Chongqing and surrounding area
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| Chongqing has an electrifying prescence |
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| Chongqing on the river |
Day Five - Mar 17 (Monday) - Fly to Chongqing
Arrive Chongqing 4:05pm from Beijing, collect bags and meet with representatives from Chongqing Yucai school, who will host a welcome reception for us and families and students hosting us before students go off with their host families to settle in. |
| Xia Ying and Parker, Our Chongqing Yucai School Liaison |
Day Six - Mar 18 (Tuesday) - Classes, Chongqing
Our first day of classes at Chongqing Yucai school. This will include an orientation to the school, its classrooms, dining halls and other facilities so that students can find their way around easily. (More information will be posted after we arrive in Chongqing)
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| Chongqing City Center |
Day Seven - Mar 19 (Wednesday) - Classes, Chongqing
Our second day of classes at Chongqing Yucai school. (More information will be posted after we arrive in Chongqing)
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| Chongqing-eco-bridge |
Day Eight - Mar 20 (Thursday) - Morning Classes, Chongqing
Our third day of classes at Chongqing Yucai school.
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| MAD Urban Forest, Chongqing |
Afternoon Visit to Da Zu Grotto, just outside Chongqing
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| Da Zu Grotto, Chongqing |
Day Nine - Mar 21 (Friday) - Classes, Chongqing
Our fourth day of classes at Chongqing Yucai school. (More information will be posted after we arrive in Chongqing)
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| Chongqing at night |
Day Ten - Mar 22 (Saturday) - Classes or activities, Chongqing
Most Chinese schools hold classes for five and a half, or six full days per week. Its likely that Saturday classes will involve some sort of fun activity for all of us.
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| Viewing Chongqing from different angles |
Nighttime tour of Chongqing old town
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Chongqing Old Town
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| Old town, Chongqing |
Day Eleven - Mar 23 (Sunday) - Host family activities, Chongqing
We will spend the day with our host families who will be keen to share what they do for relaxation and fun during their weekend.
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| Rice fields Tanghe, Chongqing |
Day Twelve - Mar 24 (Monday) - Classes, Chongqing
Day Thirteen - Mar 25 (Tuesday) - Classes, Chongqing
Classes at activities at Chongqing Yucai school.
Pack bags for trip home.
Farewell party.
Farewell party.
Day Fourteen - Mar 26 (Wednesday) - Fly to Beijing
An early start for everyone as our flight back to Beijing leaves at 8am. Say goodbye to new friends and thank them for hosting us and sharing their lives with us for the past ten days.
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| Long flight home |
Settle in for our eleven and a half hour flight to San Francisco.
Arrive back in San Francisco three and a half hours before we left Beijing (with the time difference between China and the United States west coast.) Call family and friends or post our blogs to the web site to let them know that we are safely back in the United States.
Catch our final flight from San Francisco to Denver at 3:16pm arriving Denver at 6:50pm.
