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 The group after check in at the airport The students during their layover working on their group expectations, like community expectations, for their time traveling together  The group after arriving in Guangzhou

Hello GSL China families, faculty, and friends !   My name is Aka l, a senior member of the GSL China IV/V class and it is with great excitement and awaited anticipation that I get to kick off our first blog of our spring break trip to the beautiful Sānbǎi shān ( 三百山） village in Ānyuán county ( 安 远 ） , Jiāngxī province （江西 ） ! In just a few hours the Chinese IV/V class will be gathering at the Sea-tac airport lugging our big blue duffels , as we file together with a wonderful buzz of inspiration for the couple of weeks ahead . Weeks filled with service, community engagement, and linguistic enrichment abroad!   In this past week w e ’ve created a list of group expectations , discussed ways in which we can be active and present listeners and community members within Sānbǎishān , and engaged in inter-disciplinary education o f rural villages in China, researching the impact of 留守儿童 or “ left-behind children ” . We learned that traditional Chinese values, custo...