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Contents
Chinese Culture Weekends
Family Mandarin Language Program
American Adventure Culture Camp for Teens
Teen Leadership in China 2-week Program
New OCDF Travel Planning Guidebook
Expat Adoptions
Betty Chandler Lending Libary Update
Orphan Support Projects
Prom and Going to College
A Visit with Chris Lin of Mandy and Pandy
Megan’s Top 10 in Beijing
Books Worth Reading
New OCDF Publications
Holiday Shopping

OCDF New Programs Guide!

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 2009 Chinese Culture Weekends
We had so much fun last year, we’re going to do it again this year!
New Programs with Authors!
AND Scrapbooking Fun!
Come for the day or stay for the week-
end at Holiday Inns where waterpark
passes* and breakfast are included
plus kids 12 and under eat free for
lunch and dinner!
*if a hotel does not have a waterpark, there
will be an indoor pool.
Preregister EARLY!
See www.ocdf.org for detailed daily
schedules for each event and registration/
payment info!
Questions?
Call Lynn or Jane or Maguy at 309-829-
8202 or Toll Free 1-866-460-OCDF
There is NO on-site registration! You
must pre-book hotel room and pre-register
with OCDF to be included in this event.
Hotel room blocks are available at re-
duced rates for OCDF. See www.ocdf.
org for each of these events. Click on the
link for schedule/costs and booking code
for hotels.
Hotel rooms MUST be booked at least
one month in advance or the blocked
rooms will be released back to the hotel!
Preregistration due at least a month in
advance to assure space for your family.
Last minute registrations will only be
taken on a space available basis, but no
less than one week prior to the event.
2010 Schedule is in process. We an-
ticipate going to Alabama, Arkansas, Ari-
zona, Nevada, Utah, Kentucky, Tennesee
and Florida next year. If your FCC
group would like to book a Chinese
Culture Weekend, contact
Jane@ocdf.org. There is NO COST to
your local FCC group to have an event
in your area.
. Copyright OCDF 2009 - Permission to Cite & Reprint Upon Request
Elmhurst, Illinois (Chicago)
September 18-20, 2009
at Holiday Inn Elmhurst, IL (just 6 miles
from O’Hare International Airport with
shuttle bus!)
Special Author Sessions for Teens and
Kids:
Dr. Carol Peacock – Adoption Psycho-
logist and Author of Mommy Far, Mommy Author, Carol Peacock
Special Sessions at book
on Adoption reading.
Issues:
Near will conduct three TEEN Lifebook Future of Adoption from China
Workshops with Lifebook specialist, Adopting an Older Child from China
Jennifer Demar (only 10 teens per group!) Integrating Special Needs Children into
Dr. Carol Peacock will also conduct two your Family
Book Reading with Game Workshops for  Lifebook Workshops for Adoptive
kids! (40 kids max. per group) Parents
 Chinese Culture Basics for Adoptive
Kids Helping Kids and Teens Give Back Families
Two sessions for kids/teens to make blankets
 Resources for Chinese Culture and
and dolls for orphanages in China.
Language Learning
Mom’s Give Back
Movies for Teens and Parents: The Blood
of Yinzhou District (Academy Award
winning documentary about children Special Sessions on Homeland Travel &
orphaned when their parents died of AIDS) Living in China:
and Not One Less – the story of a village girl Returning to China with Your Adopted
who becomes the teacher at age 12. Child and What’s in an Orphanage File?
Meeting Birthparents in China – When
Chinese Traditional Arts and Crafts & a homeland tour becomes a birthfamily
reunion
Games for Kids - Inner Bottle Painting, Kite
Decorating, Peking Opera Mask and Puppet-  Planning Your Homeland Group or
making, Lantern-making, Fan Painting and Customized Tour
Calligraphy, Finger Puppets and Games Kids How to Live and Work in China
Play in China. Going to School in China as an Adoptee
Arts & Crafts! Games kids play in
China!
 Enjoy the company of other families while learning and having fun!
Owatonna, Minnesota
October 16th-18th
at the Holiday Inn Owatonna, MN
(South of Minneapolis) Note: This is the
annual Culture Day/Weekend for
MN’s FCC group - preregister early!
Special Author Programs for Teens,
Kids, and Parents:
Jean MacLeod – Adoption Author/Editor
of At Home in this World and Adoption
Parenting will conduct the “TEENS Write
their Story” Workshops (for teens),
“Adoption – Parenting Your Tween” (for
parents), “Author Story Time/Workshop
– At Home in This World” (for kids) and
“Attachment Therapy: A Parent’s Guide
to Asking Questions” (for parents).
Special Sessions for Teens and Kids:
Chinese Traditional Arts and Crafts &
Games for Kids - Inner Bottle Painting, Kite
Decorating, Peking Opera Mask and Puppet-
making, Lantern-making, Fan Painting and
Calligraphy, Finger Puppets, Kingka
Language Game, and Games Kids Play in
China.
Kids Helping Kids and Teens Give Back
Two sessions for kids/teens to make blankets
and dolls for orphanages in China.
Movies for Teens and Parents: The Blood
of Yinzhou District (Academy Award
Winning Documentary about children
orphaned when their parents died of AIDS)
and Not One Less – the story of a village girl
who becomes the teacher at age 12.
Special Sessions on Adoption Issues:
Future of Adoption from China
 Lifebook Workshops for Adoptive
Parents
 Chinese Culture Basics for Adoptive
Families
Resources for Chinese Culture and
Language Learning
Mom’s Give Back
Status of Orphanages in China
Special Sessions on Homeland Travel &
Living in China:
Returning to China with Your Adopted
Child and What’s in an Orphanage File?
Meeting Birthparents in China – When
a homeland tour becomes a birth family
reunion!
How to Live and Work in China
Going to School in China as an Adoptee
We’d like to meet
your family!
Indianapolis, Indiana
November 13-15th
at Holiday Inn North Indianapolis, IL
Special Author Programs for Teens, Kids,
and Parents:
Dr. Carol Peacock – Adoption Psycho-
logist and Author of Mommy Far, Mommy
Near will conduct the TWEEN/TEENS
Adoption Story Workshops with
Lifebook specialist, Jennifer Demar.
Carol will conduct two Book Reading
with Game Workshops for kids using
Mommy Far, Mommy Near!
Jean MacLeod – Adoption Author/Editor
of At Home in this World and Adoption
Parenting will conduct these programs
“Adoption – Parenting Your Tween” (for
parents) and “Attachment Therapy: A
Parent’s Guide to Asking Questions” (for
parents).
Special Sessions for Teens and Kids:
Kids Helping Kids and Teens Give Back
Sessions for kids/teens to make blankets and
dolls for orphanages in China
Movies for Tweens/Teens and Parents:
The Blood of Yinzhou District (Academy
Award winning documentary about children
orphaned when their parents died of AIDS)
and Not One Less – the story of a village girl
who becomes the teacher at age 12.
Chinese Traditional Arts and Crafts &
Games for Kids: Inner Bottle Painting, Kite
Decorating, Peking Opera Mask and Puppet-
making, Lantern-making, Fan Painting and
Calligraphy, Finger Puppets and Games Kids
Play in China.
Special Sessions on Adoption Issues:
Future of Adoption from China
 Adopting an Older or Special Needs
Child from China
 Lifebook Workshops for Adoptive
Parents
 Chinese Culture Basics for Adoptive
Families
 Resources for Chinese Culture and
Language Learning
Mom’s Give Back
Special Sessions on Homeland Travel &
Living in China:
Returning to China with Your Adopted
Child and What’s in an Orphanage File?
Meeting Birthparents in China – When
a homeland tour becomes a birth family
reunion!
How to Live and Work in China
Living in China and Going to School as
an Adoptee
St. Louis, Missouri
December 5, 2009
Holiday Inn - South County Center
St. Louis, MO (Nearby St. Louis Airport,
shuttle bus)
Special Author Programs:
Jean MacLeod – Adoption Author/Editor
of At Home in this World and Adoption
Parenting (and Adoptive Mom) will
conduct the “TEENS Write & Illustrate
their Story” Workshop (for teens),
“Adoption – Parenting Your Tween” (for
parents), and “Attachment Therapy: A
Parent’s Guide to Asking Questions” (for
parents).
Special Sessions for Teens and Kids:
Kids Helping Kids and Teens Give Back
One session for kids/teens to make blankets
and dolls for orphanages in China.
Movie for Teens and Parents: The Blood
of Yinzhou District (Academy Award
winning documentary about children
orphaned when their parents died of AIDS).
Chinese Traditional Arts and Crafts &
Games for Kids: Inner Bottle Painting, Kite
Decorating, Peking Opera Mask and Puppet-
making for The Monkey King Story-telling,
Lantern-making, Calligraphy, and Games
Kids Play in China.
Special Sessions on China Adoption
Issues:
 Forum on the Status of Orphanages
from China with Dr. Jane Liedtke
 Resources for Chinese Culture and
Language Learning wth Dr. Jane Liedtke
Special Sessions on Homeland Travel &
Living in China:
Returning to China with Your Adopted
Child and What’s in an Orphanage File?
with Dr. Jane Liedtke
Meeting Birthparents in China – When
a homeland tour becomes a birthfamily
reunion with Dr. Jane Liedtke
Teen Leadership Camp & Tween/Teen
and Family Volunteer Programs in China
with Dr. Jane Liedtke
 What’s it like to go to school in China
with Emily Liedtke
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 New! OCDF Family Mandarin Language
Program in Beijing at the Foreign
Language and Culture University
Sun Xiao Bing, called “Bing,” Coordi- Frequently Asked
nator of Language and Culture Programs
and Editor for OCDF Publications, has been
Questions
working on our new Family Mandarin Lan- 1. Can my child who is age 5 join this class?
guage Program. Materials are being printed now to provide No, this class is designed at the Foreign Languages
families information about the new program, levels of instruc- and Culture University for older children, teens and
parents who are already able to read well enough to utilize
tion, on-campus and off-campus housing, and costs (full the classroom textbooks. Children ages 6 and under need to be
program or optional ala carte program). monitored outside the classroom by a parent or caregiver.
This program is a mix of intensive Mandarin instruc- OCDF can arrange for a babysitter if you should need one.
tion, local sightseeing, hands-on arts and crafts, weekends Cost per half-day should be around $10.00.
to explore other cities (via optional tours), orphanage visit 2. Does everyone in my family have to participate in the lan-
add-on if so desired, and volunteer possibilities in Beijing. A guage program? No, you can elect to have part of your family
family can really create their own 6-week living experience enrolled in the program and part of your family not, enrolled.
in China. Classes are mornings from 9-noon on campus and See Ala Carte programs and services for such options.
we’ll test you on arrival and place you into one of three levels: 3. Can the adults and children be in different classes depending
Basic (you may know some words but can’t speak in sen- on their language levels? Yes, as long as younger children are
tences beyond saying hello, goodbye, how old are you, etc.), being monitored and assisted in the classroom by an adult en-
rolled in the program.
Advanced Basic (you have had some basic Mandarin or
took weekend courses but need more help with speaking 4. Where is the Foreign Langauage and Culture University Cam-
pus? Like most colleges/universities in Beijing, the campus of
and using the language in normal life), and Intermediate
FLCU is located off of Xueyuan Lu in the Wudaokou area of
(you have had Mandarin instruction regularly, your child Haidian District where there are many other schools, many small
may be in immersion school, or you may come from a family restaurants and groceries catering to students. This is at the north-
that uses Mandarin in daily conversation). For each place- west corner of the city between the 3rd and 4th ring roads.
ment level we will determine which fit is best for kids and
adults. While our goal is to have families together in class, it
may be necessary to place based on language capability
knowing that all classrooms are nearby and breaktimes will
be shared.Teens will be allowed to attend classes without a
parent and older teens may attend the program without a
parent. See brochure for details or www.ocdf.org/camps and
click on Family Mandarin Language Program.
Housing options include dormitory rooms (single and
double) and small apartments (up to three persons) on cam-
pus or off-campus apartments at the University of Interna-
tional Business and Economics with up to 6 persons per
apartment. Hotel housing options will also be available as
will regular serviced apartments off-campus.

Contact OCDF for the 8-page brochure (right):

309-829-8202 or Toll Freee 1-866-460-OCDF.

Brochures: Lynn@ocdf.org

Questions? Email Bing@ocdf.org

Group Programs: Email Jane@ocdf.org

Download info from www.ocdf.org/camps

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 Let real life in China be your
classroom!
5. Has OCDF offered language and culture programs before?
Yes, we have (see photos in brochure). In 2004 we began offering
Live and Learn in China Language and Culture Program and
Artisans and Crafts Program, both in Beijing. While people liked
these two-week programs, they were not intensive enough as
language learning experiences so we decided to expand to a 6-
week program and selected FLCU as the site for our new option.
6. Who has attended these programs in the past? Participants in
our language and culture programs have included adoptive fami-
lies with children from China, first and second generation Chi-
nese-American families, and students/families from immersion
school programs.
7. What are the dormitories and apartments like? The facilities at
FLCU are designed for students from abroad so they are much
like dormitories and campus apartments would be at your nearby
institution of higher education. There are single and double dorm
rooms with western bathrooms and apartments that offer a west-
ern bathroom and kitchen in addition to sleeping rooms. They
will not be posh but they will be clean, air conditioned, and safe
campus locations. There re coin-operated laundry facilities.
8. Are there recreational facilities on campus? Yes, as a student at
FLCU, you will have access to the sports complex with swim-
ming pool, park areas, as well as public spaces on campus.
9. What other resources are there for us on campus? In addition
to the library and bookstore, there are social activities on campus.
OCDF will also be providing evening events and cultural pro-
grams as part of your language and culture experience. During
your free time you can not only explore the Haidian District of
Beijing but the entire city with easy access to public transporta-
tion (subway lines and city train lines) from nearby campus.
10. What if we need help or have an emergency? OCDF is on-call
24/7 for our clients in case of medical emergency or other needs.
Depending on the number of families/groups on campus for
this program, we will set the number of OCDF staff working
with participants accordingly. Our staff will always assist you
such as Sun Xiao Bing - Coordinator of the Mandarin Language
and Culture Program and your OCDF China Tours guide for
sightseeing and cultural programs.
11. Can teens enroll without their parents? We prefer that teens
be supervised while on the campus but they may take the lan-
guage and culture programs without their parents attending with
them. Students 18 and older may attend on their own. We will
not have a residential staff member unless we have suitable
number of persons requiring such assistance. Should a family
wish to enroll their teen for this 6-week program, we will then
work with the group to assign staff and have someone on-site
for supervision. Each dormitory does have personnel on-site 24
hours a day.
12. Can we stay off campus and just sign up for the Mandarin
Language and Culture portion of the program? Yes, see Ala Carte
options. Be sure you know the distance to campus and account for it
when booking hotels, the homes of relatives, or other housing
options so you can be on time for class given the traffic in Beijing. If
you need assistance in booking hotel rooms, please let Jenny@ocdf.
org know as we have contracts with most of the hotels in Beijing
and may be able to save you on your hotel costs. Also, we do have
a contract for dormitory rooms and apartments in Yayuncun at the
University of International Business and Economics, close to the
2008 Olympics venues. Contact Steven@ocdf.org if you wish to live
on that campus and commute to FLCU.
13. Who do I talk with if I have questions? Please email Sun Xiao
Bing - we call her Bing. Bing@ocdf.org is her email. Start there
and if she needs to talk with you by phone, she can call you. You
can also call our US OCDF Office and ask for Lynn or Jane 309-
829-8202. And, you are always welcome to email Jane@ocdf.org
with any questions you may have.
14. What if I want to bring an entire group? That’s ok - happy to
assist you. Please email Jane@ocdf.org or call Jane at 309-829-
8202 to discuss the details and arrange a suitable program.
15. How will the level of classes be determined? At the time of
arrival (Day 1 in class), there will be some testing and placement
of students by levels. We will see if you or your child are a “pure
beginner” - knowing no Mandarin or only knowing a few words
(that will be the B level). If you know words but can’t put those
words into sentences, that will be an Advanced Beginner (AB). If
you can read/write some Chinese and speak some simple sen-
tences but are stuck and can’t progress, that will be an Intermedi-
ate level. Our focus will be on having everyone learn how to
speak Mandarin in sentences. And, while there will be reading
and writing of Chinese characters (simplified Chinese), this will
not be the emphasis. This 6 weeks is designed to get you out and
about as a functional speaker of Mandarin where you can inte-
grate into Beijing and enjoy using the language. This program is
not designed to be a rigid scholarly immersion but a practical
immersion into learning the language in a way that you can use
it daily. While we trust that everyone will progress and be mo-
tivated to continue learning more Mandarin as a result of the
program, this program is really focued on using the language.
Most students studying outside of China have the challenge of
practicing the language and using it in order to progress. In this
program Beijing will be your language lab. There will be no
need for tapes and studying, only the need to go out your door
and USE your Mandarin skills daily. The amount you gain really
depends on your own efforts both inside and outside of the
classroom.
16. How will we practice speaking? Ordering food, buying gro-
ceries, sightseeing (your guide will deliver the sightseeing in-
formation first in Mandarin, then in English), arts and crafts
programs with artisans who do not speak English, interacting
with and meeting local people, using public transportation, etc.
17. What will the books be like? The instructional materials will
have English, pinyin, and simplified characters.
18. My child’s a picky eater. Are there any western restaurants
nearby? You’re in luck! In addition to MacDonalds and KFC, you
will find Grandma’s Kitchen, a mexican restaurant, places with
pizza, etc. Remember, you still need to try Chinese food and
practice your language skills!
19. What do we need to bring with us? We will post to our
website www.ocdf.org/camps a listing of items you might find
useful if you are staying in the dormitory versus staying in an
apartment. While both are furnished and have linens, you may
find you will need some utensils and other items to make cook-
ing/eating in the room easier. And by the way, there are cook-
ing facilities for those living in the dormitories as well (shared
kitchen). You will need normal summer weather clothing, sun-
screen, toiletries, basic school supplies, comfortable shoes. See
packing list for OCDF China Tours AND visit www.ocdf.org/
tours for information about pre-trip medical preparation (vacci-
nations, medications, etc.).
20. Should we get Typhoid shots and Malaria medications? No,
they are not needed but we do recommend Hepatitis ! & B vacci-
nations well in advance of your trip. It is important to review
the medical and travel information on www.ocdf.org/tours
website, especially if you have allergies and any medical needs
so we can assist you properly.
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 New! American Culture Summer Camp
Program in the USA for Teens from China
and Teen Adoptees from China
The focus of this teen summer program is
on understanding and experiencing
American Culture through visits to the key
historical and cultural sights in the north-
east region and through an adventurous
camp program for teens. This program
will bring together kids from China with
teens adopted from China!
Adoptees from China have the choice of joining week
#1 only, week #2 only, or a combination such as weeks 1 &
2, weeks 2 & 3, or all 3 weeks!
OCDF staff member, Tony Zheng (photo inset), will
be one of two Maine-based counselors (one male and one
female) for the summer program hadnling weeks #2 and
#3. OCDF’s Teen programs are all coordinated by Wesley
Smith from the Beijing Office of OCDF (see new staff intro
on page 30). Likewise, a bilingual OCDF staff member will
coordinate the week #1 program for all groups and accom-
pany the groups from Washington DC through NYC por-
tion of the program.
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Washington DC - Capital, Smithsonian Institute, US Mint
Colonial Williamsburg & Busch Gardens
Philadelphia - Liberty Bell and Lancaster Amish Farm
New York City - UN, Statue of Liberty, Broadway
2.81 Teens from China (Foreign citizens
or Chinese citizens) attending Interna-
tional Schools and Public/Private Chi-
nese Schools in Beijing, Tianjin, Shang-
hai, and other regions within China
with teens adopted from China liv-
ing outside of China (residing in the
US, Canada, UK, Europe, Scandinavia,
Australia).
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by day schedule of activities, please see
www.ocdf.org/camps or contact Wesley
Smith, Director of Teen Programs in the
Beijing Office of OCDF. Wesley@ocdf.org
or 010-8403-4979 for a copy by fax, email,
or mail. For brochures, please contact
Lynn@ocdf.org.
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Weekly programs from mid-June thru mid-August with 8 op-
tions to join in!

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Lobster Boating and Cookout
Boating, Swimming, and Watersports on a Lake & Pool
Hiking at Acadia National Park
Wildnerness Adventure Program
Performing Arts & Music, Amazing Crafts with Glass

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Stay one additional week longer at camp and return home
having experienced an amazing Teen Leadership program
at HVC’s new facility - Blodgett House. Discover new ways
to be eco-conscious, community-focused, and team
engaged. Experience new activities and adventures living
with teens committed to making a difference in their world.
Goals: Develop skills in self-sufficienty, leadership, and com-
munity service at home, in school, and in any work-related activ-
ity. The Environments: Live in a restored farmhouse on 17
acres of woods and fields, prepare your own meals, spend time in
three environments - your micro community, the camp (Hidden
Valley Camp), and the neighborhing Maine towns.

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 Teens can now enjoy one week, two weeks,
or three weeks with kids who live in China!
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F)8+($,6G&1$Each group will have 20-30 Teens + counse-
lors (some groups will have teacher/adults accompanying
from China).
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staff (English/Chinese speaking) as escorts to accompany
teens throughout the program. In addition, Hidden Valley
Camp will provide camp counselors for the Maine Adven-
ture Program and Teen Leadership Program. All staff are
First Aid and CPR trained and certified and have many years
of family travel experience. All staff pass extensive screen-
ing and security checks.
,-.880$H7-8)*71
,-.880$H7-8)*71$FCC/China adoption support groups
or Chinese immersion schools who book an entire 2-week
program (20 persons minimum) will receive 2 adults as es-
corts at no cost. Parents wishing to join the group may con-
tact us and if there is room in the program, we will
accomodate them and quote their program costs. Contact:
Jane@ocdf.org for more information.
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posted to our website by the end of August www.ocdf.org/
camps - click on American Culture Summer Camp. If you
would like a written copy, please contact the US OCDF Of-
fice at 309-829-8202 or Toll Free 1-866-460-OCDF or the
Beijing Office at 8610-8403-4979. Email: Lynn@ocdf.org or
Wesley@ocdf.org for cost sheet.
I)8;)'=$J9-0+/&71
I)8;)'=$J9-0+/&71$Daily transportation, lodging, laun-
dry, meals, entertainment and program fees, and staffing/
escorts will all be included in the program fee. Participants
will only need to bring with them some spending money for
snacks, beverages, and gifts. International airfare is included
for those departing from China. All others will need to ar-
range their transportation to join the program (international
or domestic airfare/car to Washington, DC or Portland,
Maine or directly to camp in Freedom, Maine - see options
on the program cost sheet for bus pickup for week #2 from
various Northeast locations). If you have questions, don’t
hesitate to let us know. For international participants, please
be sure your medical insurance will cover your teen while in
the USA. If it does not, let us know and we will arrange
insurance through IMG as we will do for our Chinese teens.
This cost is listed on the program cost sheet as well under
supplemental insurance.
I'77(8)*$'9/$A67'$K&&71 It is the responsibility of the
individual participant’s family to obtain a valid passport
for their country of citizenship. We will provide a program
invitation letter and assistance for those applying for the US
travel visa. All fees associated with passports applications
Copyright OCDF 2009 - Permission to Cite & Reprint Upon Request
and visa applications are not included in the program fee.
<((06-'*689$ I)8-&771 An application form available
from www.ocdf.org/camps will collect teen and family con-
tact data. Application deadline is February 1, 2010. We
suggest you apply before the holiday break to assure space
for your teen in the program. A non-refundable application
fee of $200.00 US is due at the time of application. This fee
will be applied to the cost of the program for students who
meet the requirements for enrollment. Deposit payment of
50% due on February 1st. Final payment/balance due on
March 1st.
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1. Valid passport for non-US citizens (photocopy of pass-
port due at time of application). Qualifies for tourist Visa to
the USA if non-US citizen. OCDF Academic Connections
will assist Chinese travelers and those students from coun-
tries needing a Visa for travel to the USA.
2. Currently enrolled in lower or upper middle school/high
school and in good academic status (grade reports and school
status will be requested). Report from the teen’s school indi-
cating any disciplinary actions or problems in the school
will disqualify a student from participating.
3. Agrees to conform to the no-smoking, no-alcohol, no drug*
use policy of OCDF and Hidden Valley Camp. *Prescription
medications are the exception with doctor’s written direc-
tions for use.
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Go online for our forms, schedule and itinerary, program
costs and payment deadlines, visa information, packing list,
meeting schedule): www.ocdf.org/camps. We encourage par-
ticipants to apply early as space is limited in each group.
Please note we will fill each group from the beginning of the
summer to the end of the summer in order. If you have chil-
dren who will travel with friends, it is important to indicate
on the registration forms that they will be traveling together.
N);'96G&)71 This program was developed by OCDF China
Tours (www.ocdf.org/tours) and OCDF Academic Connec-
tions (www.ocdf.org/academicconnections) in conjunction
with Hidden Valley Camp, an international camp in Maine
with amazing teen programs owned and coordinated by Peter
Kassen and spouse Meg. They are parents to two daughters
adopted from China. Hidden Valley Camp is one of only
two summer camps featured in the “Exceptional Programs,
Ventures, Voyages For Your Child” chapter of a new book
entitled “Kids Who Think Outside The Box” by Stephanie
Lerner and published by the American Management Asso-
ciation. Lerner suggests that Hidden Valley has all the key
components for contemporary kids to achieve their best. We
at OCDF are happy to be working with Peter and Meg on
this global teen project!
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 New! Two-week Teen Leadership
Summer Camp Program in China
Program Length: 2- weeks (revised from former 3-week
program)
Time of Year: Summer Break and Winter Break
Target: Ages 12 and up (individual enrollment) We wish
to have a minimum of 10 persons in a group so when individuals
enroll we will let you know if the group is large enough for the
program to be a “go” for that date. If you can let others know so
that the group size is 10 and up, we would appreciate that help!
Location: Beijing and Inner Mongolia (summer) & Beijing
and Harbin (winter)
Housing: 3-4-star Hotels
Focus: The OCDF China Tours Teen Leadership Program
is designed to meld Chinese culture experiences, sightseeing,
volunteering, and exploring where teens are able to work
together as a team to fulfill the needs of an orphan-support
sight. Daily language tips are included but language
learning is not the main focus – engaging with daily life in
China is the primary focus. This program includes a trip to
Inner Mongolia (for summer groups) and Harbin (for winter
groups).
Note: Parents typically do not participate in this program
but could elect a customized parent program during the
same time-frame if they wish to be in Beijing at the same
time. Group leaders and chaperone positions for each group
will be by application to OCDF and based on the size of the
group.
Customized Groups: OCDF arranges customized Teen
Leadership Groups for teens from the same area, school, or
FCC group. For more information contact Jane@ocdf.org.
What is this program like? The Teen Leadership
Program is a two-week residential program for teens adopted
from China and their siblings in grades 7-12 (ages 12-18),
focusing on leadership development, image-building, self-
confidence, community service, and connecting to people
in China. There will be small group leadership projects,
including volunteering on-site at an orphan care locations
in the Beijing area. Participants will experience a homestay
weekend with a Chinese family in Beijing!
Cost per teen participant: $2,400.00
Includes: Airport transfers, hotels, guesthouse/homestay
as per itinerary, breakfast daily, lunch and dinner meals as
specified on itinerary, all inclusive tour program,
sightseeing and entrance fees, bilingual guides and escorts,
experienced professional staff, domestic transportation,
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domestic travel insurance,
luggage handling at hotels, all
tips & gratuities for guides/
drivers, teen program materials
keyed to itinerary, crafts, luggage
tags, name tags, and t-shirts.
International airfare, passport,
and Chinese Visa are NOT
included.
Program also includes:
 Hiking the Great Wall at Simatai
 Team activities with orphanage volunteering
 Meeting with orphan care leaders in China
 Chinese hair/makeup/clothes styling for teens with
professional photo-shoot
 Hands-on projects with artisans in their studios
 3-day train trip to Inner Mongolia for Nadaam Festival
~ includes staying in a yurt on the grasslands at Hohot
and desert at Baotou (summer) or Harbin for the Ice
Festival ~ includes visiting the ice sculptures and the
northeast Tiger nature preserve (winter)
 Outings and visits to 2008 Olympic venues
 Music/dance performances
 Great Hall of the People with visits to each adoptee’s
Provincial meeting room.
 Supervised by OCDF Staff 24 hours a day!
Itinerary: The complete itinerary can be downloaded from
www.ocdf.org/tours and www.ocdf.org/camps.
Registration/Payment Deadlines:
Summer Program: Register by mail by March 1st. Final
payment due by April 1st.
Winter Program: Register by mail by September 1st. Final
payment due by October 1st.
 New! China Travel Planning Guidebook
and Mini-CDRom for your Computer!

Obtain your copy of our new OCDF Travel Planning Guidebook from the US
Office: Lynn@ocdf.org or call 309-829-8202 or Toll Free: 1-866-460-OCDF
Open-enrollment Group Tours Volunteer China Programs
Customized Group Tours Orphanage Volunteer Options
Individual Family Travel Mandarin Language Instruction
Teen Leadership Programs School and College Programs
If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a team of professionals to
provide the best quality homeland tour programs available!
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 OCDF Adoption Update

Michael Li continues to serve as Director of OCDF Adop-

tions from our Beijing Office. He is also the Coordinator of
OCDF Volunteer China programs. Both Michael Li and
Mable Meng, Director of Orphan Support Projects, facili-
tate adoptions for the many families in-process with dos-
siers sent to China in 2007-2008. The agencies we worked
with via the consortium did not get Hague Accreditation
but we remain on hand for those families to do their adoption processing
once they have referrals and travel approval.
As adoptions from China have slowed for all agencies, includ-
ing those families we have “waiting” for some time, expat adoptions
from China have increased in number (though still suffering from the
same delays as their counterparts waiting from their home country).
OCDF is stepping up our efforts to increase services to expats
(those living in China wishing to adopt) and shifting resources
to this effort. Our social worker, Karen Friedman,
continues busily doing homestudies for interested
families.
Only eight countries may adopt as expats liv-
ing and working in China. They include the following:
USA, UK, Canada, Australia, The Netherlands,
Sweden, Spain, and France. New OCDF Adoption ma-
terials have been prepared in all languages to assist
families in their decision to adopt and the adoption pro-
cess while living abroad. If you know of an expat family
living and working in China, don’t hesitate to let them
know we’re able to assist them with their adoption pro-
cess, homestudy, and facilitation of adoption. Contact
Michael@ocdf.org for more information. Or call: 0011-
8610-8403-4979.
The process of expat adoption is similar to any
international adoption from China except that applicants
must reside in China for one full year prior to submitting the dossier to
CCAA. The travel cost is lower since the family is already in-country. Each country has
their own procedures for it’s citizens and Michael can assist with that process. We have
translators/interpreters for those not speaking English.
Information meetings will be held in various locations - Embassies, International
Schools, Social Clubs, and Housing Developments to provide information to families desiring
to adopt while living in China. For the schedule contact Michael@ocdf.org for more information.
Or call: 0011-8610-8403-4979. Schedule will also be posted to our website: www.ocdf.org/
adoption

For copies of these multi-lingual materials, please contact Michael@ocdf.org or Sunny@ocdf.or

in our Beijing Office.

Adoptions in total from China?Estimates:

US 70,000 UK 1,000 Ireland 300
Spain 14,500 Denmark 1,000 Iceland 100
Canada 10,000 France 1,000 Other countries:
Netherlands 5,000 Belgium 1,000 New Zealand
Sweden 3,000 Finland 700 Singapore
Norway 2,000 Australia 700 Coming soon, Italy!
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 New Arrivals in the Betty Chandler
Lending Library at OCDF
The Betty Chandler Lending Library is a place
where adoptive families can come with their
children and learn more about adoption, adoption
from China, and Chinese culture. We have many
books donated by their authors and by adoptive
families who no longer need them in their home and
have generously shared their collection with us. It’s
a special place within the Chinese Culture Learning
Center.
Thank you to those authors who generously
donated books recently. We hope you will support
them by seeking these books out in your locale or
online. If you live in the Central Illinois area, please
feel free to come and check-out our books. Jenny
Snyder is our OCDF Librarian and she’d be happy
to assist you.
If you have books you’d like to donate to the
lending library, please mail to OCDF, 109 West
Monroe St., Bloomington, IL 61701. Thanks!
Our Blessings from China, edited by D.L. Fuller;
donated by Susan Morgan.
This book is an anthology of 9 authors from
across the United States , all of whom have adopted
children from China . Each story is a personal
account of adoptive parents’ journeys to form a
family via international and cross-cultural adoption.
A photo is included at the beginning of each story,
which helps form a connection with that family.
This easy to read paperback is for anyone who
is touched by adoption, curious about adoption from
China in particular, or considering an international
adoption.
Adoption Conversations—What, When and How
to Tell, by Renee’ Wolfs, donated by the author.
“When shall I begin to discuss the adoption?”
“What do I do if my child becomes angry and says
that we are not his real parents?”
This in-depth practical guide explores the
questions adopted children are likely to ask, with
suggestions for helpful explanations and answers.
Some topics the book considers are: how and when
to tell your child’s adoption story, common fears,
talking about painful events, and more. It will help
you be well equipped to communicate difficult issues.
Star of the Week-A Story of Love, Adoption, and
Brownies with Sprinkles, by Darlene Friedman,
donated by the author..
It’s Cassidy-Li’s turn to be Star of the Week at
school, so she’s making brownies and collecting
photos for her poster. She has pictures of all the
important people in her life—with one big exception.
Cassidy-Li, adopted from China when she was a
baby, doesn’t have a photo of her birthparents. But
with a little help from her family, she comes up with
the perfect way to include them.
Maya’s Journey Home, by Susan Lindsley and Tina
Christiansen, donated by Susan Lindsley.
This story, told from the perspective of a young
panda who is full of questions, focuses on love and
family. This sweet book tells the tale of how two little
pandas in a Chinese orphanage find their forever
families.
The Dragon’s Daughters Return, by Virginia
Cornue, donated by the author.
A heart-warming account of 21 families who
return to China with their adopted daughters as part
of a heritage tour. This book is an excellent teaching
tool to prepare children and adults for what they
might expect to see on a visit to China. Each page
offers bite-size bits of information about Chinese
culture, symbolism,
language and history. It has
beautiful artwork and true-
to-life photographs, plus a
narrative that is
informative, well-planned
and educational.
Our lending library is
named for Betty Chandler.
She was an avid reader
and shared her book
collection with anyone
who stopped by her Beijing apartment. Her love of
books and people made it possible for many to learn
about China and her experiences there from 1936
until 2006 when she passed away. Both Jane Liedtke
and Virginia Cornue (author above) have counted
themselves amongst the fortunate to have known
her as a neighbor and dear friend. (Photo with Betty
in her OCDF T-shirt)
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 Order Mooncakes for Caregivers, Foster
Families, and Waiting Children

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 OCDF Orphan Support Projects - Update

Xuanhua Orphanage
Building on Dreams
Left at the “orphanage
gate” was this newborn (2 weeks
old in the photos - right). Born
without an anus, the local doctors
could not perform the surgery.
When we visited in July we trans-
ported her to Beijing for surgery.
Within a week she was doing just fine. She was
released from the hospital on July 20th and taken
to Hope Foster Home for medically
supervsed care. Once her
health improves she will
return and hopefully be
adopted. Her name is Ren
Ai.
Among the 11 chil-
dren now at the Xuanhua Or-
phanage is this boy, 4 years
old, with Downs Syndrome.
He’s a bouncing and active
boy capable of a good life if
adopted by the right family.
This summer-fall efforts will be
made to have the local civil af-
fairs office process the children
who can join waiting lists and
special needs lists for adoption
domestically and internationally.
Far right, three of the original
5 children taken in by Mrs. Ren and her husband
will spend two days getting the large facility back
prior to the orphanage being built. Now 17, 12,
in shape. In this past year the local government
and 10, the three children attend local public
put a road right through the front of the orphan-
school via sponsorships and each take violin
age building and garden area causing two rooms
lessons.
to be lost from the original family home and half
One of the original five children has mar- of the garden and yard area destroyed. It will take
ried and moved away. The older boy (who is now some real work effort to revive the garden and
19) is living in foster care. Several of the children clean up from the construction dust/dirt of the
from the Xuanhua facility are in foster care with highway 50 feet from the orphanage. The entire
local Catholic families. neighborhood changed so much that we would
In the last year the facility has not been have never found the place had it not been for a
maintained adequately due to lack of volutneers. mural painted on a wall that is now exposed to
This summer a large group of volunteers (20)from the outside (once an inside wall).
FCCNW in the Seattle region - teens and parents,
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 OCDF Orphan Support Projects - Update

Backpacks for Aids Orphans Your projects and donations to

in Henan orphanages:
Fischler Family sponsored Yu
Backpacks continue to Lei at the Xinyu Orphanage
be needed for children to go to school
living in orphanages
due to their parents dy-
ing of HIV/Aids.
School will soon being
(September 1st) and
children living in rural foster care do not have the ability to
get those things that help make their school lives successful.
You can help - collect backpacks and school supplies and
mail to:
OCDF Orphan Support
199 Chaoyangmennei
Richland Court Room 105 Criezis Family do-
Beijing 100010 China nated a washing ma-
chine to Jiujiang SWI.
Or, fundraise and send the money to OCDF and we’ll
buy the supplies/backpacks in Beijing and send to the chil-
dren in Henan. Please do not send backpacks to the US Of-
fice of OCDF as we do not have adequate storage for them
and we need them to go to China for the children to receive
them as soon as is possible.

Items needed in their backpacks: backpack, pencil case, pen-

cils, pencil sharpener, eraser, pens, whiteout, markers, paints and
brushes, crayons, paper, notebooks, calculator, compass, ruler, Webb Family visit
jump rope, jianzi, water bottle, chopsticks and spoon, binder, to Xian Orphan-
harmonica, and dictionary (Chinese). age where they donated clothing.

Coal for Kids Bartik Family

The number is never small - donation of
$30,000! That’s the number formula
it takes to buy sufficient
coal for 6 orphanages to
Yueping
heat 24-hours a day
plays her
throughout the winter.
new guitar.
Anything less means it’s
going to be cold indoors
as children sleep.
Donations to
non-profit organiza- Wargo Family gives
tions have dropped in the past year - globally. This a bike to Huang
program is no exception. Still, we must provide the Wenli whom they
heating - we can’t stop just because of a bad economy. sponsor.

Please Fundraise NOW!

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 Preadoption gift
from the Gael
Nicole’s Family
to Henyang
SWI’s Cen Si Ya.

Emma Stewart raised $700 for

the Fenyi Orphanage
Risser Family donation of clothing to the Printer and FAX donation
Datong Orphanage AND
School Sponsorship!

Smith Family hot

water heater
donation to
Chenzhou 1 SWI

Duiett Family donations to

Jianxin SWI

Tolan Family clothing donations to

Chengdu SWI
McDonough Family donation of washers to
Evans Family dona- Changde SWI
tion of fans to Dawu
SWI

White Family Donation of AC to YiYang SWI

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 Prom & Going to College ~ Growing Up!
It’s tough on parents!
Molly Feazel-Orr and Maria House have a lot
in common but they don’t know each other.
They have grown up in different homes, gone
to separate high schools, and live in different
places. What they have in common are at least
four things: they were both adopted from
China, they attended their Senior Prom in
Spring before graduating from High School,
they will soon leave home for college to discover
the world, and their adoptive parents will miss
them dearly! Two parents reflect on this...
From Mike Feazel (Molly’s Dad):
About a dozen years ago, shortly after we moved
here, Molly (Changsha, Hunan) and her sister
oohed and aahed as a stretch limo pulled up to
pick up the girl next door for her senior prom.
This year it was Molly’s turn, and the girls across
the street oohed and aahed. Thus the tradition
perpetuates itself.
Actually, the prom itself wasn’t
that big of a deal for us. It was
Molly’s second prom, and she
had gone to a half dozen
homecomings and other
dressup affairs. But it was the
first time for the stretch limo (a
16-seat Hummer, of all non-PC
things). Still, she looked
particularly gorgeous. And
she wouldn’t be doing it again
next year.
For us, the focus really isn’t on
prom. It’s on the fact that in just
a few short months, weeks
really, Molly will be going
1,000 miles away to college.
We’re already thinking about
setting up checking accounts,
organ-izing doctors, and
making lists of things to take.
And we’re starting to think
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about the big hole that’s coming in our lives. She’ll
be back for Christmas, and summers and stuff.
But Molly probably won’t ever live here fulltime
anymore. And she’s our first to do that.
I don’t think it’s any different because Molly came
to our family a different way. It’s our girl. Going
1,000 miles away. For months. There are
cellphones, and videocams for the computer, and
instant messaging and texting and Facebook.
We’ll probably be in touch almost every day. But
she won’t come stomping down early in the
morning, rummaging through the refrigerator for
pasta or leftover baked potatoes for breakfast.
There won’t be the daily fights with her sister. Or
her brother. There won’t be the silliness and the
fart jokes. Food bills will get infinitely smaller
and the house will seem a lot bigger.
There’ll be a hole. And the prom is just the very
first part of it. This wasn’t part of what you were
thinking of the first time you went to China. But
it’s part of it.
From Molly about Prom:
Putting a group of 20 couples
together, going to about 4
different shopping malls to
find the perfect dress, and
making dinner reservations at
a time that fit to every ones
needs all seemed to be worth
it once I saw the white
hummer limo pull up to my
house.
The theme of my prom was, ‘
tonight never dies’, and that
was for sure, it was a night I
will never forget. I feel prom
was not only great because it
marked the ending of the year
but because it was a time all
of my friends from the 4 years
could get together and dress
up nice one last time.

According to her mom: “The wonderful Maria
(Mia) House, age 18, has a big fat scholarship
to the Illinois Institute of Technology where she
will major in Biomedical Engineering. She is
pretty sure she will continue on to medical
school. Maria is committed to helping others
and improving the world. I don’t have a doubt she will
carry through!”
Looking to the future - changing the world, making a
difference, and living the American dream has become a part
of the adoptee experience as China adoptees leave home and
enter college, careers, and the world of work. Children adopted
in the early 90’s or adopted as waiting children are now
finishing their high school years - entering new pahses of their
lives and creating new experiences for their adoptive parents.
From Mary House (Maria’s Mom):
I am looking at the 200+ pics of Maria
(Jinzhou, Hubei) and friends at her prom
and graduation. I am remembering that
she once told me in all earnestness about
her school life in China. “They didn’t
exactly hate me. But I was the one they
liked the least.” Living well is the best
revenge.
Around here anyway, boys don’t just ask
a girl to the prom. They have to DO
something to ask. Like hide it in a fortune
cookie. So Maria goes to a White Sox game
with a bunch of boys. They are sitting in
their seats in the rain waiting for game time.
All at once, one boy says “Mia! Look at the
screen!!!” There it was - up on the
jumbotron: “MIA PROM? PAT”
Maria joins her older biological brother,
Michael House (Jinzhou, Hubei), at Illinois
Institute of Technology where he has
scholarship for Computer Science. Michael
wrote an impressive essay for his
admission to IIT where he described, when
asked what person or event caused him to
be the what he is today, his early life as a
child living in the Jinzhou Social Welfare
Institute.
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 A Visit with
Chris Lin: Author
of Mandy and
Pandy
Mandy and Pandy is an exciting series of twelve
educational children’s books, teaching parents
and their children to speak Chinese starting with
Mandy and Pandy Say “Ni Hao Ma?” and Mandy
and Pandy Play “Let’s Count.” These two
wonderful books not only include an
accompanying CD, they also display Chinese
characters as well as pin yin phonetics, which help
the reader pronounce the Chinese characters.

Author and creator Chris Lin says he sees the

importance of learning Chinese as a good
foundation for the future so that now more than
ever all have a reason to learn a little bit of
Chinese. Chris’s daughter, Mandy, was adopted
from China about 4 years ago. He developed
Mandy & Pandy books as a way for him to teach
his daughter about her own culture and language.

“Mandy and Pandy look forward to helping teach
Chinese to children and those who are young in
their hearts,” said Chris Lin. “Our year is full of
appearances across the country and we are
always excited to be in the Chicago area as we
continue on our journey.”
Author Chris Lin stoped by the
OCDF Chinese Culture Learning
Center for a Mandy and Pandy
Program!
Mandy and Pandy books and CDs are
available from OCDF - call 1-866-460-
OCDF toll free!

A big thanks to Chris Lin for coming by

and sharing his approach to language
learning with Central Illinois kids
adopted from China. A big thanks to
the Muzzy and Warren families for
joining in the event. And, for dressing
up as Pandy, Chrisine Roth, our ISU
intern deserves much thanks!

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 Megan’s Top 10 List -
Like David Letterman, everyone who lives in
Beijing has their “top ten” list, whether it’s what to see
or do there, best restaurants, where to shop, things you
like or don’t like about living in China, or how people
perceive you as you live in China. We asked Megan
Zaroda (Project Manager for OCDF for 2 years in
Beijing) to give us her “Top Ten”...
Top 10 Reasons Why People Don’t Necessarily
Believe that Beijing Constitutes Living in the
“Real World”
by Megan Zaroda
10. In your early 20s, you had a maid, weekly
massages and manicures, and a personal tailor.
Yet you rode a squeaky bicycle to work and
cringed at the thought of paying more than $1 for
lunch. Livin’ the dream…
9. You could single-handedly supply all the
jewelry shops on the US east coast with pearls
from your personal collection.
8. Yak steak with truffle sauce. Peking Duck.
Herb-steamed langoustines. Enough said.
7. You posed for many a Chinese family photo
holding someone’s baby because the family
mistook you to be Shawn Johnson, Kiera
Knightley, or <insert name here> for any short,
white celebrity with brown hair.
6. You squatted with the Olympic stadium
construction workers at lunchtime talking about
why Yao Ming is too dang tall to actually be human.
5. You bungee jumped for $15 with nothing but
a Velcro strap holding your ankles, ATVed in the
desert during a record sandstorm, and habitually
cross 8 lanes of traffic without thinking twice. And
you don’t consider yourself a risk-taker.
4. Your idea of an excellent weekend afternoon
is riding a bicycle through dusty alleys, eating
street snacks from vendors that should have been
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shut down by the health
department about 4 grease-
stained woks ago, and
playing a pickup game of
badminton with a 50-year-
old man with his shirt tucked
under his armpits.
3. You had your first successful 3-hour dinner
conversation with a group of people from around
the world whose only common language was
Chinese. Only 3 months into your stay in China.
2. You sipped wine at a rooftop bar overlooking
the Forbidden City during the Opening
Ceremonies for the Olympics and saw each of the
footprint fireworks explode from Tiananmen to
the Bird’s Nest.
1. You scaled an unrestored section of the Great
Wall at sunset, and were dwarfed not only by its
size, but in the knowledge that, at that moment,
you were the only person on the Wall.
Living in China is for adventures - special times
and amazing experiences. Megan took to the streets and
soaked it up. I’m sure she’ll be back to China in short
order. It’s pretty easy to get “hooked” on the uniqueness
in such a city as Beijing.
As adoptive families consider whether or not to
live in China, one suggestion I will offer you - whether
or not you think YOU are a risk taker.... Megan was
NOT a risk taker when she arrived in Beijing two years
ago. The city overwhelmed her, the change from college
student in a dorm to finding an apartment in the big
city and to learning Chinese - they were challenges.
But, about a month into her stay she jumped out into
the world and made Beijing her home. That’s exactly
what you have to do if you are going to really benefit
from living in China. You just have to get over any
fears you may have and “go for it.” Luckily she did and
amazing experiences she had. The list of 1,000 things
Megan didn’t include were just as exciting as her Top
Ten!
Jane
 Books Worth Reading
Shanghai Girls Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Lisa See by Grace Lin
This novel opens in As Minli journeys to
1937 China where sisters find Never Ending Moun-
Pearl and May work as tain, the home of Old Man
models. Their father of the Moon, she is joined
forces them to marry two by a flightless dragon who
brothers from LA so he can has lived for years upon
pay off his gambling years in the forest, hiding
debts. The story follows and alone. Along the way,
the emotional journey as Minli meets and hears the
the women leave their fortunes of the very rich and
glamorous lives in Shanghai behind on their trip the very poor until she
to a new life in the U.S. Once there they struggle learns an important lesson about herself, her
to assimilate into Los Angeles and Chinatown. family, and their fortune.
About every other chapter, there is a
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Chinese fairy tale told by one of the characters
by Susan Jane Gilman (never Minli though). Each one of these stories
Though this book are interwoven with each other like the tangled
has met mixed strings of Fortune that Old Man of the Moon ties
reviews, the patient to the figures on the earth.
reader will be re- There are many good “teachable moments”
warded with a memior in the story from each encounter than Minli has
that looks back on the in her journey and enough food for thought that
post-college China adults who read it will come away satiated.
jaunt that Gilman took Review by Jane Litte “Jane at DearAuthor.Com”
in the 80s when China
had just begun to let in
independent travelers. In the Chinese News:
You’ll laugh and Curbing Birth Defects
cringe at the cultural China will soon launch a new health pro-
faux pas and also learn gram to provide free folic acid suppplements for
along the way! 12 million rural women of childbearing age, the
ministry of Health announced on June 18th. Suf-
Lucky Girl ficient folic acid levels in mothers help prevent
by Mei-Ling Hopgood birth defects in newborns.
Hopgood’s memoir The program will cost the Central Govern-
explores the author’s expe- ment 160 million yuan ($23.5 million USD) in 2009.
rience as an adoptee as she China, particularly the rural areas, has high num-
discovers the deep dark se- bers of various birth deformities, which afflict
crets behind her birth about 1.2 million newborns each year, according
familys background and the to the National Maternal and Child Health Sur-
truth behind why they gave veillance Office.
her up. Source: Beijing Review July 2, 2009

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The Pets of China
Crickets
Some people in China believe crickets bring good
luck. They also make nice noise. When you are
walking and you can hear a cricket very well, they
turn their sound like it was far away. They make their
sound by rubbing their wings together.

Cricket Cages
You can see the size of the
cricket compared to the
earphone of an Ipod (far
left).

Pet Crickets
People in China like to keep crickets as pets. You can hear them chirping from windows as you walk along the
street. It is a tradition that has long history in China. During the Tang Dynasty (618-906 B.C.E.), crickets were trained to
sing and fight. Spectators would place large bets on the cricket they believed would win a fight. Today many Chinese
children and adults keep crickets as pets, especially during the summer months. People often hang the cricket cages
outside of their shops so their pets can breathe fresh air but still be close enough so the owner can appreciate the
melodious singing of the cricket. When you walk around Beijing or any other Chinese city in the summer, look around the
doorways and windows of houses and businesses; you will see quite a few crickets! Can you hear crickets in the summer
near your house?
Crickets, though at first may seem like an odd pet to have, really are quite friendly and quite amusing. The large
crickets look a lot like a grasshopper with the multiple eye and mouthparts. The male cricket is the one that you want as
a pet because he is the one to make the chirping sound. Did you know that crickets are like ventriloquists? They can
throw their sound to another direction, so that their predators cannot find them.
Crickets are better to keep as pairs, but be careful, you cannot put two in the same cage together. They will fight
until one has killed the other. There are double cricket cages where both crickets are side by side, but there is a wall
between them so they cannot reach each other.
Crickets will chirp when they are happy. What makes a cricket happy? They like to be in the sunshine and to be
warm. They like to eat and have a full tummy. They like for you to take them out of their cages and give them exercise by
letting them walk all over your arms or on the table or bed.
Crickets are easy to feed. If you like it, they will like it! Be careful not to give them anything oily though. Crickets
love noodles, rice, soybeans, grapes, and cucumber. When they chirp a lot they need a lot of food to supply more energy.
You can take your cricket with you when you go to the park or shopping or for a walk. You can buy small cricket
boxes carved out of gourds, or made of brass, or porcelain that will fit just inside your jacket in the winter. The crickets will
be warm and happy close to you and will chirp as you go on an outing with them.
So, crickets can be very fun pets for young children and also for the elderly who have a lot of time to care for them.

Try a traditional Chinese pet, a cricket!

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Birds in their cages waiting All sorts of dogs including the local favorite: Pekinese
for their walk!

Local pet markets have all kinds of pet

supplies and foods!

Cats
Some families in China have cats, but people do not frequently
allow their cats to wander around the city neighborhoods, so you do
not see as many cats as you will see dogs in most neighborhoods.
People get their cats from a pet store or from a street market. This
cat above belongs to the owner of a hardware shop, so he spends
the day keeping bugs and mice out of the shop.

Dogs
The daschunds above are two years old and live in central
Beijing with owner, Lao Wang. Every morning and every evening
they to go out to the courtyard of the housing complex so Wang
can spend time with his friends
Wang has a neighbor with a Pekinese named Guigui, whose
name means “well-behaved.” Guigui is a very popular breed of dog
in China. Five years ago, most people who had dogs had this kind,
but today you can find many breeds of dogs in big cities like Beijing,
Shanghai, or Hong Kong.
The government charges a tax for the privilege of having a
dog. The first year they charge 5,000 yuan, or $625, then they
charge less each subsequent year, so Lao Wang now pays only
about 2,000 yuan per year. The government has also long had strict
rules about when people can walk their dogs. The government
restricts dog-walking to early morning and night-time in order to keep
the streets clean.

Fish
People usually have these lion head and bubble-eyed goldfish
in tanks in their living rooms. Fish are a symbol of plenty or wealth
and bring families good luck. The fish salesman will bring many
tanks around the neighborhood so you don’t need to go far to add
fish to your tank.

FISH, FISH and more GOLDFISH! This is the lo-

cal goldfish man above. He will bring goldfish
right to your door if you wish to buy some!
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Hi - my name is Jiang (it means Ginger, like the Chinese root used
in cooking) and I am a bilingual dog. That’s right, I can under-
stand Chinese AND English when people speak to me! Like my
haircut?

Hi - my name is Emily (in Chinese my surname is Jiang meaning

River and my given name is Xiao Min meaning little clever). I am
also bilingual. I am adopted from Jiangmen, China and I lived in
Beijing with my mom and my dog Ginger for 9 years.

This story is spoken by Ginger . . .

F69;&)$F8&7$*8$,-.880 Emily and Ginger “Then”

Did you ever wonder what it was like to go to school in China? I did. Emily takes the bus every day to her Chinese
school called Fang Cao Di. I ride with her in the car to the bus stop. I always want to go with her on the bus but Mom makes
me stay in the car.
One day I decided to sneak out of the car when the school bus arrived and Emily started to put on her backpack and
get out of the car. It was not long before I scooted up the steps of the big tour bus that she rides to school each day. I slipped
under the seat quickly and Emily followed not knowing I was there!
Mom drove away and we were half-way to school before she realized the car was pretty empty without me!
I arrived at school just as it was ready to start. Children came on the backs of bicycles with their grandpop or
grandmom. Some kids arrived with either their mom or dad. Some walked to school with their heavy backpack on their back.
Some came by car and hopped out at the curb right by the front door.
I heard some special music. I had heard this music before from the TV. I think it’s the national anthem of China! Sure
enough, it was time to raise the flag and all the children were outside to watch as the school band marched by playing the
anthem. Da ‘da da da daaaaah da, dum dum da da-da-da dum.
I stood at attention just like the kids. Some kids wore special red scarves for the Young Pioneers. They wear school
uniforms too. Not Emily though. She is in the International Section of her school. The kids in that section wear regular
school clothes like jeans and tennis shoes.
I wonder what it means to be in the Young Pioneers and wear one of those red scarves. I want to join the Young
Pioneers too. The teacher standing nearby put a red scarf on me too! I am so proud to be a Young Pioneer. It means I am
loyal to my country, China.
I was born in China, did I tell you that before? I was born in Beijing and my parents (both cockerspaniels) were also
born in China.
I visited several classrooms today to see what was going on. First I went to Chinese class. With 5,000 characters to
learn, I’ll bet it takes kids a long time to learn to read and write Chinese!
Wow, I counted almost 50 kids in the first room I went to, it was a first grade class. I ran up and down lots of
stairways. Then I found Emily and her classmates in the International Section. There are about 25 kids in her class. She’s
in 6th grade now. They were reading some Chinese poems by Du Fu from the Song Dynasty. Mo Laoshe, Emily’s teacher,
caught a glimpse of me in the hallway!
Before I knew it, Mo Laoshe was in the hallway and I was in trouble. “Jiang Xiao Min!” she called from the hallway.
Emily sprung to her feet and flew to the hallway. She was pretty happy to see me but Mo Laoshe wasn’t sure what to make
of it all.
“Jiang Xiao Min. Jie shi ni de xiao gou ma?” (Emily, is this your little dog?), asked Mo Laoshe.

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 “Dui” (Yes), replied Emily to her
teacher who only speaks Chinese.
“Weishemme ni de xiao gou xiao xue
lai le? (Why did your little dog come to school?),
questioned Mo Laoshe.
“Wo bu shi dao” (I have no idea), declared Emily in Chinese.
“Jiang Xiao Gou, weishemme ni lai xiao xue?” (Ginger
Little Dog, why did you come to school?), asked Mo Laoshe.
I smiled as best as I could. Being a bilingual dog isn’t
always easy you know! I decided that silence was the best solution.
So I sat nicely and showed her all my bright shinny teeth in a big
smile. Emily was so excited I was there. By now all her class-
mates were at the doorway pushing each other aside to see me.
Mo Laoshe said, “Jiang Xiao Min!” (that’s Emily’s Chi-
nese name) “Ni de xiao gou shi tai ma fan” (your little dog is too
much trouble). “Dian hua ni de ma ma!” (call your mother on the
telephone!). So, while Emily called Mom to come and get me, I
got to sit in the classroom with Emily and all her friends.
The class continued as if I wasn’t even there and before you knew it the bell rang and it was time for physical
education. The entire school went outside for exercises and I wanted to join them!
All the children lined up in neat rows by class. Music started and the head of the PE department, Li Laoshe, blew his
whistle. Burrreeeeppp! Burreeeppp! Oh my ears!
I stood next to Emily and tried to do whatever her exercise was. It was kind of like doing “heads and shoulders knees
and toes.” Do you know that song? When Emily jumped, I jumped. When Emily ran, I ran. Whew, this is hard work! Any
bones for all this effort?
Mom still hadn’t arrived yet so I continued on with Emily to her Math class. They were doing hard things like
percentages and I can only bark to 5 when Mom practices math with me in our living room. I am lost in this class but Emily
smiles at me and pats me on the head to reassure me. I am trying to be good.
It seemed like forever before Math class was over. The teacher had filled the entire chalk board (they call it a heiban) with
math problems for homework. Emily put her books into her backpack right as the bell range. Waaaaaaang Waaaaang. Time to go!
We walked up one set of stairs and down a long hallway before we came to Mr. B’s 8th grade English class. Oh boy,
English should be something I can do well in. The class was reading about the Titanic and Mr. B had already shown them
some movies the day before. Emily talked quickly with all her girlfriends before the bell rang again. Waaaaaang Waaaaang.
I have to sit still again but the kids in this class wanted to play with me.
Mr. B suddenly noticed me. Yikes!
“Emily is that your dog?” asked Mr. B as he laughed really loud. The kids didn’t want to go to their assigned seats.
“Yes, Mr. B,” she said sheepishly. Mom is on her way to get Ginger. She got onto the school bus this morning before
anyone noticed her there.
Just then I heard someone clomping down the hallway to the classroom. It was Mom and she didn’t sound too thrilled
to climb up to the 4th floor and down that long hallway to get me. Soon her face appeared in the window to the classroom and
I knew I was in big trouble. As the door opened I ran to her quickly and she picked me up like a baby. I am such a spoiled pet.
“Ginger, I was really worried about you!” Mom scolded. “What if you had been hit by a car in that Beijing traffic? Emily
and I would be so sad if anything happened to you!”
I was happy to see Mom and she put on my leash. Emily and her friends all said goodbye to me. Mom walked me to
the car and I felt really glad to have had my little adventure at school.

Note from Emily: I’m now 16 and go to high school. Ginger and I returned to live in the USA. Would you like to hear more
adventures from Ginger?
Coming soon - the series: The Adventures of Ginger in China © - this series is for children young and old!

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