Judy takes off for school on time, not too excited about the day.  There’s a  “Treasure Hunt” scheduled for the afternoon with all the staff, split into teams, looking for artifacts in a Chinese neighborhood.  It’s supposed to be hot, and rainy.  She would be much happier if she could get some more classroom work completed.

She texts me around noon that the day has been great, and she’s accomplished a lot in her room.  When I talk to her around 4:00, she’s had a blast!  They visited a traditional Hutong (neighborhood).  She’s seen one of her group members eat a deep-fried insect, visited some unique shops, and had some great food.  Now I’m jealous!  We’re definitely going back to this spot soon.

Lanterns hanging in the hutong.

Rickshaw tour guide

Scorpion snacks

Daiju, AP from India, sampling the scorpion.

I’ve spent most of the day writing the entries for the website.  We’ve been so busy trying to get life normal, there hasn’t been time to sit down and write.  I’ve had time today, so I’m catching up.  I hope to get some pictures posted also.

I have also figured out how to get HULU going on our computers.  Hulu doesn’t stream outside the US.  I managed to set-up a VPN (virtual private network) which makes it seem like we’re getting our internet in Los Angeles.  Now we can get almost any television show we want.  By using our Apple TV we can watch it on the flat-screen in the living room.  China also doesn’t allow Facebook or Skype and the VPN has allowed us begin to check in on those sites.  If we could just get a faster internet signal, we’d be in great shape.  We finish up the evening catching up on 2 episodes of “Touch”, before crashing into the pillows.