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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: playmogal on June 03, 2011, 19:15:07
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Hello! :wave: :wave: :wave:
We are the Wu family from Beijing and would like to see the rest of the world! :wave:
My name is Ying Wu. I am 35 years old and married to my husband, Ming Wu, who also is 35.
We have a lovely daughter named Mei Wu, who is 6. Her nickname is Little Plum. She is our only child and loves her doll, Sunshine, who will be making the trip with us.
We were delivered from Set 7982, which you can still find at Playmobil DS. The little boy with the soccer ball is my nephew, Wei Wu, who is 7 and Little Plum's playmate.
We have been invited to see the USA and head for North Carolina in two days.
Please feel free to take us wherever you want during the two months of our first vacation outside of China. Our first passports arrived in the mail last week, and we are studying Rosetta Stone as much as possible to improve our English.
We both work for Air China; our family can fly wherever it wishes. My hobbies are Chinese checkers and cooking; Ming enjoys photography. Mei is into dance, piano, drawing, math, and Chinese checkers, which is our family's favorite pastime.
We hope to visit you soon and will post some family photos showing what China looks like.
Best wishes from the Wu family! :wave: :wave:
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What a sweet introduction!! Welcome Wu family! :wave:
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Very nice to meet this lovely family!
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It is so kind of you to welcome our family to the rest of the world! :wave: :wave:
We will show you some pictures of places you will see when you arrive in China.
The next photo shows where we work; it is the airport called PEK, which stands for Peking, our name for Beijing.
You will arrive at the international terminal if you come from overseas. We are quite proud of this building and love meeting our friends there.
Until later, your friend, Ying Wu :wave:
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This looks very interesting, Playmogal, can't wait for more.
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Very neat idea :thanks:
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Hello again! :wave: :wave: :wave:
Things are pretty crazy around here trying to get out of town tomorrow for two months!
Besides packing and getting folks to cover for us at work, we have been working hard at learning English and shooting a basketball, which are both required for a visit to North Carolina. And we had to find someone to feed our fish at home so they don't perish.
We have been told that you can drink the water from the faucet at the sink. And that they eat a strange fish called tuna. And that there are tall trees around the houses. And that often there is no other car on the road when you are driving. Is this really true?
Guess we will find out soon. Our flight leaves Beijing at 3PM and arrives in NC at 10PM the same day. It will be a long day for sure.
We will be back in touch with you the day after we arrive.
Your friends, the Wu Family :wave:
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The Wus Arrive in America!!!
Phew...that was one long trip, but we made it to the US...finally! Our host family met us at the airport (RDU) and drove us to their home on a beautiful clear evening.
Everything is green here except the highways. We have never seen so many trees at home in China.
Now we have to learn to close the door when we go in and outside and to turn out the lights when we leave a room. That is going to be hard on us, but we will pick it up with some practice.
The photo below shows us leaving the PEK airport, where the haze usually obscures the view. We are so excited about our travels outside of China.
See you soon, the Wu Family :wave:
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This is a cool idea! I hope they can go all around the world!!! :love:
I just was wondering how much make a pilot in China.... I mean...mom and dad are pros and that's their house? 8} 8} 8}
:lol:
Just kiding! Can't wait to see their American adventures!
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Hello playmofriends from the Wu Famil!y :wave:
Well....we made it to America....finally, and our eyes are open when they should be closed, and closed when they should be open. They call this serious jet lag we are told.
Gaston asked what our house in China looks like; most people in Beijing live in tall apartment buildings. The photo below shows our family on the balcony overlooking the neighborhood. Because we live among tall buildings at home, we plan to do a lot of nature hikes while in NC.
Each morning Ming and I go for a long walk in the neighborhood looking at the plants and animals, especially wild birds, which we do not have at home because they get eaten. There are cats, squirrels, rabbits, deer, raccoons, lizards, snakes and coyotes roaming the neighborhood, so there always is something going on.
The birds are amazingly loud most of the day. And the owls make a racket, especially at night. Driving down the main roads, we often see cars stopping for groups of ducks or geese crossing the highway. And there are a lot of dead deer on the side of the road because so many are hit by cars every night. We don't have wild animals in our cities at home, so this is very entertaining for us.
Anyway that is what we saw the first two days in the US. Hope to see your part of the world soon, Ying and family
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Very busy in America seeing everything we possibly can! And still trying hard to sleep at night and stay awake during the day. ::) ::) ::)
On our first full day, we went to a courthouse wedding... American style. It was a lot of fun even though we did not understand the words the judge spoke during the ceremony.
But everyone smiled when it ended, so we could tell that both families were excited!
Below are some pictures from the courthouse.
Will get back to you after we recover from the wedding, Ying, Ming, Little Plum and Sunshine
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Farmers' Market was loads of fun yesterday! So many Chinese people there that we felt good!
We loved the fresh corn on the cob, which is our favorite stack at home. The tomatoes, blueberries, and squash looked great, too. Can't wait to eat what we took home.
We love American food so far, especially Red Robin burgers, fries and shakes! And there are Chinese restaurants in most shopping centers, so we getting our fix of noodles, too!
See you soon we hope, Ying, Ming and Little Plum