My paternal grandpa’s name is
郑锡盛 (rare metal flourishes)
My maternal grandpa’s name is
蒋生财 (creating good fortune)
My mom’s name is
蒋淑丽 (a fine lady of beauty and wisdom)
My dad’s name is
郑成国 (building a strong nation)
My name is
郑晓宇 (trying to get to know the universe)
The men in my family
Are artists, philosophers, and leaders.
My mom, is Buddha,
Sent from God to carry us across the river of life.
My best friends are:
段文彬 （an intelligent and knowledgeable gentleman)
李亚捷 （good news)
胡淑婷 （a beautiful fair lady)
The first boy I ever kissed is
程上上 (up, up)
He had soft and determined lips.
The first boy I ever loved is
阮嘉骏 （the best horse)
He is trustworthy and kind.
Friends from college that I still talk to:
杨杨 （Her name is the combination of her father and mother’s Last Name, which happens to be the same!)
顾文怡 （a great literate – She mailed me masks from China back in April)
Both are strong, kind, funny ladies.
My close friends in the big, confusing country called United States:
Maria Daniela Tejada Lopez – Ecuador
Trina Jones – USA
Renee Bogues – USA/UK – She inspired me to write physical letters
Benjamin Cooper – USA – the smartest person I know
Valerie Sotomayor – Puerto Rico
Rachel Wright – USA
People who inspire me.
They are positively shaping the world and helping others.
The list grows.
The shared ethos is: be a positive force in this world.
Winston Churchill
Derek Sivers
Alex Honnold
Erling Kagge
Paul Graham
Kevin Kelly
J.K. Rowling
Shunryu Suzuki
E.E. Cummings
Craig Mod
Leonard Bernstein
Hilary Hann
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emily Dickinson
Josh Waitzkin
Glenn Gould
J.S. Bach
Colin Wright
Natelie Goldberg
…
Remember the good names that light up your path.
Remember the good names that hold you tight when you are scared.
Remember the good names that walk with you.
“郑晓宇?”
“Yes.”
“Zheng Xiaoyu?”
“Yes.”
“Xiaoyu Zheng?”
“Yes.”
“Xiaoyu?”
“Yes.”
“晓宇?”
“Yes.”
“郑晓宇?”
“Yes.”
Remember who you are.
