China: Day 10 Tuesday, March 12 Our last full day in China was very busy. We started our day at school. The students had a chance to go to some classes with their hosts. We…Read More
Qingcheng Mountain (Written by Ms. Sessions) This morning we met at the campus of the junior CDEFLS. Due to the high number of cars in the city, each day of the week has a group…Read More
Chengdu Blog: Big Buddha in Leshan! (Written by Ms. Barstow) Today was the highly anticipated visit to the Giant Buddha in Leshan! It was rainy in the morning, but by the time we arrived to…Read More
(Written by Ms. Sessions) Really today was An Interesting day No rain could slow us down You know the saying: Carpe Diem And that we made sure to do Yay! So there was a little…Read More
(Written by Ms. Sessions) Today was travel day, which means it was, in many ways, a long day. Everyone was ready to head to his or her host city by 8 AM after breakfast, packing,…Read More
This morning, after meeting up at CEFLS, we headed out on our trusty bus to Leshan (乐山 —— literally translated to “Happy Mountain”), a city about 2 hours south of Chengdu if there is no…Read More
We had a great spring day in Chengdu! Students returned from the weekend happy and with stories about their adventures: Aidan experienced a fish pedicure – he soaked his feet in a tub of water…Read More
Our students arrived back at the Chengdu Experimental Foreign Languages School early this morning all smiles after the first night with their host families. A little apprehension yesterday was replaced with stories of meals, families,…Read More
After a leaving the dry brown of late winter in Beijing, it is wonderful to come to the warmer, greener climes of early spring in Chengdu (although I was admonished to wear a heavy coat…Read More
I have heard from all of the leaders that they have landed safely in their host cities. Xi’an, Chengdu, and Kunming students have all gone home with their hosts and Quanzhou is on their way…Read More