At 12:10 this afternoon Continental flight 89 took off for Beijing, China. Aboard the flight was the Windsor Mountain Bridge China group. They have officially begun their month-long cross-cultural odyssey! The group is scheduled to land in Beijing at 1:30pm, June 30 - that is 1:30 am our time. After meeting up with co-leader Amy and co-camper Sebastien, the group will head to Beijing Normal University to get some sleep. The students will be calling home between 7:30 and 10am (Eastern Time) tomorrow to say a quick hello and let you know they arrived safely.
Over the next few days the group will go through trip orientation and begin their Mandarin language classes. Other exciting activities include visiting the Beijing Museum, local silk market, historic Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City (the Emperor's Palace), and Quianmen shopping district. They have a busy and exciting week ahead of them!
A Windsor Mountain International Student Travel Program. For more details go to www.WindsorMountain.org.
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Bridge China is a Windsor Mountain Student Travel Program. For more details on our WMST programs or our International Summer Camp, go to www.WindsorMountain.org.
Phone Call Schedule
The Bridge China campers will be calling home on these dates and times (Eastern Standard Time). Please make sure you are available to receive the calls - we don't want you to miss the chance to hear from them! Call times cannot be rescheduled.
June 30 between 7:30am and 10am (quick check in call after arriving)
July 10 between 7:30am and 10am
July 23 between 7:30am and 10am
August 2 between 5pm and 7pm (quick check in call before flying home)
June 30 between 7:30am and 10am (quick check in call after arriving)
July 10 between 7:30am and 10am
July 23 between 7:30am and 10am
August 2 between 5pm and 7pm (quick check in call before flying home)
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Meet Your Leaders
March Yi Peng Wang
March is a middle school teacher who works at the Confucius Institute at Coan Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, he is teaching sixth and seventh grade Chinese and eighth grade Math. March spent the first 12 years of his life living in Beijing, China, then he moved to the United States, first living in San Francisco, then Atlanta. March loves to travel. He has been to North Korea, Burma, Australia, Argentina, Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, Mongolia, all over Europe, Southeast Asia, and North America. He has big plans to visit South Africa in 2010 for the World Cup! March graduated from Emory University with degrees in Philosophy and Chinese studies. His favorite TV show is When Animals Attack II. His favorite book (at the moment) is Survival of the Sickest. March’s favorite musician is Jay Chow. March is fluent in Chinese and English. His dream is to translate the essence of Chinese literary classics into English and other languages. His goal in life is to bring happiness to his family and friends. March really loves eating sashimi and hot spicy tofu. March served as the graduate assistant for Emory University CIPA summer studying abroad in China for the past three years. He is familiar with and has contacts in cities such as Hong Kong, Xi’an, Beijing, and Shanghai. March is on Facebook! Just type in his email ymwang330@gmail.com and you’ll find his page. Feel free to contact him anytime!
Jia Amy Feng
My name is Jia Amy Feng, but please just call me Amy. I was born and raised in China. In college, I majored in English and specialized in “Teaching Foreigners Chinese”. Next year, I will be working as a Chinese teacher at Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta, Georgia. The two things I love most in the world are food and travel. I have been to China, Tibet, Hong Kong, Korea, Canada, and the US. I love sushi and Chinese food. I just can’t eat pizza (I know that’s weird). My favorite movies are Face Off and Once Upon a Time in America. My favorite TV show is Friends. I love everything related to Winnie the Pooh. I have a dog and a cat but I’m allergic to both of them! I just got married and guess what? My husband and I were born on the exact same day. I think that is probably all you want to know about me, but if that’s not enough, please feel free to contact me via FaceBook: just search for Amy Feng and you will find me.
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