Trip+-+China

As a little taster, here is a picture of the street, the antique market that we will walking through each day on our way to Bile Middle School
post any questions you may have about the lifestyle, food, schooling, festivals, codes of dress, anything to help you learn more about the Chinese Culture.
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Facebook and some internet sites are blocked in China, so that may be one of your first questions??? ||


 * Questions || Answers ||
 * How many Kids go to the school you visited? || 21 (800) ||
 * Did you have Chinese food for breakfast? || no ||
 * How are the markets? Did you buy anything? || Yes! Amazing! The girls bought bracelets, antiques, bags.... Endless variety! Want to keep shopping! ||
 * What is the weather like? || Soooo cold!! ||
 * What has been your most memorable experience so far? || Spending time with everyone; getting to know everyone (the Chinese students; the Plenty kids; Ridgeway; Appleby) ||
 * Did you eat anything out of the ordinary? (e.g a cricket, balls) || Kelati ate a fish eye! We ate rabbit, which was something new... (and sometime we just guessed what we were eating) ||
 * Was China what you expected it to be? If not, whats different? || Better than what we expected. There are some cool little pockets within Shanghai! So culturally rich. The locals are really nice. ||
 * What is one thing that you found surprising about China? || How crowded the subway gets!! And how crazy the drivers / bike-riders are.... No road rules!! ||
 * Did you learn anything about china? (Culture, morals and values of the Chinese...)

What is the capital of Thailand? || The students take their school work very seriously. They're very dedicated to getting good marks. They are very respectful. ||