Sunday was a travel day. We woke up, made sure we had our things all packed and cleaned up. We had a van coming at 10:30, so we met down at the lobby, boarded up,
and headed to the train station.
It was supposed to be a 9 hour ride, from Beijing to Taizhou-Wenling. At first I thought it must be a slow train. But then I looked up the distance and... it was nearly a thousand miles. So... it was a fast train, it just had a lot of ground to cover.
We spent the day on the train, and we finally pulled into our station at about 9:30pm. We were met by representatives from the school, and we loaded our luggage into a van and headed back to the school.
When we arrived, they had prepared an elaborate ceremony. There was some singing and dancing, a couple of speeches, and some crackers with confetti. It was really cool that they were so excited to see us. They went to so much trouble to make us feel special!
After the ceremony, we were introduced to our host families, and it was quite late by the time we were heading to our homes-away-from-home for a week in our Sister City, Taizhou -- tired but also full of excitement for the week ahead.
We spent the day on the train, and we finally pulled into our station at about 9:30pm. We were met by representatives from the school, and we loaded our luggage into a van and headed back to the school.
When we arrived, they had prepared an elaborate ceremony. There was some singing and dancing, a couple of speeches, and some crackers with confetti. It was really cool that they were so excited to see us. They went to so much trouble to make us feel special!
After the ceremony, we were introduced to our host families, and it was quite late by the time we were heading to our homes-away-from-home for a week in our Sister City, Taizhou -- tired but also full of excitement for the week ahead.
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