In the morning, I tried to find a small surprise gift for Fiona, who had accompanied us for the past few days and was always kind and friendly. She also became a friend to miss, the third friend who had to leave the group earlier. It wasn’t easy to find something when you don’t speak Chinese and most of the shops are closed, but it gave me the opportunity to see Lijiang waking up (or still awake).
Then we took the train back to Kunming, and the next goodbye when we arrival, as Mari directly went to the airport. The rest of the continuously shrinking group had an incredible mushroom dinner with Efan’s parents, where Michi was able to connect to Efan’s father to visit botanical garden with a guide later.
Why we received another gift, this time from Efan’s mother, I can’t explain, the less after this trip that was an overwhelming gift in so many ways.
For us, the dorm was like coming home and at the same time part of the farewell.
We (Reini & Kathi, Ludo, Tony and I) spent our last night in the dormitory at Forest University (Michi would leave a day later). Next farewell: Tony. He would be leaving early in the morning to prepare for his move to Melbourne (to study).
