{People to People Citizen Ambassador Program - Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia}

It has been quite a challenge for finally working out this incredible East Asia journey to Japan, China, Hong Kong and Taipei...

Yes, after husband Pieter's actual trip on March 20, 1987 till April 10, 1987!

But it meant so much to him and due to his age, I wanted to get this out of the way before anything else!

Archiving things!

Pieter, being a world renown mushroom expert, got chosen for joining a group of 10, to visit Universities and lecturing and making field trips on behalf of the Mushroom Industry. 

His employer Campbell Soup did fully cover his expenses.

How much I would have loved to join him but we had absolutely no funds for doing so.

Paying for daughter Liz who studied at the Royal Academy of Arts and Design in Den Bosch, The Netherlands and also paying off the mortgage of our home at a hefty 9% rate for the time. As well as paying off my Ford Escort...

We also opted to fund the biggest part of Mom & Dad's FIRST flight to the USA...

So I did fly in opposite directions, to The Netherlands, when Pieter started his trip with a flight to Seattle, Washington.

This also proved to become our LONGEST time apart as Pieter had to go to Europe for about a week, right after Taipei.

In–between we had Mom & Dad for 3 weeks staying with us in the USA and I did most of the sight seeing with them as Pieter only had the weekends available.

I flew back with Mom & Dad to The Netherlands, as I had to do consulting work in Germany for 2 weeks...

All this while Pieter went to Australia and New Zealand for Campbell Soup.

We did have a very close blissful relationship via phone... 

PEOPLE TO PEOPLE

Fostering International Friendship... founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower

CITIZEN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

Advancing International Communication

HONORARY CHAIRMEN

People to People International
At that time it was President Ronald Reagan...

AIR SCHEDULE

People to People Mushroom Production Delegation to East Asia

ACCOMMODATIONS

Bear in mind that at that time we had no digital cameras yet and thus photos are not dated with information from area taken etc.

Due to our very turbulent life style at the time and an upcoming move from Georgia to Pennsylvania we never found the time for exchanging thoughts and viewing together his slides from this mega trip.
Also one box with slides etc. ??? got lost in that move... Making the puzzle only harder. 

But last year I managed to scan all available slides and now I also managed to scan some photos that Pieter had developed from his trip.

So in some upcoming posts you will get to see some of his incredible journey.

I also will try to visit some of your blogs...

Thanks a lot!

Related links:
{Hand Made Easter Egg Gift by Friend Ellie} | previous post by me showing the silk brocade table cloth
{Silk Embroidered Birds from China Trip} | previous post by me

{Silk Brocade for our PRINCE OF PEACE} | previous post by me showing the silk brocade table cloth that Pieter purchased in China...

{The Most Satisfying TWO-Letter Word... "WE" - Use it}

One more quote that is so valuable and even more so right after Valentine's Day we should remember this; year round. Also as a family or as a team with colleagues or in sports. 

Yes, keeping our Moral Compass pointing in the right direction is a healthy thing!

We better adhere to The Most Satisfying TWO-Letter Word... "WE" and Use it!

That makes us a little more 'angelic' when clinging to the "W"...

Like seen here on this Italian silver Giovanni Raspini Charm, with alphabet letter "W" and Angel

Alphabet letters are available at Spectrenoir ←just click.

Related link:

{The Most Selfish ONE-Letter Word... "I" - Avoid it} | previous post by me

{Lunch with Lovely 97 Year 'YOUNG' Role Model}

After a week with funerals and such, for the Lovely 97 Year 'YOUNG' Role Model Maryan, as well as for us, we managed to have our Lunch together on Saturday at Deano's Italian

Maryan Harris has been a true American Patriot as well.

She graduated from the Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia a First for Women colleges.

Being already a teacher, she did however join the WAVES, the women's section of the US Naval Reserve. She had a very interesting duty of coding and decoding.

You could read about this American Patriot but it has been removed...

She still is very sharp of mind and also a witty person to converse with, here with my husband Pieter.

And more important: YOUNG at heart.

Her choice was Pizza as they don't serve that very often at the nursing home where she resides...

There was enough left for taking back to her place to enjoy next day!

My choice was this Italian salad with olive oil and vinegar and added shrimps, which were so delicious and served warm!

Yes, we can brag about several great restaurants here in town and Deano's even got voted Georgia's #1 Pizza Place in 2013 and continues to earn high places.

Here I hug Maryan for her 90th Birthday and she celebrated that with Bubbly!

She also had my Mom & Dad over at her place in 2005, for Tea.

Many fond memories...

We do hope that we will be able to share many more together.

Thanks Maryan, for being such a great 'YOUNG' Role Model!