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Life essay 1: Jet recalls school
Let's start at the beginning, since childhood experiences are the events which mold your perspective on the world and your views on spirituality.
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Life essay 14: Experiencing fizzy drinks
In 1979, we went to England to perform. Our hosts were very friendly and welcomed us enthusiastically. As usual in those days, they held a big...
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Life essay 13: Jet's gifts in the Phillipines
Back then, the Chinese government had a rule that performers and athletes who represented China abroad were not allowed to keep any gifts valued at more than...
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Life essay 11: Jet writes will
Looking back, it seems like we faced some kind of plane drama every time we flew during those two months in Africa. Just a few months earlier, the crash of a...
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Life essay 10: Jet visits Africa
Beginning in 1976, we started doing international goodwill tours again. The team performed in cities all over Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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Life essay 9: Jet's broadsword injury
I remember that my head felt very warm and wet, and I seemed to be perspiring heavily. The more I jumped and kicked, the more I seemed to sweat.
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Life essay 7: Meeting President Nixon
Contrary to what we had been taught, I was finding that Americans weren't all bad. Our experience with the bodyguards from the State Department...
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Life essay 6: cultural differences
Our group was definitely a high-security proposition. Including our chaperones, there were 44 of us on the trip and then add to that the 26 bodyguards from...
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Life essay 5: Jet goes to the US
In 1974, I was chosen for another special training course. Little did I know that the experience would eventually start changing the way I saw the world.
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Life essay 4: Jet trains with broken foot
As soon as we lined up inside, the coach, that evil, evil man!pulled out a flashlight. Using that beam of light, he pointed out thirteen spaces.
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Life essay 3: Jet recalls harsh training
After winning that first national competition, I was no longer required to attend school at all,not even in the mornings! They asked me to move into the...
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