A Visit to the Countryside and First Trip in Airplane to Guangzhou

We visited a small village (population is ~210) in the countryside during our last day in Nanchang. The village is similar to the one where Olivia was born. The peasants who live in the village are very poor but seem to be very happy. There is no electricity or running water. They collect their water from a community well for washing and drinking. For food, the peasants raise their own livestock and grow their own vegetables. Here are some pictures from our visit.




Olivia took her first airplane trip today, October 31st, to Guangzhou which is located on an island in southern China near Hong Kong. It seemed to not bother her one bit but Laura and I are still not looking forward to the 15 hour flight back home.

It is very nice where we are staying and much different than Beijing or Nanchang. The temperature is similar to southern Florida with temperatures in the 90’s. It is also much more quiet here with parks where Laura and I and take Olivia for some bonding time. Even though the Chinese do not celebrate Halloween we still wanted to do a little something with Olivia. Attached is a picture of her at the airport….check out the skull and cross-bone shoes.