Last Day in China

Well, this will be our last post while in China. We will be getting up tomorrow at 4:30 am to get ready to head to the airport. I will continue to post updates on our blog once we're home, but probably not everyday.

After breakfast, Kaitlyn got a long lesson in how to use her translater by our guide, Rosa. Rosa said it is complicated, and she will have to spell things correctly in pinyin. Chinese children are not taught uppercase letters, only lowercase. Therefore, since the keyboard is in capital letters, it makes it more difficult. Rosa made an enlarged copy on the keyboard and all the functions, then wrote in Chinese characters what each button is for.

Then we hailed a cab and drove about 15 minutes to Shamin Island again. The driving is still a bit crazy in Guangzhou, but not nearly as bad as Lanzhou!!! We arrived in one piece and set off to do a little more shopping. Tim picked out the BEST shirt for Kaitlyn and she will be wearing it home! Leave it to Tim!! :)

When we got back to the hotel, we talked about what we wanted to do for our last dinner in China. We all unanimously agreed to go back to the Japanese/Chinese resturant! How our family loves our sushi and seafood!! It was an awesome treat! We went around the table asking how everyone was feeling about leaving. Again, we unanimously had the same answer. "I'm not ready to leave." There are still things we wanted to see and do. We have made some good friends: Guides in Gansu; Megan and Steed, Guides in Beijing and Guangzhou; Maggie and Rosa. Even "Donk", the shop owner of "Susan's Place" on the Island. Tim enjoyed learning how to play Chinese Chess with him. We spent hours in his store both days we were there. We have had the best time here and have thoroughly enjoyed the culture, customs and food. We thank God everyday we were given such a wonderful opportunity to adopt a child and visit some majestic places! Kaitlyn finally has a "forever family" after waiting ten years of her life! She is a joy and a blessing to us and has really blossomed these past few days. It's so hard to leave and I'm even starting to get choked up just writing this. China will forever be a part of our hearts and lives.