Monday, April 7, 2014
Happy Birthday to March Babies
Each month a birthday party is held for the babies! It was so fun to celebrate with two babies that turned one in March!
A beautiful cake was provided for the celebration! The babies like to taste the cake and icing but is a very different taste and texture from what we are used to in the US.
Jenni, the preschool teacher, coordinates the parties. We helped her decorate the room.
We let some of the older children try to blow out candles and it was so funny to watch them.
~Zara
A beautiful cake was provided for the celebration! The babies like to taste the cake and icing but is a very different taste and texture from what we are used to in the US.
Jenni, the preschool teacher, coordinates the parties. We helped her decorate the room.
We let some of the older children try to blow out candles and it was so funny to watch them.
~Zara
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
The Great Wall
We went to the Great Wall yesterday and wow, is it great!
Charles, Zena and Zola took the gondola lift up to the Great Wall. Zara, our friend Jenni, and I walked up thousands of stairs. When I was there in 2010, it was more of a hike up the mountain on a path and some stairs. Now it is stairs from the entrance to the Wall and it is a challenging stair climb! We thought we were in great shape until that climb!
Charles, Zena and Zola took the gondola lift up to the Great Wall. Zara, our friend Jenni, and I walked up thousands of stairs. When I was there in 2010, it was more of a hike up the mountain on a path and some stairs. Now it is stairs from the entrance to the Wall and it is a challenging stair climb! We thought we were in great shape until that climb!
Last Days at New Hope
We arrived in Beijing last Wednesday night and it has been busy and fun! On Thursday the nannies and six of us volunteers here took 15 babies to the Blue Zoo (aquarium) in Beijing and to McDonald's! It was such a special day having the babies on a bus to show them so much on the 45 minute ride into Beijing. They saw a seal show then we walked through the aquarium. Most of the toddlers and preschoolers really enjoyed seeing the fish. A few were a bit frightened at first seeing such large fish up close.
French fries are a hit no matter the age! It was hilarious to see them dip fries in ketchup like we do. They were so proud of themselves. A few children tried to get sips of soft drink from the volunteers and nannies drinks.
The girls are still trying to journal but the days are filled right now. On Saturday the Hansen family from the US flew in and I met them at the airport with the Hope drivers. They are a family of six moving here for a year for the mom to be a nurse here at Hope. What a huge blessing they already are and will continue to be.
The little ones enjoy having older children to play with and it is perfect timing with us leaving soon. The children have become so excited to see our girls each day. They are jie jie (older sister) to the babies here and the nannies call our girls "jie jie" when they walk in the playroom.
French fries are a hit no matter the age! It was hilarious to see them dip fries in ketchup like we do. They were so proud of themselves. A few children tried to get sips of soft drink from the volunteers and nannies drinks.
The girls are still trying to journal but the days are filled right now. On Saturday the Hansen family from the US flew in and I met them at the airport with the Hope drivers. They are a family of six moving here for a year for the mom to be a nurse here at Hope. What a huge blessing they already are and will continue to be.
The little ones enjoy having older children to play with and it is perfect timing with us leaving soon. The children have become so excited to see our girls each day. They are jie jie (older sister) to the babies here and the nannies call our girls "jie jie" when they walk in the playroom.
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