There are several different “Professional Development” activities for Judy at school today. She is hoping to get a couple of technology tips from one of the sessions on phone apps. She’s done most of the work cleaning out her room, so not as much of that is happening today.
I did my usual morning and early afternoon activities. One thing I wanted to guarantee happened before we leave Beijing was a final visit to the doctor to get my knee drained. I’ve had this done twice previously, and it provided some nice relief from the twinges I get walking around town. With lots of tours ahead of us, I needed as much relief as I could get.
I called to set up an appointment sometime Friday or next week, and the doctor was available at 5:00 pm today. It worked out as all my other visits have. I arrived at the clinic, the doctor was waiting, reviewing my past visits. He offered to drain the knee (right) and I eagerly accepted. It was a fairly painless procedure and he pulled out a lot of fluid. As I was leaving, he handed me some cream for daytime use, and some packs to put on at night for several days. There was no charge for anything. The knee was feeling better instantly.
I took the subway to Judy’s school where the “Leavers” party was taking place. They were serving dinner, and I arrived in time to miss all the lines and get the good food. Afterward, we moved into the Annex, for some brief remarks from the “Head of School”. Then the “tough” part of the evening began. Each of the leaving teachers had another staff member talk about them and then the departing staff member had a chance to speak. I’ve posted below a video of Shannon (ES Principal) talking about Judy. Naturally, my iPad bogged down at the end, and I missed the last minute or so where she became emotional. I managed to switch to my phone and got most of Judy’s comments. It was nice evening with many goodbyes, and memories revisited.
SHANNON GOODBYE VIDEO LINK
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0coj8dx0rrshd2/15.6.11.Shannon%20goodbye%20BISS.m4v?dl=0
JUDY COMMENTS VIDEO LINK
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ta0oz3sttniiq64/15.6.11.Judy.BISS%20goodbye.m4v?dl=0
Another of Judy’s friends, Alexis, put together a humorous video of the faculty to top off the evening.
ALEXIS VIDEO LINK
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k5paq7b5q2nez72/15.6.11.Leavers%202015.Friends.m4v?dl=0