The CLIMB kids planned a Halloween party last night for the Chinese kids. What a hit! The students brought Halloween costumes and the Chinese kids decorated masks, facepainted, went trick or treating from room to room, and just had a great time. The place was packed with families. I will upload more photos shortly.
The welcome that I've received from the people of China has been humbling. I was in a cab yesterday and the driver was so excited to be driving us. He asked (through the interpreter) for us to teach him some words so we did- taxi, hello, goodbye, slow down, don't hit any cars! He spoke of how honored he was that he could drive us. He then called his daughter on his cell phone and handed me the phone so she could talk to me. The restaurant owners both at Tuesday night's dinner and at yesterday's lunch also spoke of the honor of having us visit.
The last day of teaching is today. I love my students and will miss them. I've learned so much through this experience and I'm told that this is life-changing for the students and teachers here. I was also told that everyone is impressed with how hard the American teachers work. It's nice to have that acknowledged.
Off to another day. Tomorrow we leave Linfen.
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