Everyone is still upbeat, though the realization that we are now at the half-way point is making some of us a little sad. We’re all determined to make every remaining minute count!
On Saturday, RD Neil Kubler visited some of the students in their homes with their host families. Here is a photo of Ethan and his host family, plus RD and Mrs. Kubler:
And here’s a photo of Wendy and her host family plus the Kublers:
Next, a photo of Juan and his Chinese brother in their shared bedroom:
And here’s Megan with her host family and the Kublers:
The next student visited was Mary. Here she is in her bedroom:
Below is a photo of Ty and his Chinese family with the Kublers:
And, last but not least, here is a photo of Aparna with her host family and RD and Mrs. Kubler:
On Wednesday afternoon, we visited the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Daxingshan Temple.The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was built in CE 707-710 to store the Buddhist sutras that Monk Yi Jing had brought from India.
Daxingshan Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in China and a birthplace of Chinese Tantric Buddhism. It also is a depository for Buddhist sutras from India. To finish our post for Week 3, here are photos from our visit to these two famous sites:
