Home Sweet Home

Well we went from 102 F temperatures in Shanghai to 50 F degree temperatures in San Francisco! With our feet firmly planted on US soil after an 11 hour flight, it was time to say goodbyes. It was really sad to leave the 17 other students that I had been so blessed to spend my summer with-we all grew incredibly close. After goodbyes and two more flights, I arrived at Countryside around 2:00 am! My family thought it was funny to have lunch at a Chinese restaurant on Sunday after church...of course the cuisine is so very different...Musical rehearsal and preparations for school-which starts on Thursday-have begun!

I would like to thank everyone who supported me during this journey! I really appreciated all of the warm thoughts and prayers! A very big thank you to the US Department of State for this incredible opportunity. I would encourage anyone who is interested in learning top security languages to apply for next year's summer program or for the year program scholarships offered! Visit http://www.nsliforyouth.org/ for more information.

I will likely be doing at least one more post with little suggestions for next year's applicants and finalist to prepare for their trips in the future!

For now, 再见 Zàijiàn! See you again!