This morning we climbed the Mutianyu section of The Great Wall. I figured it would be walking on the Great Wall. I never understood why it was said “climb the Great Wall.” Now I know. There are a million stairs you have to climb to “walk” the Great Wall. Tonia, Carrie, Julie, Cara, and I went together. In 40 minutes we’d reached the end of the accessible part of the wall where we were visiting. At the end of the wall was a sign that said we weren’t supposed to go any farther, but we climbed out the window and walked a little ways on the wall that is deteriorating. There are trees growing in the wall and the edge is just a drop off since the wall has fallen. We were so tired and thirsty, but it felt great to have reached the end. The other half of our group walked in the opposite direction as us. Two of them were able to reach the end of the accessible part in that direction after an hour and a half of climbing stairs. Michelle had Subway sandwiches waiting for us when we got back to the starting point. Subway never tasted so good!
The rest of the afternoon and evening we were able to relax at our hotel. I am really enjoying the time to complete my journal and make sense of all my thoughts about our trip. I am very saturated and need this time to sort out my thoughts about all that I have experienced. The leaders are talking about making the next trip 3 weeks and the only way I would want that is if it resulted in more down time. I wouldn’t want to encounter any more new things. As it is I don’t want to see any more schools since it has become repetitive.
After my skipping dinner last night, everyone asked how I was doing this morning. I told them I am an introvert and I really needed that time to myself and that I was ready to do more interacting today. It was a great day!
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