Today was another day of traveling. I'm glad we had a full day and 2 nights in Beijing to acclimate to the new time zone. We were all up around 3:30 this morning so our bodies are still adjusting.
We had an early morning flight which meant a very early departure (thankful God thought to wake us up all really early!)
We are currently on a layover in the airport we first arrived in China when we adopted Elise. Wow....it brought back many memories! It's been 11 years and it has really changed and been updated. Arriving here so long ago was an overwhelming experience. We traveled during SARS and were greeted in this new strange (to us back then) country by guards dressed in protective medical gear and everyone wearing masks. We also met up with strangers who would share the journey of a lifetime with us.
We have one more flight before arriving in our destination city. I think we are all ready to settle in and get to work. We've had several interactions with kiddos in the airports and sightseeing locations. Reactions range from being slightly scared of us to being curious to being amused by us. We are all anxious to start the work that brought us here.
The group continues to laugh. A lot! We are discovering lots of nuances about everyone in our group, including our guide. It truly is a great group of individuals and I'm thankful for how this team was created.
Hopefully my next post will include pictures of babies and an update on our work in the orphanage.
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