A travelogue of the ninth grade Four Point trip.
Thank you!
I want to thank my colleagues, the students, Gould Academy, and the parents for helping to make this year’s ninth grade Four Point trip special. The students earned the praise of our hosts, the Chinese people we came in contact with, and the…More »
Farewell Quanzhou!
We’ve returned to Bethel, arriving at 3:00 AM on Wednesday morning, to the cold (10 F, -12 C) and snow. We have great memories of our brief, but eventful, trip to the Fujian Quanzhou Foreign Language Middle School. We want to say thank…More »
Final video
Video of some scene from Chengdu. There is a combination of moments with students and some other stuff that we saw around the city. Link to video Colin
The Eagle has departed….
After tearful goodbyes with the hosts… the long day travel began. I saw the crowd off at Beijing Capital Airport and they should be about 1 hour in the air as I write this. I am working on one final video of some…More »
Pandas, Pagodas, Purchases, and Packing
Quote of the Day: “I want a panda”… “I want to BE a panda.” We gathered together this morning after a weekend with host families. Many stories were shared about the adventures of the weekend. A small sample of events: – Basketball with…More »
Technical Problems…
Hello all ya’ll followers of Tangwai (the actual best group… I’m looking at you Xi’an ) – I am having some internet issues at the moment. I will try to get a full post with pictures up before I go to sleep tonight….More »
Xi’an: It’s the final countdown…..
Team Xi’an (AKA-the coolest group of kids to ever to travel to China) spent a very busy final day here in sunny Shaanxi province. Today started with classes, followed by a trip to a small village in Huxian county where we spent the…More »
Stairway to Heaven
Monday in Quanzhou: The day began with excited stories of the weekend. Activities ranged from karaoke and bumper cars, to trips to the beach and to hometowns. All were in good spirits as we gathered together again for our last full day in…More »
Weekend Wanderings in Quanzhou
DISCLAIMER: This post does not contain any updates about students. So, if you are looking for info on the kids, you’ll have to wait until Monday, but if you want to hear what Martha and I did this weekend, read on. We spent…More »
Xi’an…Everybody’s workin’ for the Weekend!
We last saw our students on Friday afternoon, headed back to the school to meet their hosts for a weekend free from school and classes. And since our only contact with them has been a phone call from one girl to get another…More »
