Letter to China Travelers

Dear Adventurers,

Welcome to the 2008 Windsor Mountain Bridge China summer program! We are your leaders for this trip, and our names are March Wang and Yi Zheng. We hope that you are ready to embark on an exciting and memorable 36-day trip to different parts of China for a total cultural immersion experience.
We will start in Hong Kong, in the Southeast part of China, and make our way up to Beijing, the capital of China in the northeast. In between, we will visit Macau, Guiyang, and Xian. In Hong Kong, our orientation will offer our group an opportunity to build team chemistry and allow each of us to get to know each other. In our various destinations, you will have the chance to participate in fun and educational service learning projects such as teaching English to local Chinese students and volunteering at an organic tea farm. You will experience a unique six-day cross-cultural immersion during your home stay with the families of Pengliu village. You will learn Mandarin, Kung Fu, calligraphy, and Mahjong. You will explore the beautiful countryside around Guiyang, see the famous terracotta army in Xian, and visit the Forbidden City and the Great Wall in Beijing. One last thing—don’t forget to prepare your taste buds for the various ethnic Chinese dishes along the way!
As your leaders this summer, we can’t wait to meet you and to travel with you. We understand that you might experience cultural shocks as well as cultural challenges along the way, and we will be there for you to offer our guidance and support to help you adapt. Both of us are native Chinese speakers and spent our early Childhood in China (March in Beijing, and Yi in Fujian Province), so we are familiar with Chinese customs and traditions. In addition, March has experience traveling to Beijing, Xian and Hong Kong and Yi has spent time in both Guiyang and Beijing. We can testify that all of these are amazing places—if you have any questions over the next few weeks, feel free to contact us at ymwang330@gmail.com and yzheng@bowdoin.edu . Brave adventurers, we look forward to meeting you in June!

All our best,
March Yi Peng Wang
Yi Zheng