A hello and a few questions...

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Hello Everyone,

 

My name is Sean Martinez, I am a new member on this list. I am thinking of

creating myself a new account because my old one (at eGroups) was lost with

the takeover ordeal (oddly enough I still get my digests), but I plan

to be lurking around for awhile. This group seems like a wonderful resource.

 

I am planning on going to China in the fall, for TCM study, if everything

works as planned. At the moment I have my eye on Chengdu University of

Traditional (CUTCM). I am debating first studing Chinese

for one or two years, even though CUTCM seems to offer their ciriculum in

English (albeit at slight inflated prices). I havn't registered yet, and I

also don't know if I will have to take the Mathematics, Chemistry and

Physics test before I go. This last point is unclear to me because I already

have had some university courses. If I can be considered already at the

undergraduate level or a transfer student, would that mean I don't have to

take the MC & P test (I never took HS chem & physics classes)? I can't find

answers to many of my questions. Hopefully, now that I have found this

group, etc. I might find some answers.

 

Another issue for me is that I have been sick for a few years with CFS (odd

for someone in their early twenties, but that is my karma, or whatever). I

recently made huge progress in getting better with Tibetan Medicine. I had

been staying in north India, and had the fortune to meet some of the few

remaining doctors of this dying tradition. My plan is to try Chinese

medicine and acupuncture while I am studying in China, and hopefully,

hopefully that will increase my stamina even more so that I can cope with

the stress of classwork, living in a third world country, etc.

 

Back to school issues... Has anyone here personally attended or known a

student of CUTCM? If so, what have you heard or experienced, etc.? Also does

anyone know of good Chinese language-learning schools in Sichuan? It seems

there are plenty in the major port citys, but what about in Sichuan?

 

Well, this has become too long already so I will end here. If anyone want to

write me a personal reply... my email is sean_martinez. {There

is an underscore " _ " in my address, it isn't a space.}

 

Ciao,

 

Sean

[Guest guest]

, " Sean Martinez " <seanrmartinez@h...>

wrote:

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>

> Back to school issues... Has anyone here personally attended or known a

> student of CUTCM? If so, what have you heard or experienced, etc.? Also does

> anyone know of good Chinese language-learning schools in Sichuan? It seems

> there are plenty in the major port citys, but what about in Sichuan?

>

> Well, this has become too long already so I will end here. If anyone want to

> write me a personal reply... my email is sean_martinez@h... {There

> is an underscore " _ " in my address, it isn't a space.}

>

> Ciao,

>

> Sean

 

Sean

 

One of our longtime members, Ken rose, has spent much of the last ten

years in china, much of it at CUTCM. He is en route, right now,but he

is offline temporarily. I have had several of my teachers from CUTCM.

I think it is the school in china most devoted to classical medical

studies. Dan Bensky has a colleague from Chengdu, shou chun Ma, in

seattle. There is also guohui liu at OCOM in Portland. Call OCOM at

503-253-3443.

 

Also contact Heiner Fruehauf at NCNM in Portland at heiner

 

He is chair of the CM dept. there and has spent most summers at CUTCM

for the past ten years. Almost all of the NCNM professors are from

CUTCM. Between Seattle and Portland, the great NW has become like

chengdu in America.