It is terribly difficult to believe that we’re already saying goodbye to the Chinese students. Their enthusiasm was, with no doubt, infectious, and I entered the bus every morning with a smile, eager to explore New York City with my new friends. For our final day together, we visited Rockefeller Plaza, as well as The […]
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Today is one of the last days the American and Chinese students got to spend together before we leave for China. We spent the morning bus ride talking about the Qixi Festival and American Valentine’s Day. I shared the love story from the Titanic as an example of American culture. Someone shared the story of
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Today was another busy day. We marched in a parade to promote international friendship and peace. Everyone was very friendly and we were all glad to help. On the bus ride in the morning to the parade area, we worked on teaching the Chinese kids American folk songs. It was nice and the kids were
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After a bus ride of Chinese and American sing-a-longs (Mo Li Hua and Wheels on the Bus), we made it to Brooklyn for the International Day of Friendship Parade. Having arrived early, we ran across the street to get coffee and a snack at Junior’s Cheesecake. Then we were checked in to the parade and managed
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Today was a splendid day. I did not have a coupon for breakfast but I did manage to grab some coffee from the lounge. Central Park did get a little wet near the end with some excessive mugginess, but we prevailed through that as well. I had a wonderful time with some of the Chinese
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