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"We had 42 wonderful traveling hours to get to Guilin ;) We made the best of it and had a lot of fun on the planes and in the airports. Many of the students greeted us when we arrived in Guilin. It was wonderful to see them! We collapsed into our beds late on Sunday night around midnight...ready for some sleep before our first day!

On our first day in China (Monday) the team was spit into two groups. The first group taught some classes, while our group went to play some games with some of our new Chinese friends. After that we went to lunch at the university cafeteria. The food was great! After lunch, we went to Cherry's school to give them the elementary school readers that we brought with us - over 1,100 books! Then came dinner, and afterwards, our much anticipated welcome party (the one that was reschedued because of our flight delay). We met so many wonderful students and had a delightful time putting on skits and talents and watching our new friends do the same.

On Tuesday morning we went to a class who taught us all about Chinese tea traditions...it was so interesting! After class, the students took us out to the street to get famous Guilin noodles. They were delicious! No wonder they are so famous :)

We have been talking to many students and learning about their lives and telling them about our lives in America. They are very eager to talk to us. Keep these things in mind as we spend more time exchanging culture.

Our friend Winnie arrive today and we are enjoying spending time with her.

More to come soon!"