Well I have been trying to get Regan to post a blog on his recent school trip to Beijing but with no luck so I will try my hand a recapping his adventure.
Regan's class was divided into two groups for their trip to Beijing. One group travelled by train and took about 7 hours to arrive at their destination. The other group travelled by plane. Regan was in the latter group. The purpose of the trip was to explore Chinese culture from the rural setting to the very modern city life. Regan's group began in the countryside at a small village where they had to work for their meal by harvesting corn and doing other chores. They stayed in the village for the evening and experienced local homemade cuisine. The following day they visited an "off the beaten path" section of the Great Wall where very few tourists visit and the highlight was the chance to rappel off of a 10 meter high section of the wall! Wow! The next day they started heading toward the city of Beijing and visited the site of the Olympic white water rafting and kayaking venue. They toured the facility and even got to raft in the rapids section. As Regan's group got closer to the city the train group was heading to the countryside. The next stop for Regan was at the Summer Palace adjacent to the Forbidden City. They also visited a performing arts center and met several students their age studying dance and other traditional Chinese art forms. Regan even got the chance to "cut the rug" with one of the local dancers which made his mother and I raise our eyebrows when we saw the picture!
In all the trip was 5 days long and I have only hit on some of the highlights that I am aware of. I am sure Regan could fill you in much better and probably even "correct" Dad's version of things. Hope you are all doing well and look forward to hearing from you via e-mail or skype.
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