August Meeting

The August meeting will be Monday, August 3rd, at 7 pm. at Carmichael Library Community Room, 5605 Marconi Ave. just west of Fair Oaks Blvd. Our presenter will be Marilyn Holland, who will speak about and show pictures of her travels in Bali and diving in Wakatobe, Indonesia.

International Medical Assistance

The International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers is a nonprofit group with a database of English speaking physicians in 125 countries. Membership is free although the group asks for a donation to defer costs. Visit their website for more information: www.iamat.org

This originally came from a Frommers Guide, I believe.
"I have a funny story about the things I dislike. Last summer my husband and I and 6 year old son went for a 2 week summer vacation in Japan, for fun. I always rehearse and remind my son what we expect of him before we go overseas. As we were standing in line for the plane, I thought this was a good time to rehearse with my son the "rules" and our expectations. I said, "We're going to a different country where almost everthing will be different. If you want things to be the same as at home, then you should stay home and we can arrange that. There will be no whining and complaining or next trip you stay home. Most likely there will be things that will happen that are not going the way we want. We are going to make the best of it, and we will laugh about it when we get home. You must use a calm indoor voice at all times and talk softly in front of other people." The man in front of us in the line said, " Lady could you please make the same announcement to the entire plane?"

Meeting site directions

Our meeting place from February through July is the Arcade Public Library Community Room, 2443 Marconi Avenue, just west of Fulton Ave. The building is on the north side of Marconi next to a Jack in the Box. It is easily accesible from I-80, using the Marconi exit, or from Highway 50, taking the Watt Avenue exits and crossing town on surface streets.

From August through December our meeting place is the Carmichael Library Community Room, 5605 Marconi Ave. just west of Fair Oaks Blvd. In front of the building are metal sculptures of children and the small street on the north side of Marconi leads to the parking lot.