So... today we finally made it into school and as expected we were treated like royalty. Each of us was assigned a special friend whose job it was to take us around the school and to sit next to in lessons.
When we arrived our Chinese friends gave us all red neckerchiefs, which all children have to wear in junior school here. They start the day with the raising of the Chinese flag and National Anthem. Then the whole school do exercises in rows, just like the army. We were then formally introduced to the school and our China odyssey really began.
First lesson was English for some of us and Chinese for the others. We all sat next to our Chinese partners who were amazing at getting us involved. We exchanged presents and even though we'd only known each other a short time... it was like we had been friends for ever.
The Chinese speak really good English and so we could talk about most things. We had an art class where we made clay bells and music too. At lunch time we ate with our new buddies while the teachers spent time with theirs.
The food was interesting but not what we would have at home. I can't believe we haven't had a sandwich for over a week!!!!!
In the afternoon the school put on a performance of traditional dance, singing, music and games. They were really talented. We performed our Beach Boys song which was cool and the girls did a dance to Justin Beiber's 'Never say Never'. To top off a brilliant show, we all got together to sing and dance. It felt great and like weren't really that different after all.
After that we spent more time with our new pals and got to try out their after school clubs. To top off a really successful visit we went for a meal with all the Chinese teachers. There was some pretty different stuff on the table.
At the end of the day we paid our final visit to the market to spend our remaining Yuan. Nobody has any money left but we're all loving our new things and can't wait to give you our presents!!!
One more sleep here and hopefully one more on the plane... then back in the Toon. It really is different here but we are glad we came because now the world is smaller we can find out all about it. Totally Mint!!!!!!!!!
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