Trip to China By: Christine Maybelle Rey Ekwenugo Last September 10-1 ! "01#!

the Sa$e%a &outh Lea% Training Team went to Bei'ing! China together with the %elegates (rom: St) Catherine S$hool * Citta%ini! St) Louis S$hool * +on Bos$o! ,ni-ersity o( St) La Salle * .ntegrate% S$hool! St) /aul ,ni-ersity +umaguete an% 0a-ier ,ni-ersity) This trip is not 'ust (or (un but somewhat like an e1$hange program) This program is $alle% S./2 or Sa$e%a .nternational /rogram in 2sia) .n our 'ourney! they went to pla$es like: 3ong 4ong! Bei'ing 5oreign Stu%ies ,ni-ersity! The 5orbi%%en City an% most espe$ially The 6reat 7all o( China) Their route was: (rom +umaguete to Manila! Manila to 3ong 4ong an% stay there (or a (ew hours then (rom 3ong 4ong to Bei'ing) .n Bei'ing! they woul% stay in a hotel $alle% Super 8 3otel) 9n the 1st %ay o( the trip was the tra-elling) 2n% as soon as they arri-e% in Bei'ing! they slept %ire$tly) They ha% to sleep right away be$ause there:s a big %ay ahea% o( them) 2 lot o( a$ti-ities to %o an% a lot o( stu(( to learn) 9n the "n% %ay to the ;th o( the trip! they went to the 5orbi%%en City an% to %i((erent s$hools like: mi%%le s$hool an% Bei'ing 5oreign Stu%ies ,ni-ersity) This mi%%le s$hool that they went to was so interesting be$ause it:s almost like high s$hool but the system is like $ollege) This mi%%le s$hool is the best one they ha-e in that se$tor) The stu%ents who 'oine% this program were really surprise% be$ause the Chinese aren:t 'ust smart but also talente%) .n sports! arts an% other stu(() .n B5S, or Bei'ing 5oreign Stu%ies ,ni-ersity! the stu%ents were really ama<e% be$ause they ha-e ne-er seen a uni-ersity that big) &ou %on:t really noti$e that it:s a s$hool be$ause they ha-e (a$ilities that are really (un$tional an% new) They e-en a%%e% a new buil%ing (or the stu%ents who ha-e Math in their $ourses) 9ne thing the team really like% was their library be$ause it:s a library with = (loors an% looks more like a mall than a library) They ha-e seen so mu$h an% they were really happy an% gla% to know a lot) 9n the =th %ay! they ha% a (ree %ay an% they $an %o whate-er they want to %o) But they ha% to go to the 6reat 7all o( China) They were all so e1$ite%

be$ause they might not go ba$k) 7hen they went to the train station! they ha% to hurry up be$ause a lot o( people were there an% they ha% to run to the train be$ause this train was %i((erent) .t was an ol% train an% it was (ar away (rom the hol%ing area) The stu%ents were ha-ing so mu$h (un be$ause e-eryone was running an% they think they %i%n:t run as (ast) But when they were in the train! they got seats an% the Chinese ha% to stan% up or share a seat with a (ellow Chinese) 7hen they arri-e% at the station! they %ire$tly walke% going up to the 6reat 7all o( China be$ause it was so hot an% they ha% to wait in line) They ha% a lot o( (un in the 'ourney) 5inally! on the th %ay! the stu%ents were alrea%y pa$king be$ause they were alrea%y lea-ing (or 3ong 4ong) 2n% when they arri-e% at 3ong 4ong! they ha% to stay at the airport (or ; hours) 2(ter waiting! they were (inally in the plane an% were lea-ing China) 2n% then they (inally arri-e% in Manila) The >th %ay was going ba$k to +umaguete! Ba$olo% an% to where the stu%ents are (rom) 3ome Sweet 3ome?