Yesterday morning all the visiting schools from Melbourne got together for a meeting to discuss the trip to China and how we can use the experience to help our students back home. It was a great chance to reflect on everything we’ve learned and seen while we’ve been here.
And then, finally, some free time. All of us took a bus to Suzhou to do some last minute shopping before we came back to our hotel in the evening. About 8.30 pm a group of six teachers decided to go and find some dumplings for dinner. None of us speak much Chinese, and none of the restaurants near the hotel have any menus is English. We couldn’t really find much to eat, so some of us ended up eating fried sweet potato from a Korean fast food place, while the rest of us grabbed bags of potato chips from the supermarket.
We leave this hotel in about an hour for the 2 hour bus trip to Shanghai airport. Although we’ve had a wonderful time, it’s been very busy and we’re all ready to come home and see our familes.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us while we’ve been away, even if you’ve read this blog. It’s been a real honuor representing the wider school community in China.
We’ve had limited internet access and very long days, so it has been difficult to upload as many photos as we would have liked. Once we are back home we will put some more on the net and probably some up in a display somewhere in the school. Also, feel free to come and chat to any of us about our experiences. We’d love to share them with you all.
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