Last Day in China

I didn't get to post this yet because we didn't have internet in our room the last day and were busy getting home.

For our last day in China, we started with group pictures in the lobby of the hotel. This is all of the families in our travel group.




After the group photos, we headed to the US Consulate to say swear to the fact that all documents provided and all answers to questions were accurate. It was kind of an odd moment, mostly because I expected something more formal, you know he says a phrase, and we repeat, and continue doing this until we’ve repeated some ”swearing in” type of thing. The director did all the talking and then all of the families (there were lots of them) said, “yes” in unison. This finalized all of the official business in China.

After this we headed back to the hotel to hang out and pack. We went to dinner that night with several families and ate an authentic Chinese restaurant without the help of guides. This was a fun experience. We laughed a lot and we all hope that the waitresses understood that we were laughing at our own inability to communicate and not theirs. They were great, as everyone we encountered was.

I did have to snap a couple of pictures from the menu. My apologies to those with a weak stomach.
After dinner we headed back to the hotel to pack. We finished packing, emailing parents and checking out by about 12:30am and had to be ready to leave by 6:00am. It was a busy, but fun day and tough to say goodbye to our new friends. We miss you all.