The second week of training was intense and I feel we learned a lot. We received our passports, visas, work permits, and travel arrangements. We leave Salt Lake City on August 26th; arriving in Qingdao very late on August 27th. We fly to Qingdao via Seattle and Shenghai.
I was very touched listening to a guest speaker at our training. This woman told us of her life. Whenever I get discouraged, I know there are many more who have endured challenges much, much greater than If life is a test, some get some difficult questions on their exam.
Suzette and I met the couple who lived in the apartment we have been assigned last year. Our apartment is on the sixth floor (there is an elevator, but I think I want to take the stairs - we'll see how that goes). They assured us it is a very comfortable apartment. It is situated close to the main campus and the shops.
We have learned of the man opportunities to travel and experience much of what China has to offer. We will not be going on the Silk Road tour in October of this year, but will go to Beijing in November and Hong Kong for the annual conference at the end of January. We will expand out of the Qindao area as we get our bearings.
One city I want to go to that is only a couple hours away is Jinan. It is a beautiful city with a lakes and beautiful parks. We have a team of teachers in our program that are teaching there in Shandong University.
There are some very beautiful cities in China. We look forward to visit many of them.
This past week we learned about the government and the current affairs in China. It was fascinating all that the country has accomplished. Their economy is growing and they are becoming much more prosperous. This is good for country. Like the USA, they have many problems they are struggling with, but they can be commended for the progress that has been made.
I hope Suzette and I can be excellent ambassadors. We are representing BYU and the USA. We want to be a positive face of America.
I will close this blog by sharing a video that we were made aware of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XTBwvi0h2E My Chinese, like these young men, is not so good.
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