal plants, wild animals living on land or in the sea, and ancient creatures.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am so glad that Hu Jing took us to the museum. I feel that it was very beneficial for us to learn about the history of the Guangdong province. It helped me to gain an even greater appreciation for Guangzhou. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After the museum we headed to dinner and the opera </span></span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-Times New Roman";mso-char-type:symbol; mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">J</span></span></span><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. On the way there, we walked through an amazing park with hundreds of different plants and flowers. It was very strange, however, because it was in the middle of all of the tallest skyscrapers in Guangzhou. There was such a huge contrast between the industrialization of the tall buildings and the serenity of the park. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc60YbCjgDtVHYSQFAf29vuE3gPMcZHe2HSuNu9sju3Y8SE5p94pCpZbgCyyBFu9qt8GPWnnj7FEW5xM9c1f0faASB_Q5Puv7XtBoRN7IgSnDFzG-20zhxQfMf7YwegiQRMFFAEWxgg8/s320/IMG_0910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633158430885647970" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Opera in the park was next on the agenda. What an unbelievable experience to have!! We got to see an opera in Cantonese! And we sat in the front row. Hu Jing translated the main points of the opera so we knew what was going on. It was so intriguing! </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Rachel Nerisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353517096096939599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-57634438957779068542011-07-23T21:59:00.000-07:002011-07-23T22:28:06.184-07:00June 11th: Cantonese and Baiyun Mountain (Rachel's Reflections)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Bdo0nWeptFzOOaBQmwdhNCvb3ymX87J6JjiYrqTTXH-H2FSS28lqCPt7L0ZPCtcsYpe2nONNYRhFMmChNyp_Hl9eAmxEgtyzTyGxmelIoHiXHwjPUUeebeewA_Z1j3FZ85mFd85a5YI/s1600/IMG_0832.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBLPQLbjrqRhNXQLWAe_peRftC74eC_ahqJ0CbOOW0ApYLpcsFsDbj6fg8SNLdVOoJDZ3D6u3sWhUBCk8bY8YuTJahTYNifQRdTa6ctIiUe8q6PmcIofK0Tjp334L9l_HCNQEU07g3l4/s1600/DSC06385.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oPX8lcEmXUisqdYG9SsLXA5QqRVEARmJ2JlqD7stxBuOrN4t9xRJvw3KpTiBy8rRkCE5zZ-GSLFV5F6P2d76viOh63WiNbRAJY3Y-yQdkbw8gJvuU_5ocTyLyqHefS9FqagNbGSKI2c/s1600/IMG_0834.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Today was the second day of the Diabetes Conference. The featured speaker of the morning was from Hong Kong and was lecturing about self-monitoring of blood glucose. She began her lecture off in English, but switched to Cantonese about 10 minutes into it. So we got to hear a lot of Cantonese, but unfortunately could not understand any of it. It was still interesting to be a part of the conference.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrosS-gRgAKuX4MyAf4VUcSJ16CgM352VJlQSWEV2gFoxeUrqDPr4uJIPMDZ0PVE5FMAeEHECDi_9qsACMhJQOo6NcWlkK13VIlWdgdqXg3UMD25kytSfEnqa2Ba5v0xe2bQtNBxEGFo0/s320/IMG_0829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632784228828552354" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We had heard that Baiyun Mountain was a must-see attraction in Guangzhou, so we decided to go climb it. This was our first adventure without a translator, and man did we feel lost!! I had definitely taken for granted our translators up until this point. Communication is hard without them! We took a taxi there because we could not figure out the bus system. We made it safe and sound!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Bdo0nWeptFzOOaBQmwdhNCvb3ymX87J6JjiYrqTTXH-H2FSS28lqCPt7L0ZPCtcsYpe2nONNYRhFMmChNyp_Hl9eAmxEgtyzTyGxmelIoHiXHwjPUUeebeewA_Z1j3FZ85mFd85a5YI/s320/IMG_0832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632786189394094482" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The hike to the top of this mountain took a little under an hour. It was a good work out for our legs </span></span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-Times New Roman";mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">J</span></span></span><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> The view from the top was incredible! At least what we could see of it… It was pretty cloudy and smoggy, so visibility was not great. Nevertheless, we got a great view of the city and of all of the beautiful greenery. It was worth the hike! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A young man approached us on the way down the hill and asked if we were American. He had learned English, and he was eager to practice it. How fortunate for us!!</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">He was very intelligent and fun to talk to. He helped us figure out how to get home, so we boarded the bus (much cheaper than a taxi.. only 2 Yuan, which is approximately 30 cents) and headed back to Jinan University! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBLPQLbjrqRhNXQLWAe_peRftC74eC_ahqJ0CbOOW0ApYLpcsFsDbj6fg8SNLdVOoJDZ3D6u3sWhUBCk8bY8YuTJahTYNifQRdTa6ctIiUe8q6PmcIofK0Tjp334L9l_HCNQEU07g3l4/s320/DSC06385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632785506642749026" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anja, Laurelyn, and I met Jenny, Joy, and Sampson (Jenny’s boyfriend) for dinner. We were excited to see them again! We hadn’t seen Joy or Sampson since our first day in Guangzhou. For dinner, we went to the little noodle restaurant that Rachel had brought us to at the beginning of our trip. We couldn’t imagine not eating there again before we left! It was delicious, and super cheap! Jenny, Joy, and Sampson really enjoyed it too. We had a great time with them, but sadly this marked the beginning of our goodbyes. </span></span><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-Times New Roman"; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">L</span></span></span><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> We have grown so close to so many people here. I never want to leave them! I hate saying goodbye. I know I will see them again someday though. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rachel Nerisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353517096096939599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-84105628310002662822011-07-23T21:40:00.000-07:002011-07-23T21:57:41.665-07:00June 10th: The Beautiful City of Zhuhai! (Rachel's Reflections)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV4oB9fG4sKBYIPf4kwKVSLaeLjTgkZLypkG4IXZSioGgADFTckrecuvaJ8XPbV1zPHXwH8ptN-RiLwB9HvB8zbucoOZrFycw3N4e8Bn5DEpBmiS9KAWYyaDQrosEozv4-7OjrQNB7W8/s1600/IMG_9442.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5YqZZg10_fHFrcfrl_OhxMXin47efUwqTwqjJQXOGnj_BdJMYFLUVLzHd5qBXuMds6B1NnaoFNRiIuDBsoNejVe0hJKt8_mkTxsQrAuk3yKAWs1USZCXEVA892KmD7U2Rh7gHdPQ_DE/s1600/IMG_9457.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJedBl-goN_4P8YrN4A2SKVRyACnww-FZiKT4SvmBqnF2TeiLoOomn-Nv44ivD4_0MU1WWaUzRoxRqLq_M7xzcC_OaADyEYkp-Hej-vdjzuNgBLcMMqqL5Dqo4ZhCQfUnwW3R37vqV0AY/s1600/IMG_9485.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJedBl-goN_4P8YrN4A2SKVRyACnww-FZiKT4SvmBqnF2TeiLoOomn-Nv44ivD4_0MU1WWaUzRoxRqLq_M7xzcC_OaADyEYkp-Hej-vdjzuNgBLcMMqqL5Dqo4ZhCQfUnwW3R37vqV0AY/s320/IMG_9485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632776152868324434" /></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Zhuhai City, also known as the Harbor City, is located at the southern tip of the Pearl River Delta. It is a beautiful garden-like coastal city with 146 islands off of the coast. We departed early in the morning with Eva and Lisa to spend the day in this paradise city. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Zhuhai has a sister hospital to the Affiliated Hospital at Jinan University, so they main purpose of our visit was to see the hospital and learn more about it. The People’s Hospital of Zhuhai as 2 campuses with over 10 buildings! It is a very large hospital. They are in the process of undergoing a project to improve patient care and patient satisfaction. They were very excited about the results that they were getting and it was encouraging to see such a large emphasis on maximizing patient experience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The hospital staff was very excited to have us visiting today. We got to meet with the President of the hospital, the Vice President of the hospital, and the director of nursing at the hospital. I felt very honored that they all took time out of their days to meet with us. The President gave us a presentation about the hospital and the changes that they have been making. It was very interesting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV4oB9fG4sKBYIPf4kwKVSLaeLjTgkZLypkG4IXZSioGgADFTckrecuvaJ8XPbV1zPHXwH8ptN-RiLwB9HvB8zbucoOZrFycw3N4e8Bn5DEpBmiS9KAWYyaDQrosEozv4-7OjrQNB7W8/s320/IMG_9442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632778312802468594" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After this meeting we were able to tour the hospital. We got to tour many different departments and meet many nurses during our tour. Their hospital is very, very nice. I am glad that I was able to experience this hospital as well as the hospital in Guangzhou just so that I could get a better overall idea of healthcare in China. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Zhuhai Hospital had a very slick system for their out-patient department. I was very intrigued by it. The patients each have their own card that has all of their information on it: medical history, immunization records, anything that has ever been recorded in their charts. When they came to check in they would simply swipe their card and it would bring up all of their information. It was a very efficient system, and something that I think would work very well in the United States. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5YqZZg10_fHFrcfrl_OhxMXin47efUwqTwqjJQXOGnj_BdJMYFLUVLzHd5qBXuMds6B1NnaoFNRiIuDBsoNejVe0hJKt8_mkTxsQrAuk3yKAWs1USZCXEVA892KmD7U2Rh7gHdPQ_DE/s320/IMG_9457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632777245850518450" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We had lunch with everybody that we had met that day at the hospital. They took us to a restaurant that was in a ship on the bay! It was so cool! We once again had a private room with huge windows overlooking the sea and the city line… Amazing! They truly spoil us here. I do not think that I have met a single person that is not downright hospitable and respectful. They are great!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Before we departed back to Guangzhou, we visited the “Fish Woman.” She is a very important attraction in Zhuhai. She almost reminded me of the Statue of Liberty. It was a big sculpture of a mermaid that sat off the coast in the bay. The sculpture itself is a landmark of Zhuhai and is based on a local folk tale. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It was a long day pack with fun and good company, but it was time to head back to Guangzhou. Goodbye Zhuhai!!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rachel Nerisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353517096096939599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-4239410166015501202011-07-23T21:08:00.000-07:002011-07-23T22:12:23.355-07:00June 9th: Diabetes Conference, ICU, and Goodbye Juyan (Rachel's Reflections)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56rmW9dshRSIQqb0JAD9CuD5J9JVuO1XxiaT_WtgqMtxtjo2JP6B35M2x4QdZcPH-GLWCkwlNLlSwDIrUP05L41aDqDjt2Y1aIdwfu-jiz1Wcs02AldtEwM6Wqx0CGLazx-yv2ZBeswY/s1600/IMGP0237.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa9SrqhcLUJFV7IBX20yWPwVIVBowHvqtKMCsXfkXmt-ZEg5s5L_UzB2EtPDdKLhyfH0e7RwdQincFCIYCTuLL-7owdlu7PxREkpELzDWBf-ri5PBlLBSsQsB8RuOOm8JD0HBqFAUYUI/s1600/IMG_0786.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRsUnXKo2DJfrsUQOuQTa2Kj3T_6no1rIw4ImcmcqQ765BSU5xUO-wFW3MjwZIEFKrghiLDHQldvhBxgU-MABdznmt4jZD3MSoqg-8t8_Kt-MZ1QvDQbBysVVKGSFYAF_RN5hhOmnQgI/s1600/IMGP0148.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYKrwnCeeIXSCWC-wJrtacW-zDn6N5vZ84XkNH68V5Jrw6pfJcOy-fLWsSJMUmGlVBMOU6XiP9f7DyXm50J67nCjrEqrLXokS6VdyB8pIO_fszg-3ATGhdaAjlT5eDacHDyirHAXig1g/s1600/IMG_0772.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYKrwnCeeIXSCWC-wJrtacW-zDn6N5vZ84XkNH68V5Jrw6pfJcOy-fLWsSJMUmGlVBMOU6XiP9f7DyXm50J67nCjrEqrLXokS6VdyB8pIO_fszg-3ATGhdaAjlT5eDacHDyirHAXig1g/s320/IMG_0772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632766749114700402" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Today was the start of a 3 day Diabetes Conference that the hospital was hosting. We went to the welcome ceremony in the morning where Cathy was introduced as the featured guest speaker! I felt like a proud mother (or in this case a proud student) watching her sit up front with all the other big name speakers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbe6UfqeOWm4nTSrhiqL01H0Lk-ap55iikB6CVs7cEr_1EWfYsxxzbi6-a4KXzJLy_Lpnpdn-6TPjQIxw6p9rLEX5yysb2TevaOtNlHeO_nF33QvzdZr2yoBtW59ZnNy6838mujXevH0g/s320/IMG_0779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632767498839476050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">The Diabetes conference</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></span></p><span style="font-family:";"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRsUnXKo2DJfrsUQOuQTa2Kj3T_6no1rIw4ImcmcqQ765BSU5xUO-wFW3MjwZIEFKrghiLDHQldvhBxgU-MABdznmt4jZD3MSoqg-8t8_Kt-MZ1QvDQbBysVVKGSFYAF_RN5hhOmnQgI/s320/IMGP0148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632767505784477090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">See Cathy's name! She's Famous!</span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_J4EQy2GM6aIEjc14FpzLgqo1yyU9Uq6Vt9OXxwvhsN24fNeddGlhbWgh9ACvr-B6sgCUhN7Q0rIHjfAUMS7P5ocbimUvg-KdU-nmCmIdSMzHXm9XkkFj370rKUDkCsbeNKx7UThih4/s320/IMGP0226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632770505077746162" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span>After the welcome ceremony, we got to spend some time in the ICU, Cathy’s specialty area. The ICU at the Jinan Hospital is only 6 years old, so everything was very up to date and very clean. The nurses in the ICU were extremely interested to hear about the way that we ran our ICU’s in the United States and were also very eager to tell us about their ICU. We had some really great discussions with them and got to learn a lot about Intensive Care Nursing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">While we were in the ICU, we witnessed CPR and defibrillation. This is not necessarily an ideal situation, but it was a good learning experience for Anja and I as nursing students. We had never seen a code before, and it was cool to see the nurses in action. It definitely took a lot of skill and agility; you must be on top of your game at all times while working in the ICU. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHf0lexhfroxdrw0U3epkpRNRfutvWLKgS0Ownz7Z_hsv384AAtv5M0zBh-x3b-TOAaOxFaqOvBZckcRMBz3fF47QD9md0R7yXbMh9p8xgx8JqX6UxeL2JvTtfc8D6C7FNnT5S2-ThkQ/s320/IMGP0222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632770156416388850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">A dialysis machine. Each patient receiving dialysis had a dialysis specialist in the room with them throughout the whole treatment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHRI1Jor7H7iCoZmnSa-d-edf9G_EYPDoAPQ1ldfuLqZBybyzEsf50fUzaBuLx0YicXXGo8BkgKVpx1UlRmrVJq5ssnc2ogYSmXW4EuTl5C9bTWcSKDIzQldgvmBApdB4zS19h6NwtWs/s320/IMGP0215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632770153301208610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the equipment they used in their ICU was shipped over from the United States</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDcXf29_VKNDd06qNWNKhW0djR9NkTFHHtscqDiWJltb4pmn0sh9soYEmSU4AaltenX4tbZFLiWbaCiTmdiQsVj6e2eOXcXtTM3vKvE6mTikmqAkrOAfrlO_IHQmDE7j8Q8wF0BzAzy4/s320/IMGP0228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632770156771778162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">A gangrenous hand. This looked painful</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Today is Juyan’s last day in Guangzhou </span></span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-Times New Roman";mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">L</span></span></span><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> We had a final goodbye lunch with him today. I cannot believe that our time with him is already over. We met him on our first day here, but the past 2 weeks flew by! He has made this trip so incredible. It really would not have been the same without him. He showed us so much, took us to many places, taught us about Chinese culture, and acted as our own private translator. He was so great. I will always remember the fond memories we created with him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56rmW9dshRSIQqb0JAD9CuD5J9JVuO1XxiaT_WtgqMtxtjo2JP6B35M2x4QdZcPH-GLWCkwlNLlSwDIrUP05L41aDqDjt2Y1aIdwfu-jiz1Wcs02AldtEwM6Wqx0CGLazx-yv2ZBeswY/s320/IMGP0237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632782057787865938" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cathy spoke today at the conference on Diabetes Nurses in the United States. She did a really great job!! There were a lot of nurses there to hear what she had to say. Lisa translated for her and everyone seemed to get a lot out of it. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">Today was also our last day at Taian Midle School. Things are starting to wrap up, and I feel like we just got here. I am not ready to leave yet! I guess we still have 6 days before we depart, but that is not long enough! I never want to leave.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa9SrqhcLUJFV7IBX20yWPwVIVBowHvqtKMCsXfkXmt-ZEg5s5L_UzB2EtPDdKLhyfH0e7RwdQincFCIYCTuLL-7owdlu7PxREkpELzDWBf-ri5PBlLBSsQsB8RuOOm8JD0HBqFAUYUI/s320/IMG_0786.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632773008885092146" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span>The students at Taian Middle School were excited to have us back again. Our goal for the day was to have a discussion with them about the changes they had been making in their lives since our previous time with them, and also to give them the survey once more to get some concrete data measuring the impact our education has had on the students. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It was very rewarding to hear the students talk about what they had taken away from our presentation. Many talked about how they exercised more, ate more vegetables, limited their screen time, and cut down on their fast food intake. How cool to be able to see firsthand the benefits of healthy living!! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span><p></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span>Rachel Nerisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353517096096939599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-35757140631639172562011-07-23T19:53:00.000-07:002011-07-23T21:08:31.965-07:00June 8th: Home Sweet Guangzhou :) Acupuncture, Herbal Pharmacy, Jinan Middle School, and Celebration.. Doesn’t get much better! (Rachel's Reflections)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdaXxtr8sD0EzqoauRP_6zrDWk4Wp-1fkPgmLeLDl6sFc6iaIujEAX-2bAFYrAa59kf_NiTCnTtAZWXh953KK7LzMEPiddDtMOUfV7ze-NWPu2PErXnMlmCWmV_B7a-gHHJDQSYbuM2A/s1600/IMG_0744.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="Times New Roman";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>What an ordeal getting back home (to</span></span><span style="Times New Roman";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Guangzhou that is, our new home away from home </span></span><span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-Times New Roman";mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">J</span></span></span><span style="Times New Roman";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)! After a few hours of rest, we were back in action. We had an awesome weekend in Beijing, and we got to follow it up with an awesome morning in the hospital! Our morning was spent visiting patients on the inpatient unit who were receiving acupuncture therapy. Acupuncture treats patients by insertion and manipulation of needles in the body and it can be used to treat a multitude of conditions. Some of the most common reasons for seeking acupuncture therapy that we witnessed were urinary retention, constipation, paralysis from stroke, and weight loss. Hu Jing allowed Anja and me to remove the needles from the patients upon completion of their treatment. It was a fun and exciting experience to have because acupuncture is not widely used in the United States. It was interesting to note the differences between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the Western Medicine that I am so used to. TCM views the human body more holistically and see the spirit and the body as one. TCM focuses on regaining homeostasis where Western medicine focuses more on treating the disease or the symptoms. I am not saying that either approach is better, they are just different.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="Times New Roman";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Differences Between TCM and Western Medicine</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:.1in"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:";">Medical View<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:";">TCM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:";">Western<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;height:.1in"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Diagnosis/Treatment<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Philosophic<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Scientific<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;height:.1in"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Medicine <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Natural<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Chemical<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3;height:.1in"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Treatment Goals<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">“Cure” Oriented<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Reduction of symptoms<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.1in"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Treatment Views<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">Natural<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:159.6pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.1in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";">More Invasive<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrYkiixKg3ikDK9-DaF2vVzOFOCw9RIF7JsZWapD_w-nd_kyYv57EkikpAk0AABSNaJIFTROcM2aaTnX9oF6HvMsM9VSN0YVAWnL_q1qR7zEO9AHt4zvhQN3tluE2BfDTYt3iMbHcO60/s320/IMG_0726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632749771725115938" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style=" Times New Roman";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We got the opportunity to learn more about TCM when Changying Zhao took us to the herbal pharmacy before lunch. It was super interesting! Definitely not like anything I have ever seen back home. There were drawers upon drawers of various herbs that sick patients cook and drink to attain homeostasis and health. This pharmacy was full of almost anything you could think of! They had everything from ginger and ginseng to donkey and snake. I saw many things that I would never have thought to have healing capabilities, but they play a large part in TCM.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzjkNteKNillUAQYT4BwLmqX78gWAxuofNTK0qAtHlOQaihAERSx_NYqwWk-7QC_9Qd-Axoo8QXnJ7ZhqwcNhpl60xthtpIsu9rCi2CcGSeD7P7nSo-vsLeXl3Yl5t_ecxCym-xFnrFU/s320/IMG_0728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632750715563027106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnyu4oS9DrxNdjOQmfDk1OLti4vzNU9MSUFFT7-UkkNDC31xPJq87MpXhuBK8vdRX5t7Ic9TYjbB3Sh0M9MvWU6N1Xhmc_SqPOlxw_8CeqEsnUHZS7CW1I6NQzxFP91ryaqZPHSZ7IWg/s320/IMG_0731.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632752279917461538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;line-height: normal; ">This doesn't look very appetizing! </p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjtkhIesSJkXNWNmUum3igVLNgooL2Nog4Mao36xawGK44pnuikqnhJ31ytqcPwLNGgiP-_0JIl6qPo1nUs7dMdCFjw_lb-Wi3uxXAAW9N_LcZ1NlrUpnOOCcV713G5hUvkAwu-Aboc8/s320/IMG_0730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632752272529218258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><!--StartFragment--> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aBiiet3ZgjnmFVD0A7MknPfaUH2nwOWhx6zv6uUFHzcbcliFSQfV4ofhNnCPTuGapr2SPybqnSfkC1nky0MNiE9UyiUV84ueJS0SDmKvLYcktOU7HZpfabQiGjPRkOwj140VAipbsYs/s320/IMG_0733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632755377664366738" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">Juyan took us out for lunch today at a place called Kung Fu, basically a Chinese style fast food restaurant. The food was actually relatively healthy though. I had a combination of rice, soup, meat and vegetables.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></span></p><span style="font-family:";"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvXUI3ndF9u5cACXYX0sccs3dertn8J17uTY8dEJFVHpUBPo09phSHokIQ3iwZ0tyXxGc2TzOJd7Ri-p1Wa7yu55QWTqfKFyxSYTXf6W9yADkQe7FZxo9tdhz7_90DMI6W-rODBDjL2I/s320/IMG_0742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632756078875799074" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today was another day for exercise at Jinan Middle school! We wanted to keep things as simple as possible, so we decided to play freeze tag again. Today went much more smoothly as the students already knew the game that they were playing. They needed a few simple reminders such as how to do a correct jumping jack and remembering to save their classmates. But all in all, they did extremely well! Today was a very hot day, but the students were still eager to participate, and many of them got a lot out of the exercise (judging by the post-work out heart rates). It was fun to see how enthusiastic many of the students were about exercise! I wish we could have spent more time with them, but I am very grateful for the time that the teachers allowed for us to work with the students.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhtNY8iGfKOa2IX1o-0k3ZQ2GsULiCHBeMv_w76X-NES0RczSPbuyioLY9ABntdRJMpQuiC0JpeB_vx6v0l5R19ucVblpY9A4hu4da9t0tGar-j5SPz3pHBWAPJzflm3f0fhTa4KXecc/s320/IMGP0201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632760986301371042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The students taking their heart rates</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdaXxtr8sD0EzqoauRP_6zrDWk4Wp-1fkPgmLeLDl6sFc6iaIujEAX-2bAFYrAa59kf_NiTCnTtAZWXh953KK7LzMEPiddDtMOUfV7ze-NWPu2PErXnMlmCWmV_B7a-gHHJDQSYbuM2A/s320/IMG_0744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632764554287573906" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Watching all of the kids interact and enjoy exercise was very rewarding for me! It was apparent to me that they all were becoming more and more motivated to persist with physical activity. I am interested to see how they continue to implement it in their lives. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We ended the night with an eloquent banquet that Peggy and the other staff members from the hospital threw in our honor. It was wonderful to be with all of the people that we had grown so close to over our time in Guangzhou. They took us to the Guangdong Family Restaurant where we had eaten for the welcome dinner, but this time we dined in the VIP section! We were escorted to a building behind the restaurant into our own private room complete with couches and bathroom! It was super fancy. Everyone has treated us so well over here. I feel so fortunate to have met all of these amazing people. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div> <!--EndFragment-->Rachel Nerisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353517096096939599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-54234595402740084872011-07-22T11:29:00.000-07:002011-07-22T11:30:20.598-07:00June 7th - Last Day in Beijing<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">On our last day in Beijing we decided to take it easy. We’d been so busy the last few days we were all pretty exhausted. Rachel took us to a shopping center and a couple other street shops to look around. Afterwards we went to the airport and went back to Guangzhou. Unfortunately it’s common to get delayed on Chinese domestic flights once you’re already on the plane and this time we waited for three hours. Luckily we didn’t have a connecting flight but we got back pretty late to Jinan. </span></span><!--EndFragment-->anja.meerwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910049427390072330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-45253355764635189032011-07-22T11:17:00.000-07:002011-07-22T11:27:26.682-07:00June 6th - The Forbidden City and the Summer Palace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA4ujBqmTCFlQBIXo5TqlSTk_yMNsUwWlg38hT9Ntwogl9LPGQLoLbd_NVGDLaoLvXn_7ath1N9kd0qPldQkh6L5BA_ehcpwioivPptfgrTDU-8FH8r_Hqs9ogB2HQ5k-P9TzPxBem1xJ/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx6PB9o8bCjwU9Kz_iaEnI1p4ondaom-YkMUoEaRn8oezq-s7vN8hvpTx365FzPzYW3BYECcT3sC8ibNU1AQx5HYzAZ1NI1o5XAfcSE-Qzm_ue0Ov6wrjWtywkcjcGHe3bp7LZHkb0F3b/s1600/IMG_9317.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx6PB9o8bCjwU9Kz_iaEnI1p4ondaom-YkMUoEaRn8oezq-s7vN8hvpTx365FzPzYW3BYECcT3sC8ibNU1AQx5HYzAZ1NI1o5XAfcSE-Qzm_ue0Ov6wrjWtywkcjcGHe3bp7LZHkb0F3b/s320/IMG_9317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632243613635747634" /></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Today Rachel and Mike took us to The Forbidden City. It’s almost more overwhelming than The Great Wall, not but quite. That’s because it is a series of squares one after the other. Each has a huge building in the front and back with smaller buildings on the sides. Off of these main squares are other smaller squares where the emperor would house all of his concubines and children. We spent five hours there and I’m not even sure we saw half of what there was to see. From the outside we saw most of it but there are quite a few exhibits that we missed. Somewhere in the maze was a beautiful garden. It was here that we were able to meet with Jenny, our friend from Guangzhou and a few of her friends. Mike and Rachel left us with them so she could take him to the airport. He had to get back home and work the next day. </span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo879DW2qi4D76wvQjdf7ryqLk0ctDffC5LsMGCxD6QI93pTb1IEAbkCOHhG4A5X_3-VBMy-ns3SI6ydNupWrSpQdQRHTkFk3mIxEGs9cymh9JqurzqeDaxxoQKGLr3e8rkH4VuyDojHMk/s320/IMG_0625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632244278551021234" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Jenny took us to lunch and afterwards to the Summer Palace. We had no idea what to expect but I think we were all blown away. We took a boat there and the river we took leads into to a huge lake. We walked about halfway around the lake, which has many bridges to small islands with beautiful buildings dotted around. There is a huge area north of the lake with many buildings and temples that we didn’t even get a chance to explore. </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQoAcII9s2YthMQCErqslBHn1RE96BXDjL2vSKrQ-w2vDy5OGGGNBw4_bV-_AdxuMR_ca-SgL15SG4kIJfjOJMvf9L8SM_GGeyfgokT66oGfP1FGdEpAXdGQl7TqEWk3te1NDOvaN1EKu/s320/IMG_0683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632244587483470978" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">We did however get to watch a man writing a poem in Chinese using water on the path. Chinese characters are beautiful and it was lovely getting to watch him write them with such ease. He let us try to write using the giant brush and water, let me tell you, he made it look incredibly easy.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA4ujBqmTCFlQBIXo5TqlSTk_yMNsUwWlg38hT9Ntwogl9LPGQLoLbd_NVGDLaoLvXn_7ath1N9kd0qPldQkh6L5BA_ehcpwioivPptfgrTDU-8FH8r_Hqs9ogB2HQ5k-P9TzPxBem1xJ/s320/IMG_0674.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632244914709153106" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">That night we met up with Rachel back by our hotel and we went to Pizza Hut for dinner. As you’ve already read Pizza Hut is almost gourmet in China and it was fun to eat there again. Also Rachel learned to use a knife and fork because that’s all they give you in Pizza Hut, which was fun for us. We all struggled from time to time with our chopsticks so it was cool to be able to help her with our utensils. </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>anja.meerwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910049427390072330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-16029371531619599802011-07-22T10:55:00.000-07:002011-07-22T11:28:10.098-07:00June 5th - The Great Wall and Tiananmen Square (Anja's Analysis)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0soD-dxuH62tDNd5XOpBhp8uOfC1Dt5hEkknB75AJVuvt3gocvw7V_D-KS7NjybRxIei6X8dj3LFP2qzF57JiSTtxnv-g0YBvMlG8q7-oTbrLCINEaybN0MybCplAf4tqUpNO0BVDEuz/s1600/DSC06102.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn-6FnpvY3e7nTP5km1R7305sYb7DQH-L-r335F0sVkI8h3NdR7plv6SyZHPpPxoFtr8Dkavm9MMYExrpynOWdugBwsmtOHOFUZ7XUOiNOmXuhwFU1v_DYZMVwVaBweBTSsnm-E9G4WBH/s1600/DSC05974.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn-6FnpvY3e7nTP5km1R7305sYb7DQH-L-r335F0sVkI8h3NdR7plv6SyZHPpPxoFtr8Dkavm9MMYExrpynOWdugBwsmtOHOFUZ7XUOiNOmXuhwFU1v_DYZMVwVaBweBTSsnm-E9G4WBH/s320/DSC05974.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632240183430832306" /></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Today we got up and took the train about an hour outside of Beijing to The Great Wall. As we got closer we could see parts of the wall from the train. I can’t even being to explain how beautiful it is and how completely miraculous it is to see it. When you think about how long it is, about five and half miles, and that it’s around 2000 years old it really just blows your mind. While we were taking pictures people started asking if they could take pictures with us and a line began to form. I don’t think any of us have ever experienced anything like that. We honestly felt like celebrities there. I thought there would be a lot of white tourists there but I was wrong. We weren’t the only ones but there weren’t many. I don’t know how much we walked but it was a lot of fun. Sometimes it’s walking up stairs, or down a very steep ramp. You can tell as you go that it was manmade because of the uniqueness of each part. After climbing and walking for a while we found a rollercoaster that took us partway back down. We got off by a shopping area so we wandered around and made our way back so we could catch the train. </span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4noLn6khNKHhvzRR8QeIgI_WUOu0LAzolFLOkY-g1EEkBeCf53S2oraLAddn_vyEu3p8sfZ7bAthzqjU2LSE_zaiMqiXJgydPrpFFtj9UU5enypRtpY5cAUhZLD6OmIzIdsZZ0fOshR_/s320/IMG_0499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632241677868527186" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">After taking the train back into town we headed to Tiananmen Square. To even get to the square you have to go through security and there are cameras everywhere. The square itself is huge and a very nice place to relax. Important buildings surround the square, the most recognizable is the Tian’anmen Gate, the entrance to the Imperial City with a large portrait of Mao Zedong. His portrait has been there since 1949 with a few exceptions. For example when Joseph Stalin died his portrait was put up. On the opposite side of the square is a large obelisk, the Monument to the People’s Heroes, for those who died during the revolutionary struggles of China. On the West side of the square there is the parliamentary building, known as the Great Hall of the People and on the East side, the National Museum of China. There were a lot of people just hanging out waiting for the lowering of the flag. We stayed for that and then Mike treated us to a special dinner. </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0soD-dxuH62tDNd5XOpBhp8uOfC1Dt5hEkknB75AJVuvt3gocvw7V_D-KS7NjybRxIei6X8dj3LFP2qzF57JiSTtxnv-g0YBvMlG8q7-oTbrLCINEaybN0MybCplAf4tqUpNO0BVDEuz/s320/DSC06102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632242172005138546" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Bejing fried duck is famous and he wanted us to try it. It was possibly one of the best dinners we had while in China. We all loved the duck and everything else that night. It is carved in front of your table and you eat it in a thin pancake with spring onions, cucumber and hoi sin sauce. We also had fried rice, small corn muffin pancakes, peapods, soup and chrysanthemum tea. </span></p> <!--EndFragment-->anja.meerwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910049427390072330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-15594271275406813142011-07-22T10:45:00.000-07:002011-07-22T11:28:58.390-07:00June 4th - Temples in Guangzhou and Our First Night in Beijing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7kLSb7fgZWb-dbowCSXHmgVxw2JSL9skFltkoU5pVUMMymEgAXWhFJRRdrifI_-PN0FMA_HNtls-4pHs2KRctJW8RAczxsD3yG9Y85_CGMitwpqazwsBAb8PpHLL3KlgF_9pY-FlqLhp/s1600/IMG_0435.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_i-PpVbcIBHmfxRckfYKujPdwBEQ5AuAgGfZ0TwIyenQfBt77pynd-2PC6Jnqqbutir25vvg6M3mFyIbT51gF1irrwPCRT9aMsy_0TmnP9xNIp7S6aGD4WKpZf_KfTy7vVvaM9B0u4C3/s1600/IMG_0352.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_i-PpVbcIBHmfxRckfYKujPdwBEQ5AuAgGfZ0TwIyenQfBt77pynd-2PC6Jnqqbutir25vvg6M3mFyIbT51gF1irrwPCRT9aMsy_0TmnP9xNIp7S6aGD4WKpZf_KfTy7vVvaM9B0u4C3/s320/IMG_0352.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234899757188882" /></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">This morning we got up early, met Juyan and headed to the metro. We went to see two temples before heading off to Beijing. First was a Buddhist temple. It’s a series of temples to various gods. There were monks walking around in orange clothes as well as many people to pray and offer things. It’s a beautiful peaceful place in the middle of such a large busy city.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3sbDW49wwoL032Z1AgO3yS4nUdyszalh-OTZ0k7TXqmjx0uwHgAIkt2TUW1-cwm5Vencr2RtL_R8ymjYob9d_gbs_m8SV7JGN0OXPWRBC136FZq-uM4EcZPBTCMKqEIuWts7RU9d9hyphenhyphen-/s320/IMG_0386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632235111214478690" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">From there we went to the Chen Family Temple. This was also a series of buildings but they are much more ornately decorated. Juyan explained that this one was used for family meetings and was to show the power and prestige of the family explaining the ornamentation. They also had some exhibits of carved ivory that were very interesting to look at. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Then we headed back to the hotel so we could meet Rachel, our interpreter, and head to the airport. We landed in Beijing two hours delayed because we had to sit on the runway and wait for clearance. The three-hour flight was fine otherwise. The food was actually good so we really enjoyed that while we were waiting on the runway. When we landed Rachel’s husband Mike met us along with two of Rachel’s friends from her class. They took us to our hotel and after getting settled we went out to dinner. </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuDV2cHB2xvIuT14575CxkPCt__tzJMufs9HBaV4J7Bw2Vx3PuhiXmuzOhxMFeBN85muqryyq9ueSGMemiMoPLkq9FcT6oVA5a6abXzT22dOs-IZaDYGq1MykH7eERoL4zq0ksoZDVwGn/s320/IMG_0403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632235495439220578" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">They explained that rice is more common in the south whereas noodles are more common in the north so we went out for noodles. Dinner was great and as usual we ended up trying a lot of new things both good and not so good. The noodles we ate had vegetables on top along with pork in a sauce that we mixed in. They ordered a few dishes to share of beef, cucumbers, and a variety platter. I don’t know what else to call it, it was an array of small with sweet sticky rice in the middle. </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvxnvLz_r0Gekov9tO5XHpe1KkhgmZtLUIERueWhLuwSkv8zZIjgRjatn1pF7uWD8ZeMWSZKphxEGeGxRnyuLWmiYLsGRgBdRX-6hGpbrUF_z224oKNF5ErPk7jjjR_7ng92f_nwTEWZD/s320/IMG_0433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632236539725757154" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">From there Rachel’s friends left and the rest of us took taxi’s to the Bird’s Nest, where the 2008 Olympics where held. Both the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube are very unique buildings with a lot of wonderful open space between them. In such a large city it’s nice to have space like that.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7kLSb7fgZWb-dbowCSXHmgVxw2JSL9skFltkoU5pVUMMymEgAXWhFJRRdrifI_-PN0FMA_HNtls-4pHs2KRctJW8RAczxsD3yG9Y85_CGMitwpqazwsBAb8PpHLL3KlgF_9pY-FlqLhp/s320/IMG_0435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632236745804725922" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>anja.meerwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910049427390072330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-32930333681150565332011-07-22T10:25:00.000-07:002011-07-22T10:45:19.046-07:00June 3rd - Lecture with Changying, the Fabric District, and Practice with Hu Jing (Anja's Analysis)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVHBFzT1njOrRmVBtoa-j2bdOWpSOrHohlZjLzEq8va6dAxjR7QC6G3jC9zQiPf6CBJ2F6OSOF87J29Zenvo8OgizjwM5yF_3cxPOGFuc49H75nNE3yQKzCdxfCWJZyyWZvBJTjPvQsW-/s1600/IMG_0338.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WNYvO3b3REv1z7pcq1xk9aL79txLKG2jWyBPLftV02GPViWqsLysxT8OphEdW-naw_b7dcmyk7-UIR6PZpuFzwX8rIG4ZYJgoswKPm0UmCHZERuEee3PyclZYJK9Bx7NH9-1Tz9VUs9A/s1600/pulse1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WNYvO3b3REv1z7pcq1xk9aL79txLKG2jWyBPLftV02GPViWqsLysxT8OphEdW-naw_b7dcmyk7-UIR6PZpuFzwX8rIG4ZYJgoswKPm0UmCHZERuEee3PyclZYJK9Bx7NH9-1Tz9VUs9A/s200/pulse1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632229808274867938" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">We were in lecture with Changying again today and this time we learned about how to look at the tongue, taking a pulse and the nature of different foods. When feeling the pulse it is based on how weak, strong, rapid, slow, deep or superficial it feels. It is taken with three fingers, the index, middle and ring fingers – a difference from Western Medicine. Each finger belongs in a specific spot, the index – cun, middle – guan, and ring – chi.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22CFsBjmogEHLosp80yWRZvzLlgC-B1ffBs381Wnu5SWDqAe0LjsE4Q1WT-RMX-AP-jgPcM5wDXdXWBe_dlpwdojhoDDn7REJiJPtJ5sVTPTOyPIOlUGLMdXWZc3zghREnRQajoXQX657/s200/03fig03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632229934122743362" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 179px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">This is combined with how the tongue looks. That is based on the color of the tongue, if there is a coating – how thick/ thin it is and what color it is. Also the tongue is divided up into parts the correlate with various areas of the body. For example the tip of the tongue corresponds with disorders of the lungs and heart. While watching her diagnose patients, it looked simple but once we learned all the things she looks for and the various combinations amongst them we realized how much Changying knows especially off the top of her head. Right in the room with the patient she’d say if it was deficiency yin or excess yang for example and then would write up a prescription. We all really enjoyed learning about the food and whether it is neutral, cool or warm nature. To see where I found the picture and read more about the pulses check out <a href="http://www.itmonline.org/arts/pulse.htm">http://www.itmonline.org/arts/pulse.htm</a> and to see where I found the tongue picture along with a good overview of TCM check out <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=174361&seqNum=2">http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=174361&seqNum=2 </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); ">Then on our lunchtime we went out with Juyan again, this time to the fabric district. Rachel, Cathy and I all had dresses made in the same red silk/linen mix. We were in this building with little shops full of various kind of fabrics. Then upstairs were the tailors. It was a very packed place with a lot to look ate. He treated us to McDonalds for lunch and it tasted pretty similar to back home. We felt a bit guilty eating McDonalds while in China because none of us eat it back home. We felt though that it was important to try for our research. On our way back we picked up Cathy’s birthday cake too because today is her birthday. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKs4of3sXWI3pxPPHNh55w1M6PgvPBM2TDcWKhIt7h_gOlVOCjToUq6KA0RXwzlL5DQMRQjG_xZxlIYk4Cp7GosmdLet-oMZ4obZ_on0l0TAnccruOAa6LEHZAH-SjEeTNgZsTA9Jmck6/s200/IMG_9094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632232799723714210" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span>Then we went back to the hospital for lecture and practice with Wu Jing. She taught us about the different length acupuncture needles and she demonstrated on us. I had one in my hand, neck, leg and then one in each leg with burning moxa on the ends. Cathy had one in her wrist and jaw. Rachel had a few too, in her temple and leg and feet. Afterwards we did some moxabustion. Rachel had it directly on her stomach for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdDZHj3cYTqGodG3-kLjqTnHRtjir8Ui8iHcH0aYmym51gB4vZnflo_i-wbArqxXt9nPf_cPF46mDwuyTX4U3JkhaPn8540mvA1O9KsCe5c_6L2MdsEj0eMfcPUkodktrBrK6dcRXDj0W/s320/IMG_9110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632233408607412642" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span>GI problems while mine was combined with acupuncture in my calves. Laurelyn journaled because she didn’t want to watch anything to do with the needles. She’s not too keen on needles so it worked out better that way. At one point Cathy was talking to Lisa about her Diabetes presentation so we just chatted with Wu, Jing. She told us about divorce here and her marriage. She said about 10 years ago in order to get divorced you had to tell your boss, and them their boss, etc. Then everyone knew your business so it wasn’t very common. Once that law changed the rate spiked. Now it has leveled off and stabilized. It was really nice to able to have a conversation like this. It’s not something we would have asked about normally but she brought it up so we were able to ask. It just shows how wonderful and open people here have been with us. It has really helped us to understand their culture better.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaVrnyE_jd1NFLkQFwqnDkFz4mtOveJNudKJIf_jod3cU8ZGLdxEGhObBcMqRnJjJdEuAFWut7yZhct_RKzYrQNsNG5-sdG5490VfNwPbLg8fHJdYMqj4K2UhQLX2fQzEnd3NWlx-5IDu/s320/IMG_9121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632233745029201026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVHBFzT1njOrRmVBtoa-j2bdOWpSOrHohlZjLzEq8va6dAxjR7QC6G3jC9zQiPf6CBJ2F6OSOF87J29Zenvo8OgizjwM5yF_3cxPOGFuc49H75nNE3yQKzCdxfCWJZyyWZvBJTjPvQsW-/s320/IMG_0338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234083539165826" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Tonight we went out to a fancy restaurant for Cathy’s birthday, which was delicious. We had a lotus root dish – a favorite of ours, a cucumber dish, rice noodles with pork, a chicken, yams and some other sort of root followed by fruit. Afterwards we all had the cake in her room. The cakes here are beautiful, we had some trouble choosing which one. They all have various types of fruit on them and we chose one with some almonds on the side as well. </span></p> <!--EndFragment-->anja.meerwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910049427390072330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-80195046513601560992011-07-22T10:01:00.000-07:002011-07-22T10:15:09.048-07:00June 2nd - Taian Middle School and the Pedestrian Street (Anja's Analysis)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPFyNEApZGEUevx4V6Oi1G0k405VxHY_jTmCjCZrlg6uXYiICfe_P3uXvn2usv9L1kESA-RXPOt6zbX1O5lNdjul3160gcldh2BjovRfQhqocBfBHUfJLqCa7W4ga1X9AWw0loWdpQTJq/s1600/IMG_0321.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">We were in the hospital in the morning observing Changying with her patients. It was interesting but it was also a bit hard to sit through because most of it was Chinese conversation. It also didn’t help that we were unsure of what exactly she we looking for. Essentially when she assesses a patient she feels their pulse and looks at their tongue. From there she writes a prescription and that’s it. We were all very intrigued.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_yv4rLnWk0uheUyUEwO6WajqNbAJhJ8sMny1wWwaOGBKDg9c6QpwJ2zGp_wVF6En2GKVCFhTSQS_67i349Sur4k3G-IMLLpU9jZo6xq-8qvb6Sx-xEEo2XSgFC6nbTsPJ9LHgYQu0jTL/s320/IMG_0313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632224277664431586" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Afterwards, as usual when working on the hospital, we had lunch in the hospital cafeteria. Today I had some lotus root, quickly a favorite for us, a large amount of rice and some broccoli with cauliflower and some sort of meat. We’ve noticed that almost anytime there are vegetables served there, a little meat is added. It would make being a vegetarian very difficult in China. </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">After relaxing a bit we went to the second middle school, called Taian Middle School. We’re just doing teaching intervention with them, at their request, so they are now the control school. They were so gracious when we came. The headmaster and other administrative people had water and big bowls of grapes, apples and bananas waiting for us. There was even a photographer taking pictures of our whole meeting. This is something we have slowly started to get used to, being photographed and stared at frequently. The class was very well behaved while Cathy was teaching them, unlike our classes at Jinan sometimes. We used the same powerpoint to be consistent. Afterwards we were free for the day.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPFyNEApZGEUevx4V6Oi1G0k405VxHY_jTmCjCZrlg6uXYiICfe_P3uXvn2usv9L1kESA-RXPOt6zbX1O5lNdjul3160gcldh2BjovRfQhqocBfBHUfJLqCa7W4ga1X9AWw0loWdpQTJq/s320/IMG_0321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632225804687992642" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">That night we met with Juyan and he took us, minus Cathy who stayed in to work, to the pedestrian walking street via the metro. The metro is air conditioned so that was very nice surprised. After having been down there it makes sense, I think people would probably die down there if it wasn’t air conditioned. The metro system in Guangzhou is similar to other large cities and makes getting around much more convenient. Without Juyan or someone to help us it would have been nearly impossible as like everything else there is no English anywhere. The pedestrian street is huge! We didn’t even make it all the way because we were tired out. A little over halfway there was a decently sized square with all neon lighted signs. It reminded me of a smaller version of Time Square in New York City. We all were able to find some things to buy for ourselves or for friends back home on our trip there. We also treated ourselves to some delicious gelato and in the heat it was exactly what we needed</span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5YNMq2Kyj0pXsT_EDXzSmZLkoHO6kLdrXobV7MujCLf27G-lehqXuhY5WHGhuOP_WmgYjkII2273msngUQntiLMidf7rlrV2kAKnK6Qp1Fi39oxS-ORZklRPv5sOoo6j1JXIklTvhUyj/s320/IMG_0327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632225321898056626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>anja.meerwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910049427390072330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-48998666997994803942011-06-26T13:43:00.000-07:002011-06-26T14:06:49.339-07:00The Great Wall<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOiFOOjertvE4969-8nz6CXif6eWnfJiELBHj7bJequ_-fG__VUPmI4vGj59o1DUOvNDA374d_tWIlunFBWeK1oHNHwM7l6uU2y8i3qOCjzIeTghPWNXDfak0rGc194f5shUxGNma80w/s1600/Great+Wall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622637066981071682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOiFOOjertvE4969-8nz6CXif6eWnfJiELBHj7bJequ_-fG__VUPmI4vGj59o1DUOvNDA374d_tWIlunFBWeK1oHNHwM7l6uU2y8i3qOCjzIeTghPWNXDfak0rGc194f5shUxGNma80w/s400/Great+Wall.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-19825191081736720392011-06-13T13:59:00.000-07:002011-06-13T14:07:42.946-07:00Thank you to the Chinese Nurses and Medical Experts Who Supported Our International Fellowship<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigRWDEUE2J6gD72YpyXCsym6BVMWsjwLoVmniMS64UsW0mZLS17DY_d4qtKpp7FS4seWBEffOyX45d9Vk1xDqqNe9WIutEeDu5m2yZTktsgDQP0D2roeQVU33qyFX-m7iRS05rZDCb9Y/s1600/IMG_2729.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617813497545765314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigRWDEUE2J6gD72YpyXCsym6BVMWsjwLoVmniMS64UsW0mZLS17DY_d4qtKpp7FS4seWBEffOyX45d9Vk1xDqqNe9WIutEeDu5m2yZTktsgDQP0D2roeQVU33qyFX-m7iRS05rZDCb9Y/s400/IMG_2729.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Thank you ALL for welcoming us to China and for ensuring that our trip was meaningful and enriching. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>In particular, we extend grateful appreciation to Peiru Zhou (Peggy) ~ Vice Director of Outpatient Services and Diabetes Nurse Educator and to Wei-ju Chen ~ Director of Nursing at the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University for seeing great value in our study and for encouraging us to come to China.</div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-57940607741770383182011-06-12T12:21:00.000-07:002011-06-12T12:57:07.164-07:00Lines from L-E<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHw5Ha8TEFThdcs5TMyNJlzP6Csm6QTWX3HyQOqhCvqPW72rVh2AB0hOXmEWSjp73BXivtsIBcbn78ZU8FMUlPkK0Adaf5rwg8GtHdGFHeTurqpWJiGw6ORDulULRkvV2HT9rKjmM9ilc/s1600/Dragon+FLY.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617422385820646674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHw5Ha8TEFThdcs5TMyNJlzP6Csm6QTWX3HyQOqhCvqPW72rVh2AB0hOXmEWSjp73BXivtsIBcbn78ZU8FMUlPkK0Adaf5rwg8GtHdGFHeTurqpWJiGw6ORDulULRkvV2HT9rKjmM9ilc/s400/Dragon+FLY.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>I took this picture of a dragon fly just outside of the Foreign Experts Building on our last day in China. It makes a nice metaphor for reflections on a journey. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Each of us will be adding our unique reflections: <strong>A</strong>nja's <strong>A</strong>nalysis, <strong>R</strong>achel's <strong>R</strong>eflections, <strong>L</strong>etter <strong>L[Laurelyn]</strong>, and <strong>C</strong>athy's <strong>C</strong>omments.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Reflecting back to my early days as a new mother, I am remembering all the toys that my toddler daughter wanted out of that McDonalds happy meal she begged me to purchase! </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Where were all those amazing toys made? In China!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>China is a country with huge expertise in making some of the world's best toys. Yet, physical activity and exercise is also a big part of having fun.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>And, no one would argue that children NEED to play! Play is such a natural and important part of childhood. While getting impressive scores on final examinations is truly important in China, being physically fit and active is something that will follow students for a lifetime.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Playground areas should be expansive ~ grassy fields with space to have fun. In my humble opinion, the play area should be at least as important as the mathematics classroom!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>To the extent that our UW-Eau Claire intervention with middle school Chinese youth addressed the importance of <strong>outdoor fun and play [balanced with sensible eating] </strong>it was a success. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Certainly, more follow-up and continuation of the work we have started is desirable. Stay tuned for additional thoughts and reflections from our research team!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-4172990508997513482011-06-09T16:33:00.001-07:002011-06-11T10:07:57.191-07:00An Emerging Role for Nurses in China<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IPrUh0abbq7T-Xd5B5884gmtWA4XDEbdI-EhfCRFPoCCRJhX4M38-ApKifxAibsiG6cmaKYDvu2KkY5_vKIe94CYduHlsiZ3MO28s8-VY3lqlVVlOPLFm8rkZJ9HfvOY-nY6h8aGhA0/s1600/Peggy+at+Conference.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617009633973907298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IPrUh0abbq7T-Xd5B5884gmtWA4XDEbdI-EhfCRFPoCCRJhX4M38-ApKifxAibsiG6cmaKYDvu2KkY5_vKIe94CYduHlsiZ3MO28s8-VY3lqlVVlOPLFm8rkZJ9HfvOY-nY6h8aGhA0/s400/Peggy+at+Conference.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>More than 120 Chinese nurses attended a Diabetes Conference organized by Nurse Educator Peggy Zhou (at podium). </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Below, Cathy Berry (UW-Eau Claire) and her Chinese translator present information about the role of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaqWOr3WUnlzDbJJERba-sh9A_1HOJ472nNHNe5807TsY9Yi5w4LkDErHnSEofsyKyVCh9R6xEOUFjGlq4cpZ1xATLWzqyTyhWfgvoNVkWaCcqzYtS12B0jWiS8vA8xriIiu7Cjg4Qmg/s1600/Learning+about+diabetes+in+CHINA.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616369825906792066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaqWOr3WUnlzDbJJERba-sh9A_1HOJ472nNHNe5807TsY9Yi5w4LkDErHnSEofsyKyVCh9R6xEOUFjGlq4cpZ1xATLWzqyTyhWfgvoNVkWaCcqzYtS12B0jWiS8vA8xriIiu7Cjg4Qmg/s400/Learning+about+diabetes+in+CHINA.JPG" /></a>Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>A disease that was previously unknown in China, now has attracted global attention as nurses learn to provide care tailored to the specialized needs of individuals with Type II Diabetes Mellitus.</div></div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-12497393378869854942011-06-09T15:56:00.000-07:002011-06-16T13:37:35.179-07:00Chinese Nurses Participate in UW-Eau Claire Health Education<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnu_WPbqzmiQakRFJc7bq97QPTotGcNsDjDVYdUSW84Jep8EgKNet-zRNHN-EcUEpbi79I7pJc3XhM6Txk_YcjzbiawPGzWLWQEImqEraU8sfteyby7r9zDH7wepTgIdkjTAWxBPh14d0/s1600/Middle+Schoolers+in+China.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616364923818247058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnu_WPbqzmiQakRFJc7bq97QPTotGcNsDjDVYdUSW84Jep8EgKNet-zRNHN-EcUEpbi79I7pJc3XhM6Txk_YcjzbiawPGzWLWQEImqEraU8sfteyby7r9zDH7wepTgIdkjTAWxBPh14d0/s400/Middle+Schoolers+in+China.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-20975613170412637102011-06-05T15:19:00.001-07:002011-06-05T15:49:29.383-07:00Chinese Fast Food<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFvRAtvUTOsT6b_Xe0hogWVvbu4pkJMOuRpygxsv3kIgyoC2RHbNN6XJLS85GyOa7bKI2qZPlxRABzHDBEiOgJeA1rhL7Rww9D66LSX3ph0UXy5wtdy1ze2CFXk97Z_wK9aYrySfhu_A/s1600/Chinese+Fast+Food.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 285px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614864386190778210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFvRAtvUTOsT6b_Xe0hogWVvbu4pkJMOuRpygxsv3kIgyoC2RHbNN6XJLS85GyOa7bKI2qZPlxRABzHDBEiOgJeA1rhL7Rww9D66LSX3ph0UXy5wtdy1ze2CFXk97Z_wK9aYrySfhu_A/s400/Chinese+Fast+Food.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The image to the left is a paper bag that once contained Chinese fast food ~ a salty, deep fried treat on a stick. In the big city, it is easy to find food vendors who will sell fast food (for cheap). </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>While many Americans think that McDonalds, Pizza Hut and KFC are the only game in town, China has plenty of fast food joints of its own. Ready to serve up the requisite fat and salt!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The unique nature of Chinese life in the big city ~ fast paced, rapidly Westernized, changing roles of women and more disposable income among the affluent middle class, suggests that dining in a restaurant may be a reasonable option. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>For poorer middle class families, for college students and for middle schoolers or kids in high school, fast food is cheap, readily available, and tasty. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>While we Americans think of making a meal with the help of running tap water, our fancy western appliances, and grocery stores that are an easy drive from our homes; in China, the government has banned the use of bags (paper or plastic), and hauling water, groceries, and other food stuffs is cumbersome on a bike or while walking in hot, humid weather. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Although some affluent families drive cars, the vast majority of Chinese families do NOT drive a car. And, if you have ever seen traffic during rush hour in Guangzhou, you can make a case for the wise decision NOT to drive! Mass transit is cheap, and it is an easy way to get to one's destination.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Furthermore, some products such as cooking oils, are allowed to remain on the grocery shelf beyond their expiration date. Thus, as a person hopes to prepare a hot meal, some inconveniences are apparent. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Additionally, because all water must be boiled in the city, vegetables are cooked before eating. Taking into consideration the important nutrient value of FRESH fruits and veggies must always be balanced against the important food safety factor. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Broadly speaking, wealthy Chinese families choose to dine in restaurants rather than prepare meals at home. And middle-lower middle class families also dine out, but often at fast food establishments.</div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-91161416475259577952011-06-04T05:33:00.000-07:002011-06-04T10:30:34.875-07:00Ice Cream Wars in China<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ByHS4TeKvh4Pc2lbfH5UWJAKhHvAivJSZPsDCp7XFnGozgvw9WXlkxSamTh1SC_949A2mjrwOSEB0v4qf0qz5F-qE3Cs9uF1Dan2LnLeqGnhd9M6FKbrm95me8vIs_83_XOHNw19DHo/s1600/haagen-daz.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614343524742366898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ByHS4TeKvh4Pc2lbfH5UWJAKhHvAivJSZPsDCp7XFnGozgvw9WXlkxSamTh1SC_949A2mjrwOSEB0v4qf0qz5F-qE3Cs9uF1Dan2LnLeqGnhd9M6FKbrm95me8vIs_83_XOHNw19DHo/s400/haagen-daz.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_721CLptgx4npR7yGTZrmCSlFgrY0Ag05eXzccE1TKW7TXmL1oMt8JRXx3SKOPpQQWaREYEE1dUDqccs68YEmqysv7l55wrmsPnoU423VEvpB1GwQqb6-2l2ud6hGzwG5ycPs02TH4Ic/s1600/DQin+China.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614342866975476786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_721CLptgx4npR7yGTZrmCSlFgrY0Ag05eXzccE1TKW7TXmL1oMt8JRXx3SKOPpQQWaREYEE1dUDqccs68YEmqysv7l55wrmsPnoU423VEvpB1GwQqb6-2l2ud6hGzwG5ycPs02TH4Ic/s400/DQin+China.bmp" /></a><br /><br />Ice cream at McDonalds is only 2 RMB (about fifty cents). Who will win the market share, I wonder?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>According to data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 59.5% of Chinese youth reported eating ice cream in 1998. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Today, more than 76% of Chinese youth love the sweet treat, and regularly eat ice cream.</div></div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-65060350168464056372011-05-31T15:24:00.001-07:002011-05-31T18:18:37.091-07:00Amelia's Additions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzMwftqosxRANKi1oXIs1c2-saBzFoLqhGB0qgCoreZcgUXGvR3nS4q3Rz4jOSXwNRqLlIDgwz19JLkJv1S51wFt4MgoNCNlGej7mLa_sYr7zKX4gBHC23MS6S3i5hTJFAl-yjVMLLqI/s1600/Health+Education+Program+2+013.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613010289523538690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzMwftqosxRANKi1oXIs1c2-saBzFoLqhGB0qgCoreZcgUXGvR3nS4q3Rz4jOSXwNRqLlIDgwz19JLkJv1S51wFt4MgoNCNlGej7mLa_sYr7zKX4gBHC23MS6S3i5hTJFAl-yjVMLLqI/s200/Health+Education+Program+2+013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The fruit, the whole fruit, and nothing but the fruit!</div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-46364440647248157762011-05-31T08:56:00.000-07:002011-06-04T07:21:02.998-07:00UW-Eau Claire Team Arrives in Guangzhou!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNBmbOXOWmDp8NEajGyehS-mBk0yR7K8H_m7SMc5zp2Zk6M7n-d61_UzxHG0mHKTHNW4-WSgGfeyrUtorq9epzLUr1vGFmamjqQ2ADG2Pmh2041sHGxOBS5JDWo5b15PnW_by4Z2zUME/s1600/Health+Education+Program+2+010.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613032941688708674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNBmbOXOWmDp8NEajGyehS-mBk0yR7K8H_m7SMc5zp2Zk6M7n-d61_UzxHG0mHKTHNW4-WSgGfeyrUtorq9epzLUr1vGFmamjqQ2ADG2Pmh2041sHGxOBS5JDWo5b15PnW_by4Z2zUME/s320/Health+Education+Program+2+010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezTutHKsdBoj-YdMxb5_raW7p_DOxqf6PItAXj3fmvS4URp7Nm3tZUK-OOliUfML_ExB3A7UIFzZ-chaM6moxaeFsIVEsJb6XjZ7og1fZKgTJn1wi2bWXLxYIr9zFeTzsRUIyZ8Y7CDE/s1600/Health+Education+Program+2+011.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613011692634840530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezTutHKsdBoj-YdMxb5_raW7p_DOxqf6PItAXj3fmvS4URp7Nm3tZUK-OOliUfML_ExB3A7UIFzZ-chaM6moxaeFsIVEsJb6XjZ7og1fZKgTJn1wi2bWXLxYIr9zFeTzsRUIyZ8Y7CDE/s200/Health+Education+Program+2+011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoCOZrUQ1agQZRsH5WCEdan1VnyuNK4HrVuc3C9ibL1YpmOU4VZS0vNJov7yAYInvGnAe8_x7ChbiY2XRU4-YFDtzBwrz9qvV7t-BfiDwYCfiGjdZ6ohRdLpba8KY5vFZlt0aRSs7Zbo/s1600/Health+Education+Program+2+010.jpg"></a><br /><br /><strong>Amelia, Rachel, Laurelyn, & Anja take a campus tour </strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfwlyOqLcLZQlbB7Omx5Ofh5LWvn97I37EMYyMfUyNGInFJx6DONJATt8ZXBairRSQQy9RJ7aphskrhVtbri9vQ3YmJ87cD4Bnvp1QwCBU1FCoYGW8qIuRQFbyasmXNiZfCnx7xZERpw/s1600/Spring-Flowers-From-the-Garden.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div>On May 27th, early in the morning, the remaining members of our US team arrived safely in China. One of the first items of business: a tour of the Jinan University Campus. Here, a local student serves as a tour guide for our team!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>It was a wonderful reunion between all of our University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students and the Jinan University campus community. Also, it was a pleasure to introduce Nurse Educator, Cathy Berry, to the Chinese nursing students and to the Chinese nurses! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Because our blog is blocked from view in China, and because Cathy and our students are still working in China, they will post many additional comments upon their return in mid-June. In particular, they will share a discussion of the <strong>exercise intervention</strong> with middle school students.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>I have heard from Cathy via E-mail, and it seems our students and she will also take a short journey to the Great Wall in Beijing next weekend! Lucky ladies! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Photos and blogging to follow!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Each of our students have selected one unique facet of the obesity epidemic to discuss on our blog. Rachel will focus upon the overuse of technology among Chinese youth (and too much 'seat time'); Anja will address changing patterns of dietary consumption in China, including sugary beverages, ice cream, and fried food; Laurelyn will emphasize the economics of the fast food industry, including slick marketing campaigns and high caloric (though extremely tasty) calorie laden choices. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Cathy has provided a link (below) to some of the health educational materials (PowerPoint Presentation) co-created with nursing translators, and presented to the middle schoolers. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Each of the groups will receive the same presentation, except that each presentation is also personalized with family photos. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Unfortunately, it isn't possible to open the link (though I promise to check with our university techno-gurus to see if there is a way to share it with you) and to view the PPT presentation in our blog. It contains the content of our <strong>educational intervention</strong> ~ discussion of the Group 8 logo (created by our UW-Eau Claire Chinese student) and also described in an earlier post here; tips for sensible eating and exercise; limiting intake of American fast food; information about the Chinese explanation of BMI (body mass index); conversation about balancing time on the computer with regular activity and exercise; and a personal photo of each member of our US Team. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Our Eau Claire students each brought a family or favorite photo to share with the middle school classes. Since the educational program described above is in English, it also gives the Chinese middle schoolers an opportunity to practice their English ~ as a cross-cultural exchange ~ and to ask questions (about the project) with members of our US team.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/My%20Documents/middleschoolpresentationGroup8withphoto">C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\middleschoolpresentationGroup8withphoto</a></div></div></div></div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-51144443558538644952011-05-31T04:40:00.000-07:002011-06-04T10:33:06.607-07:00Our UW-Eau Claire International Fellowship Research with Chinese Middle Schoolers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNLXv7auifI-bRxVvIp5x06wBPuGovWuIALyBEPN8YK81bte-ybcvUJ_cZUrLPctLLIAnQOFTFFIU49VU6dEE1aVSn1EwguiIoGo0rJjfvLzPlMSMdGzUzX6nSacbpuilJN5Q7N1kvxs/s1600/Health+Education+Program+2+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613049554044482242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNLXv7auifI-bRxVvIp5x06wBPuGovWuIALyBEPN8YK81bte-ybcvUJ_cZUrLPctLLIAnQOFTFFIU49VU6dEE1aVSn1EwguiIoGo0rJjfvLzPlMSMdGzUzX6nSacbpuilJN5Q7N1kvxs/s200/Health+Education+Program+2+005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5JFerBVcXi3GDTvX-5PhYiIHpvdFzw975X0ONmGRZE5SuTLg3kIkfxe0vBLJJ0LIglqslXbu557xGpLGBMrbe6Sc4_taj7l7s3HUpu8soSMNz7Mh2SXcC2MKB4DxOo-OlzZO4AdjxEw/s1600/Chinese+Health+Education+Program.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613048309606044114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5JFerBVcXi3GDTvX-5PhYiIHpvdFzw975X0ONmGRZE5SuTLg3kIkfxe0vBLJJ0LIglqslXbu557xGpLGBMrbe6Sc4_taj7l7s3HUpu8soSMNz7Mh2SXcC2MKB4DxOo-OlzZO4AdjxEw/s400/Chinese+Health+Education+Program.jpg" /></a>Meeting together again ~ face-to-face! After four years of electronic conversation via E-mail regarding Type 2 Diabetes in China, Lee-Ellen and Peggy collaborate to finalize a simple quasi-experimental study design and to create a bi-lingual data collection tool for use with Chinese middle school students.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><p>Armed with background information about the obesity epidemic among Chinese youth, and after securing all necessary permissions, our University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire research team will use a data sheet (see left) with items Chinese Nurse Educator, Peggy Zhou, translated into Mandarin. The data sheet will enable us to investigate middle school student perceptions about their own health.<br /><br />The questions we ask are simple ones~How much time is spent on the computer? How much consumption of American fast food? How much physical activity? What is your height and weight? And finally: What are your perceptions of your body image? </p><br /><br /><p>We will analyze the results by gender and age. We also created a data coding sheet for use with the present instrument.<br /><br />Because the Chinese obesity epidemic is an affliction of the affluent, we selected one (very affluent) middle school as the focus for our health education and exercise intervention (the Affiliated Middle School) and one (less affluent) middle school which will serve as the control group, receiving education only.<br /><br />One hundred thirty two 7th grade students (representing 4 classes at the Affiliated Middle School) who self-report relatively high scores (on body weight, fast food consumption, little exercise, and poor body image) will be our target for a brisk 2 day health education and 2 day physical exercise program called 'Group 8'. Group 8 will meet after school on Mondays and Wednesdays. </p><br /><br /><p>As participants, all Chinese middle school students will receive T-shirts, water bottles, and pedometers to record their steps as they continue to walk and engage in physical activity (beyond the duration of our program). </p>Similar to the experimental group, the control group will consist of a large class of 7th grade Chinese youth. However, the control group will receive only a one time lecture from our team about the importance of sensible eating, remaining physically active, and balancing time on the computer with physical activity and exercise.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Using SPSS, we'll compare scores on the data sheet between classes at the Affiliated Middle School~ before and after our exercise + education intervention ~ and before and after the education program with the control group. </p></div></div></div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109354057197881594.post-12811464520492100172011-05-31T04:05:00.000-07:002011-06-16T18:03:09.710-07:00Avoid American Fast Food!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_Hllcdq7uC2eFWgoXrBTjhrRX7H3V_-wvlIe5riIeNkF8iQmaTTzUHgaJGNtsrIORhw7vFnDi0csBdTTqRfHvihYWWBc44n33M-auUhF_6jAXtGRjCy_J9BcMHv717U8Gx4B3dBHXwg/s1600/Health+Education+Program+2+014.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613002815767752754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_Hllcdq7uC2eFWgoXrBTjhrRX7H3V_-wvlIe5riIeNkF8iQmaTTzUHgaJGNtsrIORhw7vFnDi0csBdTTqRfHvihYWWBc44n33M-auUhF_6jAXtGRjCy_J9BcMHv717U8Gx4B3dBHXwg/s400/Health+Education+Program+2+014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Q_WzKii60jTzvScUHVl0ANI7q4hJk6lFahfsNizkmRGS9Z9kXk_Dfrquw3kNO9QmIA_lmTHGF7_TfDDeOpteDeKgC8jwG_e2QkuDpj6R8WlCXnK4svYY7c4Jh8_9mdfEe6kJ2QHZZNk/s1600/Diabetes+Prevention.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 196px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612838438005306626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Q_WzKii60jTzvScUHVl0ANI7q4hJk6lFahfsNizkmRGS9Z9kXk_Dfrquw3kNO9QmIA_lmTHGF7_TfDDeOpteDeKgC8jwG_e2QkuDpj6R8WlCXnK4svYY7c4Jh8_9mdfEe6kJ2QHZZNk/s200/Diabetes+Prevention.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This teaching pamphlet (produced by the China Association of Health Education) shows a cart filled with fatty food. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>If you look closely at the image, you can see McDonald's French fries. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Diabetes Type 2 was virtually unknown in China until a few decades ago. With the advent of the Fast Food industry in China, many persons changed their lifestyle to become more "Westernized." American fast food is big business in China, and over-consumption of saturated fat is a risk factor for diabetes. Fast food feeds obesity.<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br />Restaurants such as KFC, Pizza Hut, and McDonalds are on virtually every street corner in the city of Guangzhou and hugely popular among young (and affluent) Chinese. Read on for more information about the food choices and their contribution to obesity in the United States.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Besides the fast food industry, the 'disease [of diabetes] industry' also nets large sums as Western and big Pharmaceutical corporations, such as Bayer, or product lines such as Glycerna (to help normalize blood sugar) become 'stakeholders'....</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Bariatric surgery is now an option for obese men in China. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Other weight loss strategies are options as well. These include ingestion of parasites or participation in "fat farms" for extreme exercise ~ a 'boot camp' approach to weight loss.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>In the United States, many of the same trends that helped create the modern fast-food industry are still helping fuel its growth. Many children, especially racial minorities, live in single-parent households, including a whopping 65% of black children and 37% of Hispanic children as of 2007, according to Kids Count. Mothers are working outside the home at much higher rates than in decades past. It is projected that women will account for 46.9% of the labor force in 2018, up from 46.8% in 2018. Add to this mix the high unemployment rates caused by an uncertain economy, and the allure of fast, cheap food becomes hard to resist. And therein lies the problem.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Obesity is an international public health crisis. In the US, obesity rates have tripled among children since 1980. In 2009, only Colorado and the District of Columbia had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People who are obese are vulnerable to everything from diabetes to heart disease resulting in some $147 billion in direct medical costs annually.The degree to which fast food is at fault for the poor state of the health of many Americans "is impossible to quantify, but is definitely a factor," says Christina Munsell, a registered dietitian and research assistant at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University, in an interview. The increase in obesity "definitely would correlate with eating quicker meals that are easier to obtain."</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In order to create the rankings, 24/7 Wall St. examined the menus of the top 10 restaurant brands in the quick service category by sales as determined by QSR, an industry publication, looking for the most unhealthy options in the fast-food universe:items that were the highest in calories, carbohydrates, sodium and saturated fat. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>These brands were then ranked against the nutritional guidelines of the United States Department of Agriculture. A couple of important caveats to consider. Not everything sold at fast food restaurants is unhealthy. The industry aggressively promotes healthier choice on their menus. Subway, for one, makes a special point of doing this, though its foot-long subs are not healthy choices. Moreover, experts point out that many items sold at sit-down restaurants are actually much more unhealthy than many fast food items. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Fast food, though, has gained ground during the economic slowdown while casual and fine dining chains have suffered. In the US, McDonald's alone earned $24.58 billion in revenue in 2010. Yum! Brands, parent of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, made $11.42 billion. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Methodology: the rankings were determined by taking the average nutritional ratings of menu items compared with the USDA recommendations. Carbohydrates, saturated fat, and sodium were given the most weight. Calories and protein were also considered.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>10. Wendy's Baconator Double> Calories (pct. daily diet): 930 (36%)> Saturated Fat: 25g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 41 (13%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 1840mg (80%)<br />Whose says you can never have too much bacon? Anyone with sense, that's who. The Rudd Center's Munsell noted with amusement how fast food chains "combine every type of meat on one sandwich." The Baconator was relentlessly hyped for a while. A Wendy's (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/wendy-s-arby-s-group-inc/wen/nys">WEN</a>) spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.</div><br /><div><br />9. Burger King Triple Whopper with Cheese> Calories (pct. daily diet): 1180 (45%)> Saturated Fat: 30g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 52 (16%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 1330mg (58%)The Triple Whopper makes a mere Quarter Pounder with Cheese seem like health food. At 1,140 calories, it packs more than twice the punch of the McDonald's burger, which has 535 calories. In a statement to 24/7 Wall St., the company referred to the Triple Whopper as an "indulgent option for our guests." Burger King says it encourages customers to eat healthy choices that provide 650 calories or less -- approximately one-third of a 2,000-calorie daily diet.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>8. Subway Footlong Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki> Calories (pct. daily diet): 750 (28%)> Saturated Fat: 2.5g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 117 (41%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 1810 mg (79%) </div><br /><div><br />Subway, unhealthy? In some cases, the answer is "yes." While this sandwich is low in calories and fat, it is high in salt. The portions of Subway's foot-long sandwiches are too large, Munsell notes. Subway did not respond to a request for comment.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>7. Wendy's Triple> Calories (pct. daily diet): 1030 (40%)> Saturated Fat: 28g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 43 (18%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 1800mg (78%)Anyone eating this monstrosity might not realize that the USDA suggests one portion of meat should be roughly the size of deck of cards. This Wendy's monster burger weighs in at a whopping 423 grams. Wendy's has struggled for years against larger rivals. It unloaded its underperforming Arby's chain earlier this week to private-equity group Roark Capital Group. Wendy's did not respond to a request for comment.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>6. Taco Bell XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito Beef> Calories (pct. daily diet): 880 (34%)> Saturated Fat: 3g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 94 (26%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 2130mg (93%)<br />Taco Bell has mastered the art of blending meats and cheese in ever more creative caloric combinations. The XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito Beef is a monument to gluttony. Taco Bell calls it its "biggest burrito yet." It has "a blend of three cheeses – cheddar, pepper jack and mozzarella – flavorful seasoned rice, hearty beans, reduced-fat sour cream, chunky guacamole, avocado ranch and fiesta salsa, wrapped up in a warm flour tortilla." Taco Bell's sales have been hurt recently by questions surrounding the quality of its beef.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>5. McDonald's Angus Chipotle BBQ Bacon> Calories (pct. daily diet): 800 (31%)> Saturated Fat: 18g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 66 (18%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 2020mg (88%)<br />The Angus Chipotle is big and has bacon, two red flags for any dieter. "It's problematic," says Munsell, adding that the Golden Arches have borne the brunt of negative publicity about fast food. That's unfair. "We did find that McDonald's did have more healthy options" than other chains, she notes. Indeed, it ended its Super Size promotion a few years ago, no doubt spurred by the publicity surrounding Morgan Spurlock's Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>4. Sonic SuperSONIC Bacon Double Cheeseburger with Mayo> Calories (pct. daily diet): 1370 (53%)> Saturated Fat: 36g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 55 (17%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 1610mg (70%)<br />The name alone should make a diner want to grab a fistful of Lipitor. Those brave enough to chow down on this 1,370 calorie colossus probably shouldn't eat much for the rest of the day. Once a regional operator in the South and Midwest, Sonic (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/sonic-corp/sonc/nas">SONC</a>) now operates over 3,500 locations.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>3. KFC Chicken Pot Pie> Calories (pct. daily diet): 790 (30%)> Saturated Fat: 37g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 66 (20%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 1970mg (86%)Salty and high in calories, there is little positive that can be said about the KFC Chicken Pot Pie. But a Yum! Brands spokesman had this to say: "It's all about providing our consumers with choices, and each of our brands has introduced products that are lower in calories and fat, such as KFC's Kentucky Grilled Chicken, Pizza Hut's Thin 'N Crispy Pizzas and salads and Taco Bell's Drive Thru Diet Menu with 7 items less than 9 grams of fat."In other words, diners have a choice about whether or not they eat something with almost a full day's allotment of sodium in one item.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>2. Subway 12-inch Italian B.M.T> Calories (pct. daily diet): 900 (35%)> Saturated Fat: 16g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 94 (27%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 3,000 mg (130%)<br />It's easy to see why Subway does not list this sandwich under the "low-fat footlongs" on its web site. It has a whopping 3,000 mg of salt, 130% of the recommended allotment in a daily diet. "The problem with Subway is the portion size," Munsell says, adding that the problem with this sandwich is the salty luncheon meats. However, Subway is getting the message about salt. As an April USA Today article noted, "Beginning today, sodium content in Subway's 'Fresh Fit' sandwich line in the U.S. will be cut 28% vs. 2009, when Subway first began to cut salt. And sodium in its overall sandwich line will be cut by 15%, compared with the same period."</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>1. Pizza Hut Triple Meat Italiano (9-inch personal pizza)> Calories (pct. daily diet): 1,280 (49%)> Saturated Fat: 23g> Carbohydrate (pct. daily diet): 123 (38%)> Sodium (pct. daily diet): 3,070mg (133%)<br />Pizza -- plain, with cheese and sauce -- is not particularly unhealthy. This gastronomical overkill featuring "all-natural pepperoni, all-natural Italian sausage, and baked ham" is terrible for you. Pizza Hut is VERY POPULAR in China!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>See the full article (about Fast Food in the United States) from DailyFinance: <a href="http://srph.it/kndIM4">http://srph.it/kndIM4</a></div></div>Lee-Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141390925594716629noreply@blogger.com0