Nihao from across the ocean! After about 33 hours of travel, including a luxurious 4 hour stay at the newark airport, we arrived at our camp sweaty and exhausted! The weather was breezy mid-60's though so that was awesome! We are all checked in- our rooms are...ummmm.... Adequate. Yes. Adequate is good. Another team has communal showers, one shower every other day, and squattie potties! So we are happy enough! Lol!

Everyone made it here with no lost baggage- even a boy from va who had surgery was cleared to come in a few days! Everything is quite a walk- that + the thin air at 8000 feet means tired people. And the stairs- oh my! Bedroom on 4th floor, classrooms on 5th floor, several blocks to the campus and meals several times a day-what a fitness program! Jason P got the bachelor pad off campus with our chinese assistant- I am sure he will have some great stories!

Internet has been hard to get- forgive us. The blackberry has made a tremendous recovery and I am blogging in the dark on a 2-inch screen! Tomorrow is the opening ceremony plus setting up our classrooms and working with our felllow teachers. Think about us as we head into looooong days, lots of walking, unfamiliar surroundings- wow. Lots to overcome but we are happy to be here! Talk to you soon! Cindy and the X-team!