At the Hotel With Jing Mei

Our guide, Susan, dropped us off at the airport yesterday. We had a flight scheduled for 2:30. When we were weighing our bags, the lady behind the desk said that there was an earlier flight for 12:10 that we could make (it was about 11:50 at the time). We said we wanted the flight, so she gave us boarding passes. We got through security and saw that it was already 12:20. We ran all the way to our gate and the plane was already boarded and they wouldn't let us in. When we tried to go back to our original 2:30 flight time, they said it was already full. We tried to explain our situation and they redirected us to a desk where someone could help us. We eventually got our seats on the 2:30 flight, which is great because the next flight after that was at 5:00. We then went and ate at KFC, got some sodas, and then boarded our plane.

We arrived in Huangzhou last night at around 5:30, and then took a long bus ride to our hotel. We got to meet our new guide named Rainbow. Her English is good, but not quite as good as Susan's. On the way to the hotel, the sun was setting, and it was absolutely gorgeous.

When we got to our hotel we were pretty hungry, and we saw this cute restaurant with red lanterns. So we went there and asked for the menu. We didn't recognize anything on the menu, so we had to look for another place to eat. We couldn't see any other decent places, and then we stumbled upon KFC. So we ate there again. While we were at KFC we saw this Chinese girl with the words "I not a person" on her shirt. I wonder if she actually knows what that says or means.......

At our hotel breakfast buffet there were some interesting items. 

But thankfully there was actual bacon!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

We now have Jing Mei with us at the hotel. When we first met her she was a little quiet, but now she's warming up. She talked a lot with the staff of the orphanage, our guide, and our driver. I only can wonder what they were saying, though. She skips around a lot, and even when she's only walking, there's definitely a bounce in her step. She is watching a Chinese movie right now that she seems to like a lot. She really loves her clothes, and when we told her to pick an outfit to go eat in she asked me to help her pick. She is a very enjoyable person and I can't wait to get to know her better. She smiles a lot and I think this day has gone very well. Please keep Jing Mei in your prayers.