Wednesday
15Apr2009
My Little China Girl
Tomorrow this girl leaves for China. For 12 days.
Last May when she asked if she could write an essay to be selected for the school China trip* we thought "eh...why not?"
One year later she is packing her bags(!)
She has taken Chinese classes.
Co-produced the show that her group will put on for the students there (This Land is My Land, anyone?)
Practiced eating new things (thank you, China trip!)
Downloaded music for the lonnnnng flights.
Am I excited for her? Absolutely.
Am I aware that my own travel love and wanderlust may have contributed to this? Why, yes.
Is it easy to wave goodbye? No, not at all. I have anxiety and a wild imagination.
I have just one request....
Chesley B Sullenberger, could you please make sure you're assigned to the New York-Beijing flight tomorrow morning? (And back, too, please.) Okay, thanks.
Oh, and Maddy...take your red shoes. Just in case you need to click them three times.
*her school takes a small group of 7th graders each spring to China then, in the fall, we host a group of Chinese students here. There are plenty of teacher chaperones. They start in Beijing for a few days, take the train to Xian, where they attend middle school for a few days. Then they end their trip in Shanghai and fly home.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 7:13AM
Reader Comments (11)
Oh my! I am excited and scared. China? You have some serious $$$ in your town girlfriend! Wow! How exciting for her-this will be something she will never forget! I can't wait to hear all about it!
I know! My seventh grade trip was to the state capitol. Or the zoo. Sending her to China *in theory* has been much easier than sending her in actuality :)
Wow! What a lucky girl. What an amazing adventure.
(And you're a brave mommy.)
Best to both of you.
:)
That's a great picture of M. Did you take it? So excited for her adventures!
maybe you should chaperone, just to keep your own wanderlust alive and well.
i feel proud of her, and she's only my blog child. excellent.
That is really exciting! I went to China 10 years ago and it was amazing!! Tell her to take a lot of photos!!
Wow. Good for her.
That is so awesome. I just read your tweet too and was wondering what this trip was all about. What a great memory for her and a life changing experience no doubt.
I have sympathy butterflies in my stomach just thinking about it! She is darling...and I can now say that from personal experience. I'm sure she'll be just fine. Sure beats my seventh grade field-trip to Lagoon!
Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow! How fabulous, and a little scary...but much more fabulous! Such an amazing experience...it will change the way she looks at life, at other children, at the world! and it will definitely inspire wanderlust! wonderful!
What a gorgeous picture of her. All grown up and off to China? Wowza.
Seriously. Gotta love the education dollars in MA. Wish we had them here.