That Guy From China

Note: If you don’t know who the Mosuo are, read “Who are the Mosuo?” in the links at the top of this page, and/or go to the website for my non-profit organization that works with them.

Almost as soon as I returned to Canada in September, I went about joining the Rotary Club of Vancouver; and, once accepted, I then contacted all the Rotary clubs in the Greater Vancouver area about the possibility of doing presentations at their meetings, to give information about the Mosuo, and who they are.

On Tuesday, Jan. 6 I gave my very first presentation, at the Rotary Club of Vancouver.  Their reaction was quite warm, and a number of people afterwards expressed interest in leaning more about them.  I also received offers from several people who said they’d be interested to help me out with my efforts.

On Wednesday, Jan. 7 I spoke at two clubs: the Rotary Club of Vancouver Sunrise in the morning, and the Rotary Club of Vancouver Chinatown at noon.  Both clubs are much smaller than the RCOV, but this allowed for much more interaction with the people who were there.  Not only was I warmly received, but both clubs have offered to bring me back for another presentation, and to share the information about my non-profit organization with all their members.

I’d like to thank all these clubs for their generosity in giving me the opportunity to do these presentations; and over the next two months, I’ll be doing presentations at more than a dozen other Rotary clubs.