Day 12: Moos'n Out in Mojo

So today we received more detailed information of our trip.

From the 5th through the 10th we will be in the city of Wuhan, doing a home-stay, and taking a river boat cruise down the Yangtze River. Although in March most of the streets in the US are flooded with melting snow, but in China, it is still window. Daily temperatures are reaching up to the 50s, but there is a chance of rain and clouds.

We're advised to wear layers, especially seeing most of Wuhan does not have central heating in the houses.

The boat trip is easy sailing, never more than 100 meters from shore and pretty smooth.The cruise is 2 nights and 1 full day, sandwiched between 2 half-days. There will be plenty of stops along the river for disembarkation and local exploring, plus some time gawking at the Pride of Chinese Engineering (the 3 Gorges Dam).

We also spent part of class watching Part II of the Gates of Heavenly Peace. This part focused on the days before the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Hong Kong sent money and supplies in support of the students, but by the end of May, the leaders were highly considering leaving. Some of the people present didn't truly care about the protest, but were only there to get famous.

On June 2nd, Liu Xiaobo joined the students and began a hunger strike. Xiaobo is a literary critic and human rights activist and was recently arrested after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.