Ben (In
like Flint, MI) – Senior year
San Francisco
(multiple to see Theresa)
Residency
interviews
Milwaukee
East Lansing
Denver
Irvine
Indianapolis
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Philadelphia
NYC
Chicago
Foreign
travel
Vancouver,
Canada – engaged
Uganda –
Mbale, Bududa, Jinja, Sipi Falls, Murchison Falls, Kampala
Vietnam –
Sapa, Hanoi, Phong Nha, Hoi An, Saigon, Vung Tau
Sights
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Zion Nat’l
Park
Bruce Canyon
Moab
Arches Nat’l
Park
Canyonlands
Nat’l Park
Antelope
Canyon
Grand Canyon
Tally:
34+ cities and sites
B (places where I stayed in 2015
in chronological order)
Denver – U. Colorado (3 talks)
Vancouver, Canada – tai chi
Beijing, China
Vietnam – Hanoi, Phong Nha, Hoi An,
Saigon
Chicago –
American Academy of Pediatrics
Madison – U.
Wisconsin (talk)
Mendham – grandkids
Baltimore –
Mt. Sinai (2 talks) during Baltimore riots
East Lansing
– Ben’s graduation
Lawrence –
Dad’s memorial celebration
Madison –
wedding
Toronto, Canada – Canadian Pediatric Society
(talk), Toronto Sick Kids (group mentoring)
Mendham –
grandkids
Vancouver, Canada – tai chi
Hong Kong, China – Dad’s estate
Vancouver, Canada – tai chi
Madison –
friends
Japan – Osaka – meet Dr. Nagita, Kanazawa
– sights, Oyama – Jichi U. (talk), Mito – sights, Tokyo – Japan Society for
Psychosomatic Pediatrics (talk) … Jiro’s sushi
Irvine –
APAMSA (2 talks + panel)
Washington
DC – NASPGHAN (Teri Li Education Award)
Mendham –
grandkids
Princeton –
Asian American Alumni: We Flourish (panel)
Pittsburgh –
2nd Nausea & Vomiting Conference (talk, CVS guidelines)
Washington
DC – National American Academy of Pediatrics Conference (3 talks)
Boston –
Massachusetts General Frontiers in Gastroenterology (talk)
Mendham –
grandkids birthdays
Mendham –
grandkids Thanksgiving
Denver – X-mas
with Ben & Theresa
Tally: 35 cities (14 int'l), 20 invited talks etc. – whew, most
ever
It began and
ended in Denver – Rocky Mountain (cannabis)
high
I was disoriented
– where in the world is B Li?
I hit
platinum – bioupgradable
It’s
downhill from here – enjoyed it while it
lasted
Highlights of 2015:
Buckeyes are undisputed National Champs - win historic first playoff
APAMSA's 20th anniversary - it is still up and running
Trekking to Vietnam’s Hang En caves – the 3rd largest in the world
Trekking to Vietnam’s Hang En caves – the 3rd largest in the world
Japan – omnipresent aesthetics that I revel in, Jiro’s
sushi lunch
Vancouver – humbled but still learning from my Tai Chi
master
and most important
and most important
Dad’s
memorial celebration – closure but more to
be done
Wrassling
and floor time with Naomi and Jack
Ben’s
graduation and engagement to amazing Theresa
Happy Holidays to all!
Highlights in pictures
Highlights in pictures
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| Against many odds, my Bucks did it and I wore my Buckeye hat! |
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| Keynote at APAMSA's 20th anniversary - an organization that I co-founded in 1995 |
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| Immensity defined, a human but a speck |
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| Encamped on a sandbar inside Hang En cave |
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| Shirakawa-go village - idyllic World Heritage site |
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| I eat Jiro's dream of sushi, it is out of this world |
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| Sifu Paul Tam Nat'l Champion of Southern Fist and Master of Chen's (original form) Tai Chi |
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| Jack and the bean stalk |
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| A berry, berry happy Naomi |
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| Ben graduates in East Lansing (Teri was there), begins residency in Denver |
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| Theresa and Ben blissful in Hawaii |
