Today I said my goodbyes at the Walsh Building, the headquarters for the Maryknoll Lay Missioners, and then went into Manhattan where it would be easier to get to an early plane than from Ossining. Click here to follow the day’s plan.
April USA Trip–Monday to Thursday
On Monday I said goodbye to staff at the Walsh Building at Maryknoll Lay Missioners and then went into Manhattan where I left Tuesday morning for Chicago, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh where I landed this morning. My computer is not cooperating, though, so I am going to have to finish this tomorrow.
April USA Trip–Saturday to Sunday
After the board meeting ended and my fellow board members had departed, I had the opportunity to catch up with some people and to catch up on some work around the Maryknoll campus. Click here to see the happenings.
April USA Trip–Friday to Saturday
The Maryknoll Lay Missioners Board Meeting took place on Friday and Saturday. It is a delightful group who work very well together addressing the serious issues of the organization. Click here to see the happenings of these two days.
April USA Trip–Tuesday to Thursday
I arrived at Maryknoll, New York Monday night but the meetings I came for did not start until Thursday night. Click here to see some of the activities of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
April USA Trip–Monday
Today I arrived in Shanghai at 7:30 AM, waited 8 hours, flew 14 hours, and then arrived in Newark at 6:15 PM Monday–the same day! Click here for a few photos from the trip.
April USA Trip–Sunday
I left Phnom Penh this evening for a trip to Bangkok and Shanghai on the way to New York City. Click here to see the beginning of this travel for a board meeting of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
On the road again….
In two hours I head to the airport and to Maryknoll, New York for a meeting with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. I leave here Sunday morning, New York time, and arrive Monday night, New York time. I had thought I would have a chance to post something more here before I go, but it looks now like I cannot add anything here until I get to New York.
Trinkets to Go
Every Sunday morning this woman sits in the same place selling the same little trinkets made of bronze and ivory and luxury woods. They are statues of elephants and Buddha, rings, and just an assortment of things. There are no tourists here but there is always a Khmer person perusing the objects. Maybe it’s just a nondescript glancing over them while chatting or maybe the person is really interested. I don’t know.
Seasonal Fruit
It’s still pineapple season, and these, already peeled, are definitely tempting. It looks like the pineapple seller may have stopped to negotiate a trade with the seller of the other fruit. I don’t know what the smaller round golden fruits are nor do I know what the stack of green stuff is behind them. This is where it really helps to have someone along who can explain in English what I’m seeing.