July 15, 2008

Received a call from Andrew at 5:30 am (8:30 pm in China) to say that they were on their way to dinner in another sea side resort town. He was a bit concerned that they are doing too much traveling each day and some of the boys are getting tired and worn down. We think that maybe they have not had an adequate chance to adjust to the time change. We talked to Lear and his mom and suggested that they go to Nanjing next for a few days so that the boys could relax and get use to being in China. We will also suggested that they get an English tour book when they get there so that they can better understand what the plans are. Lear and Hong are trying to show them interesting places, but because it is all so new, and they do not have and English tour book, they are finding it all very difficult to absorb and appreciate. We will work with Lear and Hong to develop an itinerary so that they boys better understand, in advance, what they are doing and where they are going. Right now only Hong knows the itinerary. She talks to the drivers who drive the boys to interesting places, but because they do not know where they are going or have any background about the places they are visiting, it is a bit overwhelming for them and they can not fully appreciate the places they are visiting. The good thing is that tomorrow they will go to Nanjing. We think that once they have a few days to rest there, they will feel better and will relax.