Beth Howlett, LAc, began her study of things Chinese in 1994 at Bryn Mawr College, enticed by the prospect of learning a language with no verb tenses. After graduation she was selected to participate in Princeton-in-Asia’s teaching fellowship program in Ningbo, China. Upon returning to the USA, Beth deepened her study of Chinese language and culture by pursuing a MAcOM at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM). In 2008, Beth traveled to China for a third time to complete internship training at the Nanjing University of TCM and will be returning to NUTCM as adjunct faculty for the OCOM study abroad trip for the fourth time in 2012. Her passion for the medicine and translating source texts has also led her to help facilitate an ongoing relationship between OCOM and the Kam Wah Chung Co. museum in John Day, Oregon. Currently employed as Director of Communications for OCOM, she facilitates media relations, community and continuing education events in Portland. She is also a DAOM student and President for the Oregon Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (OAAOM).