To be honest I was quite ambivalent about visiting the Great Wall. The most frequent question asked before I began this sojourn was “are you going to the Great Wall?” I put off the questions with, “this is a Tai Chi training trip and I don’t think the Great Wall is on the agenda.” In […]
Tai JI
Trip to Chengde- Saturday, October 19_
My ankle was sore today I didn’t make the walk to Temple Park for practice. The plan was for the troop to walk to the park and practice, lǎo shī suggested that I might consider remaining behind since the group needed to walk to the park, practice, and be back for lunch before our three-hour drive to […]
wǒ de Zhōng lǚ xíng
As a long time Tai Ji student, one of my biggest dreams has been to visit China and practice; you know, doing Tai Ji in the park like in the travel videos. So here I am. My excitement is only curtailed by my frustration of the limitations placed on my participation because of my broken […]