Late Night, early morning

My apologies to those who have followed the travel blog regularly. Yesterday was such a busy day that when we returned from the light show at 10:15 everyone was dismissed and went straight to bed. Wednesday was a fantastic day! Bus B spent the morning biking through the Guilin countryside.…

Amazing day – short entry

Amazing day for everyone, so much to talk about and will write a detailed entry in the morning. Just wanted to let everyone know we are safe and sound. Goodnight!

Our first day without Rain!

Hi Everyone!Glad to see that so many people are viewing the blog. Will be trying to include more Bus A updates and pictures in the next few entries. Today, our groups spent their days in entirely different places. Bus A enjoyed a wonderful bike ride in what was described to…

Student Blog

Monday, May 14, 2012Today we went to a cave with mud, and rocks. My favourite part in the cave was the mud pool/bath. Even though the mud pool/bath looked kind of 'ugly', most people in Group B (the group I am in for the Guilin Trip) went in it. I…

Caving and Painting

Hey Everyone!Just got back from an afternoon of caving, swimming in mud and bathing in hot springs! The kids are having a great time! In the morning, Bus B visited a fan painting studio located in Fuli Town. Each student had the chance to paint their own fan with some…

End to a long day

Sunday, May 13, 2012Sorry about the late entry, especially on the first night. We were a little behind schedule and there was not enough time to post an entry before dinner. Everyone is doing well, and we are all safely checked in to our hotel rooms.After a couple of delays…

Tigers win Bronze and Silver!

What a dramatic day of soccer with some great weather!Due to seeding, our boys entered the playoffs in 3rd place and unfortunately had to face RCHK in the first round. Despite the odds, our team took an early 1-0 lead on the goal by Bruno Novo. RCHK scored late in…

Tigers hitting their stride

Our Tigers finished off the day with some convincing games. This afternoon the boys played the host school the host school and managed to pick up a 4-1 win on goals from Bruno Novo, John Preston, and Carlos DaSilva. The boys followed it up with a win against AIAN.The girls…

Wet'n'Wild!

The players have been sliding all over the field in the wet conditions but are loving the action!Our boys played first in the bathtub and played a hard game against HIS. HIS drew first blood with a strong kick from their captain.TIS answered back in the second half when Carlos…

Scenic Times in ZengCheng!

We love this campus! After an easy bus ride we arrived at the beautifully sprawling campus of UIS-ZC. We had pizza waiting for us and were shown to our dorm rooms which were more than adequate. Two of the visiting teams were delayed due to the weather, so we had…