It was extremely hard to wake up this morning, but its a good job we did! We went down for breakfast agin, which consisted of us eating the equivalent to bread again… Nobody had told us weather the school were picking us up or if we were walking over by ourselves. A small group of us gathered at 8:15 but nobody was there to pick us up so we decided to walk. We thought the rest of the group had gone already because nobody was answering their doors. Turns out the...

So today was the start of our Mandarin lessons in a Beijing high school. The hotel provided breakfast for us, but it was exactly the same as what we eat for dinner and tea, with the exception of sweet bread. So we just had the bread for breakfast. We were up early as well as lessons started at 8:15 am. So all of us were extremely tired and grumpy and really didn't feel like going. My ankle was swollen like a balloon too when I woke up, so I really wasn't in a goo...

So today was a chilled out day. Last night , not so much. I decided to pack last night and ended up breaking my cabin back…. not the best thing to happen. After all that I decided a shower was in order, so I chucked my Pyjamas in the bathroom and went to get my shower stuff. I got back to the bathroom and saw that my Pj's ended up in a sink full of water! THEY WERE SOAKING! So I wasn't having a good night. I then decided to wait up for Emma who was sharing a ro...

So today was all about the GREAT WALL OF CHINA! Mike told us that we were leaving at 8:30 am so we had to be ready by then. So Emma, Gina, Harriet and I decided to go and get some breakfast to take with us on our three hour journey. We walked down the street and found a little outdoor shop that sold water and food. So after buying two bottles of water and some popcorn for breakfast we headed back and jumped on the bus. Considering we didn't stop talking unt...

So after a 16 hour flight, two delays, a missing volunteer and a 7 hour time difference, I am finally sitting in the room at a hostel in which I have to share a bed with my partner because they dont have enough beds! haha Anyway, the flight itself was horrible! We had turbulance all through both flights so I didnt sleep a wink! On the plus side the Movie and Tv on the plane was AMAZING! And for those who know me, you'll know how happy I was when I tell you that ...