Samantha told the guide today that she liked her clothes. The guide told her she looked pretty and she said "Why? Is it because I have a dress on?" She has been really close to the guides because they can speak Chinese to her. It is almost like having a built in babysitter. She held the guide's hand most of the day and told her "We are good friends." Today was our lone free day in Guangzhou so we opted to go with another family to a safari park. When we arrived, our tour guide gave Samantha a park map and brochure. Samantha told her that those animals were not real. We saw many wild animals up close and personal. A train took us through the park and we literally got within feet of many animals including elephants, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, lions, tigers, bear, panda's, koala's, and many, many more (see the photos). Kyle and Samantha fed the giraffes with tree branches and the elephants with bananas. It was one of the best days we've had during this trip. Kyle and Samantha loved it. When we were leaving, Samantha asked if we were going back there again tomorrow.
Kris has had fun taking photos of broken english signage here in China. He will share those pix tomorrow. He has had a slight stomach ailment since being here in Guangzhou. As a result, he's lost ten pounds since Friday.
Tonight we had Papa John's again and swam with the kids. Kyle and Samantha ate a huge portion of spaghetti. A Chinese pool attendant got on to Kris for jumping into the swimming pool.
Tomorrow we have our U.S. Consulate appointment. At that time, we will take a citizenship oath for Samantha. On Thursday, we get her visa, then head to Hong Kong where we will spend the night and prep for our Friday morning flight back to America. We have had fun, but it's time to get back...and we are ready to be with family and friends again.
Hope you are enjoying the blog.
See You Soon,
Missy
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