As part of China's five-year invitation to 50,000 American teenagers to come to China for exchange and study, the "Friendship Inheritance" research group of Muscatine Middle School arrived in Beijing on the 17th after an 18-hour long journey. This is the second batch of students from Muscatine High School in the United States to come to China for exchange and study this year after January. All 32 students came to China for the first time.
After dropping off their luggage, the students of Muscatine High School in the United States paired up with the students of Shijiazhuang Foreign Chinese School in Hebei Province, a friendly school, to visit the Bird's Nest non-stop, take photos with the Olympic torch and mascot Fuwa, and experience the charm of Beijing's "Double Olympics" city on the spot.
Lenny, Muscatine High School student, USA: Before I came, I knew that China has a long history, and it was like a dream, which was much better than I imagined. I'm looking forward to making a lot of Chinese friends, and I've already made them. The Bird's Nest was the place where the 2008 Olympics were held, and I was born in 2008, so I was very happy to be able to experience it for myself.
Ryan Castle, Principal of Muscatine High School, USA: Thank you for giving us the opportunity to exchange culture and education. For me, I want to know the difference between education in China and the United States, and then we can push each other to make education better, so that students in both countries can understand each other.