Guangzhou

Once again we got up around 4:30 am because of jet lag. Our group of 5 families split up at the airport, each of us going to a different province. Although we sat on the plane for an hour before taking off, we had a pretty good flight. Three hours doesn’t seem like much of a flight anymore. In fact, Evan asked if it would be tomorrow before we landed.
David, our guide, told us that the orphanage in Dongguan receives a tremendous amount of public and governmental support. This area used to be very poor, but the past several years it has become a mecca for companies like Nike, Toyota and Honda; therefore, they are becoming a fairly wealthy city. The orphanage is very good with well-qualified staff and excellent medical care. We will have our Gotcha Day moment at 2:30 pm Monday.
Evan is so excited she can hardly stand it! We walked around the hotel to try to ‘burn some energy’. We ate in the hotel at a Chinese version of a food court. It was really nice, though. I had noodles with chili sauce (spicy!), Mike had great sweet and sour pork, and Evan had excellent rice noodles with beef.
There are so many people here! Guangzhou alone has a population of 15 million people. I think David said the whole province has a population of 50 million. One thing is certain in China - you are NEVER alone!