Over the first few days we moved around a lot. First of all we flew to Dulles to catch a plane to China…We missed that plane. So we had to go back through the entire airport and wait about an hour to get our bags back. The next day we caught the plane to Beijing, China. Throughout our trip to Beijing, we couldn’t go anywhere without our luggage (four suitcases and four backpacks, including my little brother Jake’s baby carrier).We went to Shepherd’s field which is part of Philip Hayden Foundation and we went to Jake’s old foster home, Amazing Hands. After that we went on an overnight train to Xi’an, China. The train ride lasted for about 11 hours. Each sleeping compartment was a little larger than a closet. It contained two bunk beds and a small table. They gave us around ten pairs of slippers, but the bathrooms were so disgusting (one had a squatty potty - which is like a fancy hole in the ground) that each time we went in, we ruined the pair of slippers we were wearing. After the train ride we had to go through a large train station and we didn’t know where to go. So we followed a crowd of tourists and in about 15 minutes we were out. We found the driver (whose name no one can pronounce so they call him “Apple Guy”), who drove us to Starfish, which was our final destination.
We ate dinner at a dumpling house, which is my family’s favorite Chinese food. And now, here I am, writing this blog entry. More tomorrow.
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