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Just one last picture before be board the plane back to Hong Kong. This is the Golden Crane Tower on top of Snake Hill in Hubei. We'll see you soon!!!!!

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Karen on stage during the Opening Ceremony at Hubei University, getting ready to address the audience.

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Talk about fresh... but not the type of fresh you want to know about. We found this pen on our way to the bathroom in the back of the restaruant. One of these was cooked as our lunch...

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Shannon and Shelley enjoy some fresh coconut milk on a VERY hot and humid day. (About 98 Degrees)

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We received a very warm welcome when we visited the rural town of Lingao. Most elementary schools in rural areas do not look like the one pictured in the background of this picture.

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Karen writing her name in Mandarin characters and pinyin (Chinese phonetics).

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Here's Chris introducing himself.

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Here is Shelley, standing in a Lingao elementary school library that was created with the help of donations.

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Here are a few of the students we met that receive ESS support.

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This is a picture of a 4th grade classroom in Lingao, not more than 20 minutes away from the newer school also pictured on this blog site.

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This is our arrival at the Haikou conference site. The towels in this hotel read "Hotel in the Military area of Hainan". Interesting place.

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As teachers, we appreciated the Chinese "scaffolding" as an introduction to our trip.

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