going abroad again

I'll be MIA for a few weeks as I travel to Beijing, China and South Korea. I promise to take tons of pictures! I hope the weather stays good and that my IBS stays quiet (somehow I doubt that!). But I look forward to gorging on great food and lots of shopping sprees. Oh, and learning about some historical sites. :)

I just finished reading a couple of books. "Just Checking" is a funny short book about the life of an OCDer. It's frightening and insightful at the same time. I also read Dr. McKersie's "In the Foothills of Medicine" about his work in inner-city Chicago and Nepal. He was my family medicine attending and I have a lot of respect for him. Great read.

I'm currently almost done with "Blink" which is fascinating, though a bit repetitive after a while. I'm bringing with me "Eats Shoots and Leaves," "Atonement," and "Blood Meridian."