We have had a good day here. Our guide took us to People's Park this morning. It was sunny, in the 40s, and the least amount of smog so far. The park gave us a great look at the leisure life of the Chinese people here. We saw lots of groups practicing various styles of dances, a group doing Chinese Kung-fu, groups playing badminton, musical groups practicing, children playing on unique playground equipment, and a few playing basketball. The best part was getting to engage with the people. We were approached by multiple groups and individuals....asking questions about us mainly. Our guide said that people do not understand why anyone would want to adopt so they were curious about our story. The people were so positive and encouraging that we would adopt a baby from China. It was a precious time of engaging with people from this area...greater appreciation of how God has created different people groups.
God provided a special gift today... a family in our hotel who has befriended us. They are from Chicago and adopted a daughter who is the same age as Maeve. They invited us to join them for kite-flying, shopping for a tea set for our girls (this area is known for porcelain factories), and dinner at a Thai restaurant. We walked everywhere...nice to enjoy the street atmosphere knowing we were safely with a male
Sounds like a great day! How wonderful to meet another family and from Chicago! Not that far away that you guys could meet up with throughout the years.
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