I haven't had much luck posting video from China, so I hope it works!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Children's Day!
Children's Day is a very special day in China...definitely bigger than Mother's Day or Father's Day. (gulp, which reminds me that I didn't call my dad yesterday! ouch!!)
There were Children's Day activities all around the city for several days leading up to June 1. The orphanage was a special focus as volunteer groups from the area came to bring gifts and celebrate the children for three or four days in a row. The Eagles Wings 3 children performed alongside some other entertainers from the community, including a belly dancer (?), a martial arts demonstration (very well done) and a group of very young wanna-be rock stars. Our kids were definitely the best! Sadly I am clueless about uploading video so you'll have to take my word for it. :( (But when they were signing along with their singing, I can tell you I was crying.)
That's not all though! Two of our little girls, XiuXiu and Gao Jing, go a private kindergarten in our neighborhood. Their school put on a BIG Children's Day program that reminded me of our Field Day events in the US. So bright and early (and hot) Zhang Ying, our translator, my 3 daughters and Gao Jing and Xiu Xiu headed out to the big park nearby. There were more than 200 kids there and at least two parents or grandparents for each kid! I will say that the number of dads there was very impressive.
We did all kinds of relay races, played with parachutes and generally got hot and sweaty, but it was a lot of fun, and I am sure a wonderful experience for the kids. Then we had ice cream while waiting for our ride home. :D
There were Children's Day activities all around the city for several days leading up to June 1. The orphanage was a special focus as volunteer groups from the area came to bring gifts and celebrate the children for three or four days in a row. The Eagles Wings 3 children performed alongside some other entertainers from the community, including a belly dancer (?), a martial arts demonstration (very well done) and a group of very young wanna-be rock stars. Our kids were definitely the best! Sadly I am clueless about uploading video so you'll have to take my word for it. :( (But when they were signing along with their singing, I can tell you I was crying.)
That's not all though! Two of our little girls, XiuXiu and Gao Jing, go a private kindergarten in our neighborhood. Their school put on a BIG Children's Day program that reminded me of our Field Day events in the US. So bright and early (and hot) Zhang Ying, our translator, my 3 daughters and Gao Jing and Xiu Xiu headed out to the big park nearby. There were more than 200 kids there and at least two parents or grandparents for each kid! I will say that the number of dads there was very impressive.
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| FGJ |
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| FXX, Kristen and FGJ |
We did all kinds of relay races, played with parachutes and generally got hot and sweaty, but it was a lot of fun, and I am sure a wonderful experience for the kids. Then we had ice cream while waiting for our ride home. :D
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