Monday, July 20, 2009

KAREN'S NOTEBOOK: YUNNAN PROVINCE

NOTE: Have been unable to send photos as of yet. We are working on it.

KUNMING, July 20-- We are all staying at the Huaxing Hotel in Kunming. Hotel staff very friendly indeed, but none speaks English. (That should facilitate learning Chinese!) This is the heart of the city; our students are going to the Number One school in Yunnan province, the school for the best and brightest. Everyone introduced themselves at a welcoming ceremony this morning. They were all paired with a buddy.... Food is excellent.. I can see each of the students growing in different ways.

(later) The kids had a great banquet with show. Having a ball, dancing, etc. Couldn't be better. Was a fun party! The group sang on the bus the whole way back to the hotel. They are jacked up. Some of them are fantastic performers.

July 21, 9:30am (China Time) Our students having their Chinese language classes now and seem to be doing really well. The each sit with his/her new Chinese friend.

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