Kim Orendor

Unbound Feet (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

There is no way that thirteen-year-old wallflower me could conceive of a day when I would dance-voluntarily-in the halftime show of the Chinese University Basketball Association championship that was broadcast to millions of people. But I did.

My memoir Unbound Feet: Finding Freedom in Communist China chronicles this miraculous transformation.

Teaching at an international university in Henan Province comes with perks and drawbacks. The college was a major draw for foreigners from around the world expanding my worldview with each new cultural interaction. One of my favorite things was that no one there knew me from the U.S., so I was able to work out being the person I wanted to be without any preconceived notions.

I took the time to re-examine all aspects of my life: relationships, faith, and expectations. The journey wasn't always smooth and sometimes I felt as if I was moving backward, but I was better and stronger for the experience.

When I left China in 2011, I was ready to restart my life in the United States. However, I wasn't ready to give up the lessons I'd learned or the freedom I'd attained while living there.

While I haven't danced as much since returning stateside, every now and then the spirit moves me and this former wallflower can bust a move.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. Brand Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781950385515
• Artikelnr.: 60888726

Autorenporträt

Kim Orendor's online profiles will tell you she's a writer, but she sees herself more as a storyteller. She enjoys weaving a tale with the spoken and written word. The bulk of her career has been spent watching and reporting on sporting events. She's clocked more than twenty years of experience between The Sacramento Bee and The Davis Enterprise. At The Enterprise, she won state and national writing awards and was the sports editor in charge of multiple state and national award-winning sections. She even spent a summer writing greeting cards for African American Expressions. Kim's career path took a dramatic turn in 2006 when she began a five-year teaching stint at Sias International University in China's Henan Province. The administration took advantage of her experience, and she taught newspaper and reading classes. She was later thrilled to get to teach American Culture Through Film where she learned the universal secrets behind storytelling. Between the symbolism learned from films and the countless lecture hours, Kim was primed to become an Experience Expert (aka Tour Guide) for The Broad contemporary art museum in downtown Los Angeles. In her three years at the museum, she gave numerous public and private tours of the collection. Just as Kim had done with athletic contests, she broke down the artwork into understandable pieces, exploring the artists and materials. Kim's favorite tours ended with someone telling her they never thought they'd "get" modern art but her tour helped them enjoy the work. Kim returned to the Sacramento area recently to become a caretaker for her father. She is once again working at The Enterprise, this time as an associate sports editor, designing pages and telling stories.