Golnaz Moeini

Golnaz Moeini is an independent medical device consultant. She lives in San Francisco, and when not serving clients, she hikes, writes, pets animals, rides horses, takes pictures of Nature, or soaks in the sun in the countryside with a book.

Panda Story

I went to China to hug a panda.
When I first learned that the Sichuan province in China is the only place on the planet that allows physical contact with panda bears, I knew immediately that I had to go.
My decision to visit the birthland of the giant panda had nothing to do with a vacation from my busy schedule but everything to do with a connection to a world that was raw, genuine, and innocent.
  • Issue 42, October 2020
  • Creative Nonfiction
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