Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
We started off our day with our usual breakfast of toast, eggs, sausage, and ham. Following that, we started our bus ride to Bethel, where we would volunteer for half the day. Before we started to work, we spoke to Anna, who gave us a brief introduction of the history of Bethel. It was...
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These kids are working hard. We are so proud of them....
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After a tasty breakfast at our Beijing hotel, we started off with some friendly foosball competition, which became very intense. Later, we walked to the metro station. The underground space was very crowded. We took the train to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. We split up into three groups, and explored the City,...
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3.24.16 and 3.25.16 We all met at MFS at 5:00am to catch the bus to the airport. Upon arrival we unloaded the bus and proceeded to check our bags. We then walked through security and to our gate. With 2 hours until departure we all split up to find food. After breakfast we all...
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“I chose this trip because I like doing global service.” “I am looking forward to a new culture.” “I am very excited to see a way of life different than my own and see the nature of Nicaragua.” “I chose to go to Nicaragua because last year I went to Costa Rica, and I...
Continue readingDay Three Today we started out with a delightfully late morning — what they call here in London a “lie in.” We went to the Science Museum, which was very fun. The interactive exhibits were particularly enjoyable. You could learn about the laws of magnetism and gravity by playing with magnets and discover how...
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Day Three Annie Today was amazing! We started out our day by visiting a small school after breakfast. We helped paint a playground and also some classrooms. We got to play with some of the local children. We all had an excellent meal of rice, salad, chips and pineapple juice together. When we finished...
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We arrived safe and sound (I mean sound). After a BBQ dinner, we slept well. We just had Chinese buffet breakfast. Internet is not that smooth, and we are still uploading pictures. We are leaving for the Forbidden City now....
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Day Two After breakfast at 7:30, we headed to the school to work with the children. When we got there, we were each assigned a child and we planted trees with them. We then helped the students to paint signs with the name of the tree and their name to place in front of...
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Day One by:- Jeremy, CJ, Sam, Olivia, and Colby After two flights – Philly to Miami and Miami to San Jose, we finally arrived in Costa Rica! Once we arrived, we got on the bus for the trip and headed towards our lodge. On the way, we stopped for lunch and had phenomenal strawberry...
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After 20 hours of traveling, the Spain group has finally reached our first stop, Granada, Spain. We left MFS around 1:15 pm for Newark airport. After arriving at the airport, we checked in and got some food before our long flight to Paris, France. The flight was approximately 6 hours and 30 minutes. We...
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Day One/Two Our trip had a rough start after having to switch planes, resulting in a delay. We got to London later than expected but we are still off to a great start! Today we took the tube to see Leicester square, Trafalgar Square, and to eat dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. We’re...
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Soluxe Courtyard Hotel Beijing 北京阳光老宅院酒店 Hello Chengdu International Youth Hostel / Sim’s Cozy Courtyard Hostel 老宋国际青年旅舍...
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China’s power cord adapter is different from America’s. This converter claims it “works worldwide.” You can find it in Amazon. How to say it in Chinese: 手机充电器(shou3 ji1 chong1 dian4 qi4)- cell phone charger 手提电脑充电器 (shou3 ti2 dian4 nao3 chong1 dian4 qi4)-notebook computer charger 电源转换器 (di4 yuan2 zhuan3 huan4 qi4)-converter of power adapter ...
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