UST Party Abroad

We've been fortunate to have two visits from St. Thomas friends and former roommates of Ben.  Adam and Keith prompted us to try some new things like a double decker bus tour, visiting a tea leaf plantation, a trip up the Shanghai tower (second tallest building in the world), and even a fish pedicure!  While their trips didn't quite overlap, it seems like we haven't stopped moving, eating, or laughing for almost a month.  The girls enjoyed playing games with each visitor, whether it was cards, don't break the ice, Beanboozled jellybeans, and being monsters.

 

 

Both trips went quickly as we packed a lot into their time and covered a lot of ground.   Adam and Ben took a day trip to Hangzhou where they saw a variety of sites and were constantly asked by elderly women to come drink Jingling tea.  The whole family went with Adam on an adventure to Chongming Island.  After a bus debacle and a bit of a drive with an Uber, we made it to the Dongping National Forest park.  It was nice to not be surrounded by buildings, although the nature of the park was interrupted at times by a zipline, go karts, and paintball.

We're so happy that Keith and Adam took the time out of their lives to come hang out with us!