Kristina Jones, Performer

In my mind, anyone who has moved fifty-four times (or is it fifty-seven?) qualifies as a gypsy. Not in the ethnic, Romani sense, but in the wandering, nomadic, intrepid sense. I mean, how many people do you know who have sung (and even starred) in operas on the national and international stage? Or have lived in Nepal and begun a Foundation to stop sex-trafficking of young girls? Or worked in New York City for an antique dealer specializing in Asian art and antiquities?

Those are just some of the things I could tell you about my friend and ‘kuzzin’ Kristina Jones. Her life epitomizes romance and adventure and she has many a story to tell! I haven’t heard half of them yet, I’m sure! I’m looking forward to learning more tomorrow morning at the first of the 2016 Spring Lecture Series at the Oysterville Schoolhouse. Kris begins her talk at 10 a.m. and I intend to take a front row seat!

Kris Jones, Teacher

Kris is a great storyteller. She pulls you into the plot, keeps you mesmerized throughout, and often leaves you wondering whether her story is fact or fiction! I’m pretty sure it’s all true, though, and probably only the tip of that proverbial iceberg. I say that because I went online to find out more about the Little Sisters Foundation.

According to her founding partner Stuart Perrin: In 1992, my distinguished colleague, Kristina Carlson Jones moved to Kathmandu to open a meditation center. She contacted me in New York and told me about children being abducted and trafficked into sexual slavery… On one occasion, at the risk of her life, Kristina Carlson Jones outfitted as a nurse, went into the Falkland Road hellhole of brothels in Mumbai to document the dismal condition of young girls who were sold to traffickers. Had the brothel owners known what Kristina was really up to, most likely they would have killed her.

Now that’s a story I’ve not heard! Perhaps she will tell it tomorrow…