A travelogue of the ninth grade Four Point trip.

Homeward Bound

I am waiting in the Beijing airport for the rest of the China group. The students in Xi'an gathered in the darkness of early morning and said our goodbyes. There were tears and lots of email addresses exchanged. All of the hosts and…More »

New Mexico

We arrived yesterday in New Mexico.  We were hoping to find a ghost town along the way, but the web site that promised us ghost towns considered abandoned buildings in the middle of bustleing towns to be “ghost towns”.  It was a bit…More »

Xi’an Weekend and some information

Hi all Sorry no pictures this time. Nancy and I had a very full weekend with a lot of great experiences in Xi'an. We bumped into many of the students and all we saw we smiling faces. We have to get up very…More »

Final Hours in Chengdu and an Invitation

Well, I’m not sure what everyone else did this weekend, but Martha and I were treated to a day in the city followed by a day in the country. On Saturday we got a taste of weekend life in a city park, with…More »

Alas…the end is near…

Today the skies cleared, we could see more, unfortunately not the mountains, only the foothills.  Perhaps tomorrow, on our way down to the plains.   It will be sad to leave our new found home.  Tonight we had a celebratory dinner put on…More »