Hello my dears.
It is 7:00am here right now, and I am about to head to breakfast, but first wanted to let you know what's up. We made it in safe last night, and although everyone was really tired (Barb did not sleep at all on the plane, and I watched Anna my roommate fall asleep sitting up three times trying to read and update her own blog) we are doing fabulous! We went to a fantastic restaurant last night and I am pleased to report I love authentic Chinese food so far. Our translator, who is everything I hoped for ordered us such a feast that Kim was teasing him that he must be used to ordering for ten men. In reality he is so thoughtful and considerate that he figured we must all be starving because airplane food is not very good. We had lots of people struggling with chopsticks, and some people too tired to even try. Barb suggested that if you couldn't get the chopsticks to pick up your food properly, you could just use them as spears and stab the food. It was a fun night. Unfortunately the pictures are taking too long to upload so those will have to wait till tonight.
The plan for today is team bonding and cultural assimilation. Three of my teammates had never met anyone else until yesterday at the airport, and myself and another girl know some of the New Hampshire crew, but not very well. We are going to the forbidden city, Tiananmen Square, and the Great Wall. It should be a long and spectacular day.
Talk to you all later!
Love,
Tatiana
No comments:
Post a Comment