We spent about a week in Beijing in training for our program.\u00a0 We met with old friends from the program, and we met new friends in the members of our team. I tried to contact my former students, but to no avail.<\/p>\n
We took that large red bag over to the headquarters of the program for storage until end of summer.\u00a0 We repacked the four boxes we had shipped there, discarding some stuff, and consolidating into three plastic bins to carry home on the plane at end of summer.\u00a0 When we packed for the last leg, my duffel was still over weight, so I discarded my towels and washcloth.\u00a0 China has a strict weight limit in country, but when we return to USA, we’ll be allowed almost twice as much luggage.\u00a0 On the flight from HK to Beijing, we paid about $100 for our extra baggage.\u00a0 Well, it’s a move, not just a trip.<\/p>\n
In Beijing we attended a Chinese church service.\u00a0 A person stood at the door with a little counter such as we used to use in the grocery store, and counted the people going in.\u00a0 When the hall was full, no more could come in.\u00a0 I think there were three services held at that place, and people stood in line for at least half an hour to be sure to get in.\u00a0 Everything was orderly and on the “traditional” side.\u00a0 I didn’t recognize any of the songs, nor did we understand any of the language.\u00a0 However, husband accurately guessed the text of the sermon by the presence of the punctuation marks.\u00a0 We are English teachers, after all.\u00a0\u00a0 And we could tell by the form of certain things, what they were.<\/p>\n
On 4th of July, we had a large group picnic and a time of singing patriotic songs at the headquarters of our organization.\u00a0 Beijing has put limits on fireworks, so we neither heard nor saw any.\u00a0 From our time in Huanggang I can say I have heard all the fireworks I ever need to hear, but I did notice the absence on that special day.<\/p>\n
The training was intense, many hours of getting familiar with the new curriculum, and with the new section on “mentoring” a significant part of our summer work.<\/p>\n
Thanks to all our mentors past and present.\u00a0 We wouldn’t be here without them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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