8th Grade China Trip!

By Grant Comick

This April, the 8th grade Chinese Class will embark on the first ever Westside School international trip. This is a great opportunity to be immersed in the language and become world citizens. I myself am going on the trip and am very excited for it. We will be leaving late Saturday and arriving in Beijing late Sunday. We will be participating in various activities that showcase Beijing and Chinese culture. Here are just a few of the planned activities:

• Guided tour of Beijing
• Dragon boat ride
• Tajik Chinese breathing exercise
• Visit Forbidden City
• Take tour of Great Wall of china
• Rickshaw tour
• Beijing Zoo
• The choice of attending an acrobatics show
• Touring the Olympic Sports Complex
• Experience Chinese culture
• Free time to explore the city and do what we wish.

If all goes as planned, this will be a fantastic start to the annual language trips, I for one, can't wait.