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Indubitably, this program is includes kids with a wide range of 1-5 years of experience. This is my first week in the China Institute and the transition so far has been 容易 (easy). During our first week we stayed at the Beijing Culture and Language University; this was part of China’s quarantine measures to prevent the H1N1 (they took our temperatures multiple times). We acclimated there, getting over jet lag, getting a Chinese phone and exploring the new environment. Our day includes rigorous Tai Qi, a classroom session in the morning, a strict all-chinese speaking lunch, and a practicum in the evening to polish our Chinese. This weekend we aided local Chinese farmers picking squash in the insect packed field. Saturday, we hiked up the Great Wall while practicing our haggling skills with the local peddlers. We managed to squeeze the price down of these rice farmer hats from 80rmb to 20. Anyway, you can view the pictures and the hour by hour schedule online at www.china360online.org
干杯 （cheers)
－毕可思
－Max Bildner