Today we spent the day touring Beijing. It is a huge city with so much culture to explore. We spent time climbing The Great Wall this afternoon which was an amazing experience. It was funny because several Asians wanted to have their pictures taken with us. Americans are such a novelty in China. We then went to an unbelievable Chinese acrobatics show in the evening. Never again will I complain about traffic in the U.S. Beijing is such a huge city and there is always a traffic jam everywhere you turn.
We are still trying to get used to a few differences here in China. First is the 12 hour time difference. Second, as a female, is the toilet situation. Here the toilets are "squat pots" which are toilets built into the ground. They are also BYOTP (bring your own toilet paper.) All joking aside, we are sad to be leaving Beijing already. Third, even when brushing teeth, we must remember to only use bottled water. It was suggested to put bandaids over our mouths when showering so we do not swallow any water. We would have loved a few more days to explore all the amazing history surrounding it.
Tomorrow our group of 17 families will all split up and fly to different parts of China where we will adopt our children from the different provinces. I think 10 families will travel with us. All the families traveling to our province are adopting children with special needs. Some have cleft lips and palettes like Lily Kate, a few are missing limbs, one has a heart defect, one has spina bifida, one is blind, and a few others I cannot remember offhand. The group we are traveling with are such kindhearted people. I am extremely excited to continue this journey with them over the next few weeks. Several families brought their children so Abigail and Drew have friends to hang out with.
Thank you for all the sweet comments and prayers being sent our way on the blog. I am so sorry I cannot respond directly. Using internet is very hard here in China.
We are still trying to get used to a few differences here in China. First is the 12 hour time difference. Second, as a female, is the toilet situation. Here the toilets are "squat pots" which are toilets built into the ground. They are also BYOTP (bring your own toilet paper.) All joking aside, we are sad to be leaving Beijing already. Third, even when brushing teeth, we must remember to only use bottled water. It was suggested to put bandaids over our mouths when showering so we do not swallow any water. We would have loved a few more days to explore all the amazing history surrounding it.
Tomorrow our group of 17 families will all split up and fly to different parts of China where we will adopt our children from the different provinces. I think 10 families will travel with us. All the families traveling to our province are adopting children with special needs. Some have cleft lips and palettes like Lily Kate, a few are missing limbs, one has a heart defect, one has spina bifida, one is blind, and a few others I cannot remember offhand. The group we are traveling with are such kindhearted people. I am extremely excited to continue this journey with them over the next few weeks. Several families brought their children so Abigail and Drew have friends to hang out with.
Thank you for all the sweet comments and prayers being sent our way on the blog. I am so sorry I cannot respond directly. Using internet is very hard here in China.
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