Happy Chinese New Year!!

We celebrated the Chinese new year tonight with the New Bridge Winter Camp students and  their host families. A good time was had by all including singing (by both the Americans and Chinese), food, laughter and lots of fun.

The New Bridge Winter Camp began Tuesday night when we picked them up at the Roanoke, VA airport. We have had two good days with the students so far.

On Wednesday the students learned about and celebrated Christmas at the Lewis family house. We had loads of fun doing a scavenger hunt, playing Dirty Santa, eating a traditional Christmas dinner - turkey, dressing, ham, green beans, potatoes, cake, and all the fixings - they also received a gift individually, a plate of cookies. At the end the students sang a traditional Chines love song to Mrs. Lewis.

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Happy New Year 2012.

We would like to wish you and yours a Happy and Blessed New Year and hope you will consider going with us to China this summer to teach English to the school age children there who want to learn the English language.

Merry Christmas from the BTW staff

Bridging The World is now accepting applications for the English teaching (ESL) trip to China during the summer of 2012. Send in  your application now as we start making airline reservations in February of 2012.

This is a great opportunity to see a foreign culture, experience new foods, sights, and make new friends.

We look forward to receiving your application soon.

Bridging The World Staff

Check out the new galleries page (above) with new pictures that have posted from the five camp sites in China from this past summer. The camps were held in the following cities: Jinan, Xian, New Bridge, Shenyang, and Daqing.

If you are interested in going to China next Summer with Bridging The World send us a message using the "contact us" page (above) and we will be glad to send you an application either by email or by regular postal mail.

The Bridging The World Staff

The new 2012 dates, costs, and applications are now available.

Dates are as Follows:

First Session: July 11 - 30th

Second Session July 26th - August 13th

The cost this year for an individual is $2700.00.

If you would like an application please email us through the contact us page to request an application be sent to you by email or regular postal service mail. 

Thank you BTW China Office Staff

We are in the hotel and we are relaxing and starting the touring and shopping processes.  We still needs lifts and thoughts for our trip home as well as our personal interactions with the Chinese people we still see.

We will see you soon!

We have received word that all five teams made it back safely to Beijing. The teams will now have two days of touring ,shopping, and relaxation before the flights back to the good ole USA on Tuesday, August 2 next week.

make sure when they arrive home you ask them about their experiences and for them to show you their pictures of their unique cultural experience in China.

Many thanks for allowing your sons, daughters, spouses, and friends to go on this trip. Thank you for all the support you gave them and gave Bridging The World.

Shenyang Team on the train to Beijing

Friends and Family, last night we had Closing Ceremony.  It was a joy to see the confidence our students had as they performed for their parents.  It was also a very moving night as we thanked those who served us and said goodbye to our students.  Our hearts are sad but full as well. 
  

We are currently on a train heading back to Beijing.  The train is very comfortable and we are enjoying  our ride.  Tonight, we will be enjoying an acrobat show. 
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