First Days in Hangzhou

(Max)

So it has been a couple of days now since our last post as a result of my not having a computer charger so the blame falls on me. We have finally arrived in Hangzhou after what has seemed like a lifetime of traveling but actually only been a little less than three weeks. Our arrival to Hangzhou High School was quite prestigious with the administration here making us feel like celebrities.

Japan or China?

(Dareus)

The morning started like you would expect it to with the three of us in a room. We woke up late, kinda showered, ran to breakfast and then realized the time we had set was a half hour earlier than we thought it was. Other than the crazed start to the day the rest of it was relatively relaxed and calm. After a drive that I didn’t see because I was asleep, we arrived at Hong Cun village. If any of you have been to the Peabody Essex Museum you’ve probably seen the old Chinese house that was rebuilt inside of the museum. That house was disassembled in this village and reassembled at the Peabody Essex Museum. The good majority of the houses look like that one. 

Huang Shan Day Two

(Caitlin) 

On our second day in Huang Shan (if you count the day we arrived from Xi’an), we got up pretty early to begin our day, and after a quick breakfast in the hotel, we met up with our guide, Phillip, to leave for the mountains. And so, around eight-thirty, after some hurried Wi-Fi using and phone checking, we piled into the van and took off.

Hup, two three four, hup two three four…

(Heather)

No, we didn’t really march, trek, or sojourn the other day. We did, however, spend our last day in Xi’an visiting what was, to me, the highlight of our time there—the terracotta warriors. I’ve wanted to see the warriors ever since I was little, and, in particular, have been looking forward to them since I realized I’d be traveling with this year’s group.