Today we met Hai Feng

Monday, January 17, 2011

Today we met Hai Feng at the Civil Affairs office. She was very nervous and somewhat stressed because of all the change in one day and no doubt she is missing her friends. The woman from the orphanage and Helen our guide were great at trying to help her relax. She got on the computer as soon as we got back to the room and talked to her friends. She has handled it as well as we can expect, especially since our communication is limited. I think it will help that we will be in the same hotel for several days so some familiarity and routine can take hold.

We meet Helen again at 9am to go back to Civil Affairs and go through the forms and pay the rest of the fees. God is our foundation. We miss our Zhuzhou friends so we could make the rounds of Shamian Island. We found the 7-11 again and Lucy's and got some good food to go from the restaurant here in the Victory Hotel tonight. The Victory is about 100 years old and used to be the Victoria Hotel under the British, but it is a nice hotel. We have a Japanese style suite and it sure looks Japanese. We will try to add some pictures in a few days when we get into a flow.

Thanks to everyone for all your support! I'm still a little sore from those steep grades in the half marathon Sunday. We will see you all tomorrow. Hi Mom!