When I was in second grade, my teacher, Mrs. Weightman, gave us pictures to color from a book called Children of Many Lands.  I was enchanted by the black and white line drawings of the Dutch girl with her wooden shoes and ethnic cap, as well as the Japanese girl in her kimono, carrying a parasol.  I told Mrs. Weightman that I wanted to meet every one of these people.  That initiated my letter writing and stamp collecting hobbies.  Now, 67 years later, I have been to, or lived in 67 of the 196 countries in the world.  Sounds like a lot, but it’s only 1/3 the countries possible to explore.  I used to think I would see all the countries by teaching Literature, Shakespeare and Language Arts.  Nope.  Work for the Govt.?  Nope. 

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After I became a Natural Health Care Provider in private practice since 1987, I started doing medical missions (“mission” meaning “trip with a purpose,” not associated with any religious practice) to share health care modalities with other Natural Practitioners worldwide.  Natural Healing is the same the world over, with special cultural tweaks.  Learning about these protocols, sharing and exchanging them, teaching and incorporating them into my clinical work is the “pilot light of my soul!”  What do I do during a medical mission?  Sometimes, I conduct seminars with fellow physicians.  I may lecture at a university, or work in a clinic with colleagues.  I have done medical missions all over the globe, ranging from working with Otavalan indigenous patients in a Japanese hospital in the Andean mountains of Ecuador, to sitting with a Fijian Medicine Priest in his healing tent at a mountaintop village, to consulting with fellow Natural Healthcare professionals in Scandinavia.

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My next venture will be in December, 2026, when I travel to Argentina, Chile, and Antarctica.  If you, or someone you know, is interested in meeting, or collaborating with me, to create and schedule one of my medical missions, please text me at 505-999-7305.  I am especially interested in doing future medical missions in India, Southern Africa, South East Asia, Malaysia and Iceland.  Thank you!