This time of the year is hardest part of the day saying goodbye though it was a great year. The festival was amazing one because i didnt have to do anything and also because the skit were funny. Though I realized that I have been going to camp since i was 7 and I am 15. So basically i am saying is that life goes fast. some of uncles are losing there hair, preteens are maturing and new camper are coming. Its been a great year -abigail...
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On Friday, we had breakfast and then went upstairs. In the preteen demonstration, we learned about Emperor Chen who rejected trade and Emperor Puyi who ascended to the throne at age 2. After that, we went back to the hotel to play kickball. Before the last inning, one team was ahead 4-3 but the other team made a comeback and won 4-8. After that we had lunch and started the Kingka-lympics. The Qing team...
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One of the interesting things we learned in education was the meaning of the phrase: “Ting mama de hua” and we learned a song to go with the phrase! It means “Listen to your mother”. Karen Ward and the Emperor emphasized the importance of this concept, and we hope that it lives on in the memories of the pre-teens and teens forever! We finished the dance night with lots of enthusiasm, and now...
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Last night the teen girls watched the horror movie “case 39”, we were up pretty late so it was really hard to get up this morning. Most of the teens arrived during the middle of pre-teen/teen education, missing all of breakfast and morning sing. For pre-teen/teen Ed, uncle Nelson was the emperor of the day. He taught us all about the dynasty his emperor lived in. Close after, grandma flora taught us about Chinese...
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Today seemed extremely long, but totally worth it. It began with my sister and I waking up at 10:30, oops. I guess when you stay up late watching a horror movie going over why everything happened. However, our sleep was much needed because it was THE DAY to make jiao dze (jow-dza) aka potstickers aka dumplings aka the best midnight snack ever. All of the little kids helped mix and wrap and when we were finally done, my dad,...
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