Beijing

First order of business, Happy THANKSGIVING! a few days ago... :) Would you like to know what I was doing exactly on the day of Thanksgiving? Well, for our day of thanksgiving I was on a 21 hour train ride. for your day of thanksgiving I was standing on the great wall of china! Yes, you read that right. So that was definitely a new experience, if you ask me. Beijing was so cool! (and that can also be taken literally because it was freezing!) Before we left everyone told us, "Beijing is so cold! Bring a big coat." But seeing as they are all freezing here and it's abou 75 degrees made tha statement seem questionable. When we got off the train, he cold air hit like a ton of bricks! Maybe because it was such a fast transition from ho o cold. Anyways it felt like Idaho or something. Good thing I had my think little jacket to keep me warm! not. Anyways, I ended up buying a coat for a really good deal so I survived. 

We looked for our hostel and the whole way I was just looking all around me in awe at Beijing and all of its awesomeness! We found our hostel after some struggle. We finally came to this creepy, dark building with the name of our hostel and were very confused. We called them and they said just to walk in... except there wasn't realy anything to walk into! It was strange. Anyways, we walked in through some curtains and there it was! Our hostel. It was a really cool Mulan like place, but it was really freezing in there. 

We explored a litle bit that night and went to Tianmen square. The next day we took a little tour and went to the great wall! It was such a cool place. We also  went to the jade factory, and a little tea place, and tobagganed down the great wall. Not in that order. :) That night we went shopping at the Pearl Market where you make unreal bargains. Let's just say Christmas is gonna be pretty great! he next day Makenna and I went to the Summer Palace which was probably my favorite part! It was so beautiful and I can only imagine it in the summer. I wanted to be a princess and just go back in ime and live there. It was so gorgeous. I have so many pictures to show but I can't upload them becasue I didn't have my computer! Anyways, after that, we went to the forbidden ciy, which was cool, and very big, so we were kind of tired. I was also freezing. We alked around Beijng looking for the pealr market, to meet up wih the other girls, but we couldn't find it. We pretty muched walked around looking for a couple hours. I'm pretty sure kenna and I spent half the day on the subway transferring lines, looking for places, and walking around Beijing. Anyways, sorry his is prey boring but I have to rush becasue I feel guilty using my friends computer! So to sum up, it was a pretty cool trip, and now he rest of the time is going to fly by unbelievably fast. Its both happy and sad. 

I'm so graeful to be here, and I'm so grateful for my kids and the girls I'm with, and for my wonderful family who is so darn supportive! I love you guys and I can't wai to see you!