Kunming Blog: Ashima and the Stone Forest (Written by the Whittingtons) Today was spent mostly at the Stone Forest outside of Kunming. The Stone Forest is a large formation of limestone created millions of years ago…Read More
(Written by Mr. Whittington) Since we didn’t see the kids today we decided to share some pictures from Friday’s day in school. The morning was a combination of making dumplings, making and eating rice noodles,…Read More
The K-Team is all together at last. Today was spent at school, with a welcoming lunch and an afternoon of learning about Chinese music, traditional and popular. It’s safe to say that the group found…Read More
Today started off with a trip to the Chinese Wushu Association for a demonstration and instruction of traditional Chinese Kungfu. The athleticism was extraordinary, and the national champions were very patient while providing an informative…Read More
After attending one class with their host siblings, KMFLS had prepared a special class for us on Chinese Art. We learned the complicated and impressive way of tying Chinese knots that make a beautiful decoration…Read More
The students arrived at school this morning after sharing the weekend with their host families. After attending the first class of the day with their exchange students, KMFLS had prepared some specific classes to further introduce…Read More
Today the group and host siblings visited the Yunnan Nationalities Village, a park dedicated to celebrating the ethnic diversity of this region. While 98% of the country’s people are of Han descent, the Yunnan province…Read More
The group joined back up this morning after our students’ first night with their host families. Spirits were high, and we piled onto buses headed for a school-wide field trip to the Lufeng Dinosaur Museum – MountainDay…Read More
We arrived safely and on time to Kunming after an uneventful flight. Kids wrote in their journals and slept on the 3 1/2 hour flight from Beijing. The school we are visiting, the Kunming Foreign…Read More