Day 6: Beijing

Emily Bickett, Whitesville, KY

August 8, 2008

We woke up this morning and had breakfast in the hotel. We ate some rice, noodles, watermelon, and toast and jam. We made our way to the trainstation thereafter. The station was very hectic. We were walking to the gate and a little girl squatted and peed in the middle of the floor. It was disgusting. We got all of our stuff together and then grabbed KFC again.

We walked in line forever to get to the train. Some Asians seemed happy to see us and others gave us mean looks. I sat with Lauren and Tyann on the train. It was quite roomy and comfortable. I got an isle seat. I hold my cross and St. Christopher evertime.

I took my picture inside with a nice and cute Chinese man. It was funny. I really miss mom, dad, Leslie, Kev, and Jamie but I know this is the experience of a lifetime. The trainride was long but we finally made it to Beijing. We had 3 Chinese men leading us to the hotel. Our hotel in on a college campus called the Beijing College of Medicine. It's pretty sweet.We got checked in and went to bed.