Hainan Part One

The Spring Festival is the grandest holiday in the Chinese calendar. Our school takes a full four weeks off so the students can travel back home to spend time with their families. Our friend (and my student) Tracy invited us to spend a week with her family and friends in Hainan. Hainan is the southern most province in China. It was a wonderful chance to build some great relationships, see some more of China, try some new foods, relax a little learn more about this vast and amazing country. It didn't hurt that the weather was warm and Rachel even got to see the ocean (one of her favorite things).

Rachel and Mary checking out the ocean


Rachel's first coconut milk

Never go on a trip with Chinese people without a
handy dandy Chinese/English dictionary

Rachel with Tracy and Mary