The day went uneventfully for Kristine. She enjoyed her new school. No doubt the discipline here is a lot stricter and the procedures are more regimented than Melbourne, but she seems to like her new school. The primary is represented by students from 55 nationalities. In Kristine's class I saw several Caucasians, one African, and many with mixed Asian-Caucasian parentage.
I was required by the school to pick Kristine up from her class, then sent her to a football field where she queued up for her bus home. It was chaotic for many parents this being the nfirst day, but eventually, we all went on the correct bus. Kristine had 5 other schoolmates from the same estate. Being the first stop home and last stop to school, the trip took less than 20mins.
The lady conductor was strict in what she expected. "Who asked you two to sit together?", "No food, no drink", "No toys, no sticks, no rulers, or anything long', "No horsing around'. Her tone was not one of 'request' but one of 'military order'. Or Else!
First day went well for Kristine. TOmorrow Kimberley has to have blood sample taken for her physical examinations. That will take some persuasion, even some force.
Top photo: outside of Kristine's classroom at FangChaoDi Primary School; 2nd photo: queueing up in football field to be chaperoned to school bus; 3rd photo: Kristine's school campus with a few Beijing skyscrappers farther back; 4th photo: becoming dizzy for choosing the back seat to the left on school bus.
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