Enclosed please find documents that might be considered our "SCA
resumes".  Since our experiences haven't followed any rigid structure,
we've used more of a narrative timeline than a strict resume format.
You may reprint them to other SCA related lists.

Thanks,
				-Yeliz

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Shi Hua Fu 
(once Halfdan Valesson, mundanely Dan Ritter) 

Dan joined the SCA in 1992, at Binghamton University. Technically,
that's part of the Shire of Sterlynge Vale in Aethelmearc;
realistically (at that time), every University newbie was adopted by
the Ragnesfolk household -- usually starting with fighter practice,
held every Wednesday on the Quad, weather permitting. The fighters,
fencers and shinai folk all practiced together. Dan took up tourney
combat because "they needed a pell", but decided he liked fighting
shinai more.

Ragnesfolk are an essentially Viking household; "Ragnesfolk" is
Icelandic for "the rainy people", a good name considering the
surrounding weather. Binghamton has the dubious privilege of being the
second cloudiest place in the continental United States.

>From 1992 through 1996, Dan went to events all around what was then
the Principality of Aethelmearc. Due entirely to fortuitous
circumstances, he moved to Carolingia early in 1997, before
Aethelmearc became a Kingdom. Thus, Dan has always been a subject of
the East. His first event in the Greater Carolingian
Dominion^w^w^wBoston area was Falling Leaves, followed swiftly by
Legends of Chivalry II.

After a while in Carolingia, Dan realized he had many more options
open to him than just being a Viking (not that there's anything wrong
with Vikings!, but it was sort of a default persona in Sterlynge
Vale), and after some consideration he changed his persona to Shi Hua
Fu, the son of a Jewish merchant living in Kaifeng, China at the end
of the Silk Road. This name is in the Chinese style, with the family
name (Shi) first, the generational name (Hua) second, and his
individual name (Fu) last. If you are on good terms with him, you
would address him as "Hua Fu". If you are very close, you might call
him "Fu".  "Shi" is one of the traditional Chinese surnames that the
Jews were allowed to use, starting in the Ming Dynasty.

He has been researching period Jewish life in Kaifeng, China, and
preparing to teach classes on the subject while participating in the
SCA-China and SCA-Judaic group. Yeliz has been learning a lot from
him, and has begun making him Chinese garb to replace all of his
Viking stuff.

Since he came to Carolingia, Fu has been making himself useful in
setting up and breaking down events, helping at Troll, doing kitchen
work, and generally fetching, carrying, and lugging whenever people
need him. He has spent several years singing in the Quire (where he &
Yeliz met), and assists in heavy lifting and set wrangling for the
Mummers. Fu took up archery last year and is working towards becoming
an marshal, and you can find him spending time on the range supporting
the archers and helping with tourneys. Most recently, Fu has become
interested in Chinese calligraphy (when he decided that he ought to be
able to sign his own name), and in period Chinese cooking.
