Kathleen: It's Raining, It's Pouring, & No One is Snoring...Yet!

So today began like a normal day! This morning Demi's dad dropped us off at this little place off the street that had breakfast sandwhiches! It was delicious! My sandwhich had ham, egg, cucumber, and some kind of sauce, it was delicious! He picked us back up and we headed to the school where we met the rest of the delegation. After we were all there we headed to an island! We got to ride a boat over there! It was super fun and the island was really cute. We all explored on the wharf a little bit and then we headed farther inland where we had a scavenger hunt! We were split into two groups, my group was me, Amalia, Page, Demi, Mimi, Matt, Dustin, Jenny, and Ethan! We did a little bit of shopping, we ate ALOT, and we had to take picture of certain things. We ate some... interesting things. I had some sort of iron egg? It was awful but I took one for the team. When we were almost done with our scavenger hunt when the other teamed called and asked if we would stop the scavenger hunt due to weather which we of course said no to. We wanted to win! So we continued despite the tsunami going on around us! After I was soaked to the bone. I was so,so, SO wet. It was crazy. We met the other group at the train station where there happened to be a dance crew warming up so we decided to battle them with our Texas style line dance! Me, Page, Amalia, Dustin, Amanda, Gena, and Dana did our best to show these boys up.... well it didn't work! Haha! They were good sports about it and played along despite our complete lack of dancing ability! It has definitely been one of the funnest moments of the trip thus far!

After our dance off we got back on the bus and headed back to the school where Demi's dad met us and we headed back to Demi's to shower and get ready for dinner at her grandparents house! We got ready quickly and Demi taught us how to say grandma and grandpa in Chinese, "Ama" and "Agong" so we would be able to talk to her grandparents. When we got to their house we said hi to them and saw the ENORMOUS amount of food they made! They made noodles, beef, chicken, clams, eggs, tofu, water chesnuts, greens, soup, and rice! It was all delicous and i tried everything! Andrew Zimmerman would be proud! I couldn't eat too much because I am so full! They feed us every chance they get! It is absolutely insane. After dinner we ate fruit and drank tea. The fruit here is freakishly delicious! I love it! Then we, kind of, learned how to play mahjong. Apparently Demi's mom is really good at mahjong! I doubt i would be! Then we took a picture with Agong. We wanted one with Ama but she was shy! When we got home I got to help Demi's younger sister Peggy with her english homework! I'm glad I can be of some help around here!

Tomorrow we go to an elementary school which I am super excited about it! I can't wait to see all the little kids! Hopefully when I get home my clothes will be dry...if it ever stops raining here!