Jordan

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Day 1: I got up at 3:30 AM but i couldn't open my eyes so i laid down until 4:15 AM. I had a shower and then got ready then left at 4:35 AM. Arrived at school at 5AM. Everyone was very tired and cold in the dark so we got on the bus. Most people slept on the way and then when we got to the airport, we found out that we were at the wrong terminal, so most people were grumpy and got back on the bus. Then i took out my iPod, and listened to it. Then when we got to the right terminal, everyone got off and checked in. Then i realised that my iPod was missing so i asked people and a teacher but no one saw it. That made me even grumpier. So we got on the plane at 7:30 AM very sleepy and by that time it was light. I hated the connected flight because it was very bumpy and wasnt sure if I would live at the end of the flight. As soon as we got to Lijiang i found out that Lijiang means beautiful river. Then we went to Black Dragon Pool, which is a very nice and calm place where a lot for tourists and locals go to relax and enjoy nature. After that we had lunch and food was very nice and tried chicken or pig kidney which was very spicy. Then we went to the Old Town which is the traditional part of Lijiang and we went to watch the Naxi Orchestra at 8 PM. It was cool to see the old musicians and the very rare instruments but to me the songs all sound the same. Then after we slept after a long day. My best highlight for the day was when we went to sleep because I was so tired after a long day. My worst highlight was that I didnt have my camera on the first day because it was in my suitcase. I missed some good photo shoots.

Day 2: I woke up at 7:15 AM then had breakfast. It was a clear blue sky only a very few At 8:30 we got on a bus to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain which is over 4500m high above sea level. The cable car to get up the mountain was ok because ive been on many of them. But when i got to the end of the cable car i had a bit of a headache. So Brian, Toby, Jimmy and I stayed at a level where the cable car was and we went on ice tube slides 3 times and then Brian and I felt sick from the altitute so we went down with Toby, Jimmy and Chase. But i was proud because thats the highest point I've ever stood in my life. Then we went to have lunch which was ok. After lunch, we visited a local school, and I thought we were going to meet students our age but they were 17. The school is very big but the students work very hard every work day because school starts at 7:30AM and ends at 10:30PM the latest, but usualy 8:30. For chinese students they spoke very good english and some could speak Naxi language. This school taught me that YCIS is a place not to moun about. My best and worst highlight of the day were on top of the mountain. The best was that was the highest point i have ever stood in my life but also my worst highlight of the day because i had a headache and felt dizzy.

Day 3: I woke up at 7:30 AM with a pain in my neck from the way i slept. Had breakfast, it was a clear blue sky which meant its going to be a good day. Got bus to Qiaotou village. Then the 2 day hike started by the gorge. We hiked a painful uphill for 2 hours, some people were riding on the back of horses, so they became bag holders for some people. We had a break, and lunch, then started hiking again. It started going downhill so everyone had to be careful. Then Brian and I saw Chase sitting down with a cut on his knee, then we watched the medic treat it which was kind of disgusting. After 3 1/2 hours past since the lunch break we arrived at our pit stop for the day. I nearly felt sick there because Chase called me to come to where he is and i saw a man holding a chicken from its neck and pulling all the insides out and into a bucket, and who ever saw it was put off dinner that night. But at dinner i had the chicken very tasty but very spicy! My best highlight was the end of the day where we could rest. My worst highlight is seeing that chicken being disected.

Day 4: Woke up at 7:45, had breakfast which was 3 hard boiled eggs. And my neck still hurt so i took it easy at the back helping Brian out because he was feeling sick maybe from the food he ate for dinner. As soon as I saw Tina's Guesthouse i couldnt wait to get there because thats where the hiking ended. When we got there, loads of people were tired but the food was really nice, rice, egg, chicken etc... Then we went back to check in the hotel, so we had free time and Toby, Brian, Chase and I went shopping for souveniers. Then we went to the internet cafe to right this journal.

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