I will forget a lot of details because of how tired I am from the trip, but I am being asked for photos and questions on how the homeland visit went for Jasmine and ourselves. The short answer is it was a huge success, and Jasmine LOVES her country, which we are so pleased about. The orphanage visit was the best part of the trip for us all but also really emotional for me and Jason. We talk about the orphaned kids we said goodbye to every day. It was so funny when we arrived in her "little" rural town, of 7 million people! It was huge, we could have driven for 4 hours and still been in Shangrao. It was definitely 'real' China, and no one really could speak English, but her home town was the best part of the whole trip. Jasmine is from a really pretty part of China, and the people were lovely.  |
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| On the train heading to Shangrao, where Jasmine was born |
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| shopping in Shangrao, Jasmine's hometown |
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| One of the rides we had while there |
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| The girls loved the princess chair in our hotel |
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| Arriving at the Orphanage |
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| Jasmine geting a gift from the Orphanage director |
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| Two of the orphaned children we got to spend time with |
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| The Nannies who cared for Jasmine while in the Orphanage |
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| A historical temple In Jasmine's Hometown |
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| Arriving at the foster village |
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| Front road by foster families houses. |
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| One of the foster mums that recognized Jasmine. She may have looked after her when she was sick once or twice |
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| Every night families meet to dance and have fun |
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| Home town scenery |
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| Tortoise Mountain Shangrao |
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| The boat we were in |
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| Tortoise mountains in Jasmine's home town |
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| At Ocean Park |
