When we reached Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, the students and teachers of Zhuo Dao Quan Middle School were there with a large banner to give us a warm welcome! We then proceeded to the hotel to put our luggage and then headed to the school. We were each paired up with a Chinese buddy that will bring us around the school and we have to attend lessons together.
We also have to stay over at our buddies' home for a night. For my buddy, she stayed in a condo apartment. The layout of the buildings were quite spacious, unlike Singapore where the apartments are very congested and close to one another. I had dinner at their house and their home-cooked dishes were similar to what I had in Singapore. After dinner, we had a night walk around the condominium. Everything was very good except for one thing. Their beds.
When it comes to sleeping time, my buddy showed me the bed which I should sleep in. The mattress was very thin, and i could feel the bottom of the bed. I kept turning and tossing that night and didn't have a good sleep.
The next morning, we had black bean noodles and egg in ginger soup for breakfast. The egg in ginger soup tasted really weird, but i still ate it anyway. After breakfast, my buddy and I then head to school together.
A few days later, when we were at the airport, getting ready to depart to Singapore, I saw my buddy and her parents. I was quite surprised to see them because her parents said they were busy that day and couldn't send me off. They approached me and passed me a bag. I thought they were going to pass me another present before I left. But when I looked inside, it was my bathing towel which i left at their house during the home stay. Haha! I felt so embarrassed and thanked them too.
Through this trip, i learned to be more independent when my parents are not around and overall, it was a great experience for me!
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