The director of the school, Julia, and her
brother Alex, gave me a sightseeing tour of Baoji on my last day off. To begin
our journey we ventured into to a section of town where they are completing a
new city and government center. There is a huge park in the center where people
play music, practice Tai Chi and walk in the morning before it gets too hot.
Next, we drove across town and up to the Plateau
outside of Baoji where we wandered around the grounds in the warm breezy air
and looked down on the city views. The air is cleaner than in town and there
are not a lot of people around. I could feel the stress dissipate from my
body and I sensed the same thing was happening to Alex.
Continuing the journey we drove to the opposite end of the city up to Mount
Tiantai which is where Yandi (Emperor) grew up. It was beautiful, very green
and I cannot wait to get back there to hike up the mountain.
Coming off of the mountain
back into Baoji, we stopped in town and Julia introduced me to a club with and
indoor Olympic sized swimming pool that I can visit from time to
time. I am very excited about this because I miss the ocean terribly and feel a
strong need to get back into water.
We traveled into town and
stopped at a local fruit and vegetable market that seemed to go on for miles.
It was nice to tag along with Julia through the market because she gave me insight
to the wonderful world of food and educated me on many fruits and vegetables –
most of which I had never seen before.
Wendy
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