On the last Saturday in September the team gathered at Luke's house to talk about the trip. We discussed what worked well in Doumen. What might be improved. And we all shared stories of the trip and our experiences with our Chinese friends.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Home again in Indiana
Sunday, August 4, 2013
English camp - final day program
At the end of week two the middle school/primary school English camp concluded. This is the final day's closing activities.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Heading Home
Everyone makes last minute contacts with family and friends via the free Internet service provided at the Hong Kong airport. We continue to laugh and reflect on our wonderful experiences on this trip. We all also tried to get a good walk in before our long period of needing to stay seated for 14 hours! Thanks for all your thoughts for us during this whole amazing journey. (Audrey)
Hong Kong Airport!
Bronwen and Melissa found some great displays! Bronwen practices her flight attendant pose, and Melissa, our very own Jamaican superstar, poses with another famous Jamaican - Usain Bolt!
Saturday Night
We spent our last night together as a team sharing laughs over dinner. Afterwards we walked through the night market near Booth Lodge where we are staying. Bronwen and Melissa made sure to show Norm the Forester all the sights on Nathan Road in Kowloon. Go HU!
Saturday in Hong Kong
After crossing Victoria Harbor, we took a bus to the southern part of Hong Kong Island to Stanley Market where we had some lunch and did a little shopping for loved ones at home. We enjoyed seeing this special dinner guest at the table next to us at the outdoor restaurant! Woof, woof! (Audrey)
Saturday in Hong Kong
The team arrived safely at Booth Lodge late Friday evening. Saturday morning we met for a time of fellowship and sharing our reflections about our trip. After meeting together, we crossed Victoria Harbor on the Star Ferry. (Audrey)
Friday, August 2, 2013
Senior High Camp Portrait
This is the wonderful group of young people with whom we had the privilege of interacting this past week. It was a great week of English Camp.
Saying Good-bye
We all enjoyed the cake time and, as usual, had our photos taken so many times we couldn't count.
Saying Good-bye
We had our end-of-camp celebration and awards ceremony Friday afternoon. Here are Adam, Jumbo, and Susan helping Terry lead "Friends Forever." Each team flag was also given away to one lucky team member whose name was drawn from a hat. Afterwards, during the cake time, Luke and Bronwen, the resident brass players, serenaded the students with impromptu tunes on the flag poles!
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Final Lunch Conversations
Here is Melissa at our last 2013 lunch in the camp canteen. We have really enjoyed the time to chat in English over lunch every day.
Friday Morning TV News Reports
This morning the students had to do a news report about different days of the camp. They were so creative putting together a news program in an hour and ten minutes. Here is Bronwen's group's news anchors. The other photo shows Melissa being interviewed by a "reporter." (Audrey)
Beginning our Good-byes
Thursday evening we had our farewell dinner with our hosts. Those of us at Jumbo's house went back and had a dessert together and took lots of photos. (Audrey)
Friendship
The personal connections we have made continue to be a highlight of our trip. Here are Val, Nancy, and Jana looking at a scrapbook that Shoshannah's teachers made for her. Shoshannah has also done a great job sharing about Huntington University with local students. (Audrey)
Describe and Draw #2
Our English competition on Thursday afternoon consisted of two rounds of having the students take turns describing a picture to an "artist" from their groups who had not seen the picture. Here they are in action! (Terry is the ever present emcee and judge!)
Describe and Draw
Our English competition on Thursday afternoon consisted of two rounds of having the students take turns describing a picture to an "artist" from their groups who had not seen the picture. Here they are in action!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
High School Camp
The students have worked hard on each English challenge. We are enjoying working with older students whose command of English is quite good. Here are some of my students composing their English song. The other photo shows Luke outside his classroom door. (Audrey)
High School Camp Music Day
On Wednesday morning, the students "composed" English songs to familiar childhood tunes and performed them for the other campers. In the afternoon, they had to perform one Chinese traditional song and one Chinese pop song and contrast the two types of music on a t-chart. It was a lot of fun to watch. (Audrey)
High School Camp
Here are some views of our camp location, Doumen Number Four Middle School, a place that has become so familiar to us for the last three weeks!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Our Esteemed Judges
The week long high school camp consists of daily competitions. The theme is "Who's Got English Talent?" Every day, the students have time to complete an English task in a limited amount of time, and then they present their final product to the whole group in the lecture hall. Terry and Val circulate to every team as we work to encourage us and to keep tabs on progress to make sure each group is ready on time. Then, Val and Terry have the difficult job of deciding a winning team for the morning contest, and then for the afternoon challenge. They are doing a great job. (Audrey)
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