Highlights From Families Who Joined Us
Edwards Family:
“We had so much fun! Everyone at ICCF was so welcoming and it was special watching Avalyn, Ian, and Sophia get to see parts of their culture in person. We all enjoyed the dance performances the most—some of them were beyond amazing! We’re so thankful we were given the opportunity to come see the performance!”
“我们玩得太开心了！ICCF 的每个人都非常热情友好，能够让 Avalyn、Ian 和 Sophia 亲眼看到自己文化的一部分，真的非常特别。我们最喜欢的是舞蹈表演——其中一些精彩得令人难以置信！我们非常感恩能有机会来观看这场演出！”
Wallace Family:
“We had a great time. There were many excellent performances. I was most impressed with the dancers who balanced three bowls on their heads (the top one filled with water) as they danced. Fiona (aka Siao-ting) was very excited to receive the stuffed rabbit and red envelop that was given to the children. That was very generous.”
“我们玩得很开心。有很多精彩的表演。最让我印象深刻的是那些边跳舞边在头上平衡三个碗（最上面的那个装满了水）的舞者。菲奥娜（又名小婷）收到送给孩子们的那只毛绒兔子和红包时非常兴奋。这真是太慷慨了。”
Ping Family:
“Both boys had a really great time. Emmet (also from Chung Yi) liked the man singing with the ships in the background. I think he was a professor from UNT. Felix liked the Chinese zither performance best.”
“两个男孩都玩得非常开心。埃米特（也是来自中义）很喜欢那个以船为背景唱歌的男人。我猜他应该是北德克萨斯大学的一位教授。菲利克斯最喜欢的是古筝表演。”
Welch Family:
“I just wanted to thank you again for facilitating us being able to go to the Chinese New Year event in Dallas. The families we met couldn’t believe that we had traveled from Amarillo for it, but we are glad we did! It was such a fun night, with superb performances. There are very few Chinese people in Amarillo, and our kids loved seeing so many and hearing Mandarin. It was well worth the trip.” (No photos)
“我只想再次感谢您，是您促成了我们能够参加达拉斯的那场春节活动。我们遇到的那些家庭简直不敢相信我们特意从阿马里洛赶来参加，但我们很高兴做了这个决定！那晚真是太有趣了，表演也非常精彩。阿马里洛的华人很少，我们的孩子们非常喜欢看到这么多华人，也喜欢听到普通话。这次旅行绝对值得。”（无照片）
Foster Family:
“We had a great time! It was such a special night. We actually reconnected with a mom we met in China. I believe they were using a different agency when they adopted their first son so we were only together one day, but on that day we realized that both us and them named our boys Josiah Knox! They had lived in Seattle but moved to Fort Worth! It was so cool to speak with her.
My favorite part was the bowl dance, Chinese piano and the other piano and violin duet. Knox’s favorite part was the red envelope and the boy hip hop dance. Everyone was so nice and learning about the different cultures was so interesting.”
“我们玩得非常开心！那真是一个特别的夜晚。我们竟然又遇到了在中国认识的一位妈妈。我记得他们收养第一个儿子时是通过另一家机构，所以我们当时只共处了一天，但就在那天，我们发现我们和他们给儿子取的名字竟然都是约西亚·诺克斯！他们以前住在西雅图，后来搬到了沃思堡！能和她聊聊天真是太棒了。
我最喜欢的是碗舞、中国钢琴曲以及那首钢琴与小提琴的二重奏。诺克斯最喜欢的是红包环节和那个男孩的嘻哈舞。大家都特别友好，了解不同文化真是太有趣了。”
Norton Family:
“We had a great time. It was only Stella and I that could make it this time. She really enjoyed it. She started struggling a little about half way through….it was very late, but she recovered, stayed awake, and we stayed for the entire show. Thank you again for the tickets! We really enjoyed the show!”
“我们玩得很开心。这次只有斯特拉和我能去。她真的很喜欢这场演出。演出进行到一半左右时，她开始有点撑不住了……那时已经很晚了，但她很快恢复过来，一直保持清醒，我们把整场演出都看完了。再次感谢你们送的票！我们真的很喜欢这场演出！”