Jean-Paul Thuot R.Ac, KOHP
Jean-Paul has been in practice since 1998,when he graduated from the CCAOM here in Victoria. His studies have taken him to as far away as Taiwan, where he practiced at the T’zu Chi hospital for 2 years. He is a lifelong learner who is fascinated with all the ways humans can be broken, and all the ways we can put them back together.
What is your favourite vacation, or to relax?
When I lived in Taiwan I traveled to Thailand a number of times. Lying on the white sand beach at my favourite family-run resort getting a massage is an experience I’d like to have over and over.
Any pet peeves?
I have a hard time with being late for things.
Favourite Muppet
Animal. Definitely Animal.
What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Not a fan of cleaning the bathroom. At the clinic I find it difficult to stay focused on charting my patient’s treatments after they’ve left.
Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
I leave my wallet in the car when I go to Lee Valley, or MEC, because it’s hard to maintain my self control in those stores.
What celebrity do you get mistaken for?
I have never been mistaken for a celebrity, but a random stranger once told me I looked like Norm Macdonald. I wasn’t sure how to take that.
What is your earliest childhood memory?
When I was two years old we lived on farmland outside of Ottawa. I remember sitting on the back porch at night, listening to the whippoorwills calling to each other in the bush.
What did you want to be when you were little?
My mom recently gave me a booklet I had made on the first day of Grade One. In it I said that I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up. I guess I’ve never really deviated from that desire
What is one of your favorite quotes?
“I have found the missing link between higher ape and civilized human: it is us.” Konrad Lorenz, an Austrian zoologist. I like it because I can see we still have so far to go towards being truly civilized.
