I actually went out on my own for a little mom time. I walked to the park and did some fast walking to get a little excise in to counteract cramped hotel living and slow walking with Ani. It is a beautiful park. I haven't been able to look around so much on this trip as opposed to last summer. The focus is on Ani. It was nice to get out and enjoy China. I do really like this country so much more than the first time we came in 2007.
When I got back, Ani was doing her time-telling game on the ipad. A bit later we realized she was crying. Had she had too much of the educational games? Were her eyes hurting from all of the close work she did today? I held her in my lap and rocked her for quite a while. Still, she was sad.
Eventually we tried to call Lee to speak with her, but could not reach her. Finally we understood her asking to go to one - first floor. We went down at 3:00 pm; Lee was to arrive at 4:30 pm with the visa. Even ice-cream did not make things much better.
We contacted another of our helpers, Cici, who spoke with her. It turns out she was very worried because it was afternoon and Lee had not yet shown up and she was afraid she would not get her visa. A little girl should not have to worry so much.
After reassurance from Cici that her visa was on the way, she perked right up. But, we could not leave the lobby. In all, we waited an hour and 45 min in the lobby for Lee. After talking with Cici, she was very excited again and I had to keep reminding her to be quieter.
Lee finally arrived with the papers and she was so excited. One more full day here and then we begin our long journey home. We leave the hotel at 9:00 am Friday and arrive home at 8:40 pm Friday. If only it were only 12 hours rather than the actual 25 due to the time warp we go through. We are all ready to come home.
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