Spring Break

The best part of spring break for me was my trip to China. We left on March 21, and came back on April 3. The trip started with everyone meeting at the airport at 7:00 AM. After we managed to get away from our families, we moved through security to board our first flight to Vancouver. The flight going there wasn't very long, around an hour. Our next flight however was not as short. The flight to china was about twelve hours, with a fourteen hour time different. We boarded the plane in Vancouver at 1:00, and we arrived in China at 4:00 in the afternoon the next day. We met our tour guide, checked into the hotel, and then walked to a few sites before we crashed into bed. The next four days were spent working at the orphanage. We would work from 8:00 until 3:30. Later in the evening we would go on an walk around the city. We went to a Chinese snack street, to a local mall, and to the forbidden city. After working at the orphanage, we took a train to Xi'an, the cultural center of China. There we got to see the Terracotta warriors. The day was spend walking through the museum, learning about the history and culture in the city. After the tour was done, we returned to the hotel, and got ready to go see the local market. At the market, we saw a lot of the same things we saw in Beijing, but we also saw lots of new things. some of the similar foods we saw was scorpion, spider, centipede, and lots of other weird food. after a few days, we got packed and rode the bus to the airport. our flight was scheduled to leave around 5:00, but we were delayed until 10:00. once we finally took off, we flew to Guilin. We arrived in Guilin around 2:00 in the morning. our tour guide thought we would be hungry, so she bought KFC for all of us. The next day we got up, and toured many of the historical sites throughout the city. That evening, we had a cooking class scheduled, where our dinner was what we cooked. We cooked stir fry, lotus root, steamed pork, and bok choy. That evening in the market, I had the chance to try a Chinese McFlurry. they was almost no difference between the Canadian and the Chinese McFlurry. After this, we took a flight to Shanghai. It was clear to us that this was the economic center of China. this city was a far more urban city than Xi'an and Guilin. Here we had the chance to walk through a museum. We saw ancient clothing, jade, coins, and tools. The next day was our last in China. this day was spend packing all our things, and getting ready for the long flight. We left China at 3:00, and arrived in Calgary at 5:00. Of all the spring breaks I've had, this was by far the best break.