From Kites, Rice to School and Home

Good morning,

Well another very interesting day was had. Kennedy and James woke and had breakfast and were than brought to a local park where the kids were treated to a puppet show, to fly some kites and than around lunch time...learn to make the famous Yangzhou Fried rice. The people from the orphanage had joined them in the park and brought many of the children to enjoy the day with James, Kennedy and the families they are travelling with.



They had a lot of fun and Kennedy said it was so nice to play with the kids and see them really enjoying themselves. James said it is so hard to know that these little ones will stay behind and who knows what the future holds for them. He said a little one cozied up to him and he patted him on the head and spoke to him and that the little boy had a big smile on his face. He said it just broke his heart. Of course he too wants to bring them all home.

The nannies had arranged everything in the park and there were rice pots and hot plates to make the Yangzhou rice for lunch. Kennedy learned and watched as she loves to cook..so hopefully when they get home she will be able to whip some up for us to taste.

Once they had dined and played they then visited the Yangzhou High School. It was quite interesting James said and there they met many children attending the school and they even spoke some English.




The principle of the school James told me was the person who lit the Olympic Torch at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The torch was in the school and Kennedy held it up and James took a picture. How cool is that!




There they met a boy named David. What James came to find out was dinner for him and Kennedy was to be hosted by David's Family that night. Each family in the group was hosted by a student's family. The family came to pick James and Kennedy up at the school once their visit was done and they were treated to a very nice dinner in their home. They talked and asked many questions..about life in Canada, schools, our family and many more questions. James said it was a great experience. To meet the local people and be treated so kindly. He is just blown away at this whole trip and truly impressed at all the preparation that had to be done to make all these things possible for Kennedy and all the other girls.

They were than driven back to their hotel for the night. What a wonderful day.

I am sorry to not be posting more pictures, but it is hard in Yangzhou as internet is very limited. So once I get some pictures I will be posting them up.

Tomorrow's agenda:

Breakfast and than a visit to Slender West Lake
Lunch at a local restaurant
After- Shopping in the local shops (sounds like fun)
Farewell Dinner at the Orphanage we beleive.
And than back to the hotel.

Another amazing day in Yangzhou...

Hugs,
Karen