This weekend about thirty of us in the China Summer Program and some students from Tianjin University participated in a hiking adventure organized by ORGT called The Unbeaten Path. It was an amazing experience! The activity went from Friday to Sunday. We camped two nights in two different villages. Our journey started with a 3.5 hour ride from Tianjin to a farm village in Beijing where we had breakfast. We were divided into two groups, one would hike along the Great Wall and the other would hike along a river bank. We would meet at another village and the next day we would then switch and do the opposite. My group started with the river hike. Our hike was mainly a the river bank and had a great view of the mountains. When we were almost at the resort village we started seeing glimpses of the Great Wall. All I could wonder about was how thousands of years ago they could have built such a huge structure so high up in the mountains. There were parts that looked extremely steep and I couldn’t wait for the next day when my group would get the chance to hike along the wall. Once we got to the village, we built our tents in a nearby campsite and went out to explore the small village. At night we had a campfire and enjoyed playing games and talking. We had a nice discussion about all our different cultures and how each one has a different perspective. The next day with the Great Wall was even better! more to come…
We even had to dig our own “bathroom”. That was probably the most uncomfortable part of the trip but it’s all part of the experience!
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