Great Wall

The Great Wall of China is massive. I don’t if all of you knew that but it’s huge. It winds and winds and seemingly never stops. It was one of the few tourist sites in China that I really anticipated visiting. I was unsure of what

it would be like to see the fabled wall. I’m sure that you could Google Great Wall jokes and find about a million one liners mocking the Chinese for building a wall to protect a country. I’m sure you could also Google image search the Great Wall and find a few breathtaking photos. These two distinctly different views were in my mind as I eagerly anticipated viewing t

he wall.

Well a few weeks ago I was privileged to go and view the Great Wall. I was privileged because I was able to go and view the wall in an unorthodox manner. Micah and I recently made friends with a Chinese man named Larry. We met Larry while playing basketball. We ate dinner with Larry once. The next day Micah and I were being driven Larry’s Mom

’s Car. She had no idea her son was taking two Americans to the Great Wall. Larry had told her that the car would not leave Beijing. The Great Wall is 90 minutes from Beijing. Larry had known Micah and me for two days!

Larry brought his friend Ted and we all went and saw the Great Wall. The Great Wall is a tribute to man power. It is a legitimate source of national pride. Many people died to create the Wall, but today it stands as a magnificent testament to the man power that only China can muster.

My journey to the Great Wall is a testament to the friendliness of the Chinese people. Two young men took their entire day to take two Americans that they hardly knew to the Great Wall. They drove us there. They took us to an amazing restaurant. They answered all of our questions. They took pictures with us. They helped us barter for t-shirt

s. There hospitality is something that I will never forget.