 On June 15, we put Schäfer to bed for the night. He was lying very still in his crib so we thought he would drift off to sleep as he usually does. About 10 minutes later, we heard him squealing and playing in his crib. When I (Sandra) walked in, I was startled at the [Continue reading He’s Climbing]  Shorel treated his two favorite people to a nice hotel with a swimming pool! We had a very relaxing time. Loves to eat panda! Print Friendly  Wuhan University ???? is famous for its “ivy league” status, but it is also known as one of the most beautiful universities in China. We just had to check it out! It hosts the scenic Luojia Hill , the beautiful East Lake and a cherry blossom garden in the spring. The university began as the [Continue reading Wuhan University 武汉大学]  After the competition, we took a couple of days for some family fun. First, we did a little shopping at Wal-Mart (not the same as in America: think big bags of chicken-feet), Carrefour (French version of Wal-Mart) and Metro (semi-Sam’s Club/Costco). This is Schäfer’s first time in a grocery cart. For some reason, our carts [Continue reading Wuhan Shopping & Eating]  June 9 – On Saturday afternoon, 12 teams were split into two rooms. We competed well and made it into the finals. Note that the semi-finals included four parts: vocabulary reading (my part), paragraph reading (our Korean teammate), a prepared speech (Nepalese teammate) and a performance (two Nepalese, one Indian and myself). Competition poster. Schäfer on [Continue reading The Chinese Language Competition…the rest of the story.]  Our day started with a traditional Chinese breakfast. Here are tea eggs, spicy cabbage and 2 types of noodles. Mantou, steamed buns and other fried breads. Soy milk and rice porridge. We spent two nights at the campus guest house. It was very comfortable though I think the twin beds might have been designed for the Olson [Continue reading Morning of the Competition] |
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