Friday morning was a beach morning. One crew left at 9:00 and another at 9:45 for Repulse Bay beach. Loaded with snacks, towels, water and sunscreen we were ready for the 30 degree heat! Some kids chose to stay on…
Day 13- Hong Kong
Everyone awoke with smiles seeing the bright sunny sky here in Hong Kong! Shorts and tanks were pulled out and sandals finally made an appearance! We loaded our backpacks with water and snacks, as we had a full day ahead…
Day 12- Hong Kong
It was our first day in Hong Kong. It was an hour bus ride to the Shanghai airport and a two hour flight leaving at 10:00 am. At this point in our journey it was time to say goodbye to…
Day 9- Shanghai
Today our morning consisted of a nice sleep-in (only a 7:15 wake up call). Right after breakfast we were on the road for an hour and a half to a city called Suzhou. Suzhou has the Grand Canal in it,…
Day 9– Shanghai
A wake up call of seven thirty left lots of us tired at breakfast, but as we arrived at our first destination (the “Jade Buddha Temple”) ; we were quick to explore the Buddhist sanctuary. Our tour led us through…
Day 8- Shanghai
Today we were up by 7:00 and off to the airport by 8:20. It was a 2 hr drive back to Guilin. We flew out to Shanghai. Our flight was delayed by an hour but it was ok because there…
Day 7- Yangshuo
Last night many of us went to watch the old tradition of cormorant (luci) fishing. We split into two boats and went out on to the water to find the bamboo raft, which had a light on the front of…
Day 6 – Guilin & Yangshuo
Hello all! Today started out bright and early, at 5:30am. We had to catch a flight at 9:05am from Xi’an to Guilin. I think we were all sad to leave the awesome hotel in Xi’an, but none of us knew…
Day 5 – Xi’an
Waking up to a shining sky and few clouds was surely the best way to start the day off! With a wide variety of morning dishes at the hotel, we fuled up for the day. Roughly an hour and a…
Day 3/4
The morning of our 3rd day in China, we all woke up very excited for the main event of the day: The Great Wall! After eating breakfast, we loaded the bus for The Wall. Along the way, a couple students…