I have to sadly admit that before this trip, I’d never been on an airplane and I’ve never been out of the country. All the credit for these two accomplishments being completed goes to MJYF. I’d taken Chinese before going on this trip, but being in China is a completely different experience. There were days…
As our trip came to a closure, we spent our final days enjoying Beijing’s attractions. On August 1, 2014, I, Xayla Wilson climbed the Great Wall. Granted, I didn’t make it to the top but I went pretty far. There were two paths that we could take the right/easy path or the left path which had…
As our duration in China came to an end; I wanted to note the differences from China and America. The first difference was the language. As we boarded our 14 hour flight headed to Beijing, the flight attendants on Air China spoke very little English. We entered into a nation who’s main language was Chinese.…
After leaving Beijing, our group headed to Henan Province to further of knowledge on the Chinese language and martial arts. Every day we woke around 6 AM to eat the hotel’s breakfast before packing into bus. We were hosted by Shaolin Vocational School and our teachers for the next few days were students.Just after the…
On July 22, 2014, we entered into a dimly lit arena with loads green cushions for seats. As we all sat down, chatter consumed the theatre and I was unsure what the show would be about. Once the show began, I actually woke up. There were dancers with clothing covered in fairy lights and goats…
Upon being told about spending the day with a Chinese family, I was instantly nervous. I tend to be reticent around people who are foreign to me. Here I was scheduled to spend a day with actual foreigners and they spoke little English. Around 9 AM that day, I had no clue how this day…