Day 8: Medical Exam

11/3/12 Day 8: Go to medical clinic for exam and TB test. Then jack came over to help us fill out our last document. Then we went to lunch with two other AGCI families. Came back to our room for naps and to get our laundry done. After naps we went down to see the waterfall and fish in our hotel. It was very pretty and peaceful. Guangzhou has many more trees and plants than Beijing and Hohhot. Meg, Katie, and Mark went swimming. The rest of us stayed in the room and relaxed. The pool is not heated and was VERY cold. (22 degrees Celsius) After they came back up we headed to dinner with another family who adopted from New Day as well. Being adventurous, we tried a local place. They were very nice and accommodating for our large group but we could only find 3 things on the menu that we were brave enough to try. (Didn't want to eat the donkey or pigskins). I think the waiters were laughing at us for ordering 3 things when we had 8 people! We ended up loving the dumplings so ordered more of those! Also got to experience seeing Chinese kids wearing split pants. This is worn instead of diapers. Very interesting to see but we were very curious as to where excrements go since there is nothing to catch it?! The weather here is great! Probably around 75-80 degrees. Tomorrow we meet our guide early to do some touring.

TB Test...so sad, but a lollipop brought a smile!

The hotel courtyard: