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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 This morning, we went for Nicole's second sputum test. This one went much faster since she knew what to expect. While we were there, Miko got the results from Monday's test. It was negative for TB! Yay! To God be the glory! While we waited for Miko, we could see Nicole's mood go downhill. She had a snack after the test (she is not allowed to eat before the test), but still seemed unhappy. She didn't want us to sit next to her, talk to her, or take her picture. We took a cab back to the hotel and went to breakfast. Nicole was very reluctant to go to breakfast, and said she didn't want anything (for the record, breakfasts in China are amazing! You can get anything you can imagine and then some!). She just flopped across the bench with a very pouty face. Allison went to get some food, then I got mine. By the time I got back, Nicole had decided that she was hungry. So, Allison took her and got some fruit. She perked up a little. We were wondering if she's mad at us over the testing. Does she think it's our fault? We have since had Miko explain that it is not our choice that she has to do the sputum tests, but a rule by the US government before she can immigrate. After we got back to the room, she pulled out her snacks and was back to her usual happy self! And yes, most of her meals are followed by a snack! After breakfast, we went on an adventure. We took a cab to the Chimelong Safari Park. Almost seven years ago, we went to this park when we got Erica. At that time, it was June and so very hot! But, today was cool and overcast. We saw the pandas, and watched an elephant show. There were some white tigers and all kinds of animals. It is a beautiful park and well worth the effort to go see it! Nicole enjoyed looking at the map of the park and telling us what she wanted to see. Her top choices were pandas, dinosaurs (obviously not real), snakes (Mom and she need to have a talk about snakes), and the peacock we didn't get a chance to see at the zoo yesterday. She was so excited to see the peacock until it screeched at her and scared her! She thought it was the funniest thing! When asked what her favorite animal was, she told us pandas! This evening we went on a Pearl River Cruise with some of the families in our group. It was good to see Nicole interact with the other kids. It was a lot of fun! You get to see the city lit up while you eat dinner. All of the food was Chinese, of course. Among other things, Nicole chose duck feet from the buffet. She ate it like a champ! I was very impressed at her ability to get meat off of a duck foot! After dinner, there was a magic show which she really enjoyed! Tomorrow we have her last sputum test and then we will go to Shamian Island for some shopping!

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