Andre's Journal, Friday February 18, 2011

After a very tiring trip we arrived at the golden gate hotel, this was where the group began t split into group of two eve and even one group of three which slept across the street. As we woke up, the males began to scurry to find a wireless connection (being , Brian ,Christopher  , Steven, as well as myself had to venture off to meet the girls and enjoy a wonderful scrumptious breakfast including fruits, noodles, rice, and a strong  but fresh orange juice. Once the meal was finished, the men were expect to pack up and bring down the bags. Our quest for wifi was over at last! We found a fantastic hotspot where all our ipods and computer conquest and triumphs in the battle for internet connection. Even though this was our first day it felt like even a success and would be remembered for a long time. After teary hellos and sorrowful goodbye’s  to our loved ones  back home , we finally began to set out for the silk factory, a thought that brought many smiles tour faces. We boarded the bus and our voyage began, we saw children working places. On top of trucks as well as walking isolated from the world without any form of supervision. One thing that shocked me was tae sheer amount of motorbikes almost a half of the entire road consisted of motorcycles mopeds and bicycles on just the first quarter of the voyage. After numerous games of Uno we arrived at a restaurant where we were each allowed to individually pick our own food, and while many people were unhappy with their selections I thoroughly enjoyed my chicken with French fries. And when we finally arrived at the hotel we had an amazing time in the salt water pool. But sadly one of us began to get ill and it was then that we learned how dangerous can be…