This will be the last post for at least 3 weeks. We arrived in Yinchuan on Friday afternoon. I sat with Caleb on the plane and next to him was a middle aged Chinese lady who was thrilled to have a foreign child to play with. Caleb showed her all of his toys in his backpack and she took each one and told him what the name of it was in Chinese and then what sound it made (ie: cows, pigs, trains). She also (very true to Chinese culture) gave me several pieces of advice as to how I should raise him. The plane ride here was, needless to say, a great cultural experience for all of us.
We are preparing for an English training seminar directed towards High School English teachers in this province. Please remember us while we are here and when we return to Xi'an we will post pictures and report on the project.