{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"&ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SpTQtyeAo2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/6819-2\/\"><\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/6819-2\/embed\/#?secret=SpTQtyeAo2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"SpTQtyeAo2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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After arriving in Corbin Jan. 15, the students enjoyed a three-day weekend with their host families because of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Jan. 18. After going to school on Tuesday, the area was hit with the first round of snow, resulting in school being closed Wednesday and Thursday. A second round of snow closed school Friday. Corbin Middle School teacher Kristal Doolin and her family hosted one of the students, 11-year-old Kuang Yi Ling. While Kuang didn\u2019t see much of the classroom, Doolin said the girl and Doolin\u2019s daughter, Tara, saw plenty of time outside sliding down the snow-covered hill in front of the Doolins\u2019 home. \u201cHong Kong has a climate similar to Hawaii,\u201d Doolin explained. \u201cKuang had seen snow when travelling to other parts of China but she never got to play in it.\u201d One thing left Kuang in a quandary. Along with the snow came the cold. \u201cShe didn\u2019t want to come in from playing in the snow, but she didn\u2019t like the cold,\u201d Doolin said of Kuang. When not out in the snow, Doolin said Kuang and her daughter spent time in the house playing games. In addition to board games such as Bounce Off in which players attempt to bounce balls into a gridded board in an attempt to create a designated pattern. In addition, the girls played the video game Band Hero, in which players attempted to correctly sync their motions on the guitar and drums to play songs. \u201cKuang plays piano so it fascinates her,\u201d Doolin explained. Doolin said among the things Kuang found interesting was the way the family would get together to watch television or a movie. \u201cShe told us she may occasionally watch TV with her father, but they didn\u2019t watch TV as a family,\u201d Doolin said. In addition, shopping at the grocery store was a new experience for Kuang. Doolin explained that Kuang\u2019s family typically went shopping every day for the food they needed for the day. \u201cShe was amazed at the amount of groceries we bought, but we explained to her that was for a whole week,\u201d Doolin said. Though the weather wasn\u2019t entirely cooperative, Doolin said the family was able to get Kuang to the area staples including the original KFC and to Cumberland Falls. Another new site for Kuang was seeing the stars at night. Because of the pollution in Hong Kong, few, if any, of the stars are visible at night. With Tara\u2019s telescope, Kuang not only got to see the night sky, but get closer to some of the individual stars. \u201cSomething as simple as the stars was a big deal for her,\u201d Doolin said. Doolin said Kuang was also impressed with the glow in the dark stars that adorn Tara\u2019s bedroom ceiling. \u201cShe and my daughter are so much alike,\u201d Doolin said. As a going-away present, Tara Doolin gave Kuang a pack of the glow in the dark stars for her bedroom. As to food, Doolin said Kuang was willing to try everything, though she quickly developed a liking for Rice Krispie Treats. \u201cShe tried everything under the sun,\u201d Doolin said of Kuang. Doolin said one of the things Kuang really liked was potatoes. \u201cIt didn\u2019t matter how I cooked them,\u201d Doolin said. \u201cMashed, fried, or however, she loved potatoes.\u201d While there were some foods that didn\u2019t translate well from English to Cantonese, or visa versa, one unexpected commonality was corn on the cob. \u201cCorn on the cob is a snack in Hong Kong,\u201d Doolin explained. \u201cThey even eat it for breakfast.\u201d Doolin said Kuang\u2019s family has extended an invitation for the Doolins to visit Hong Kong, though it is uncertain when they may be able to take them up on the invitation. The Doolins extended an open invitation to Kuang and her family. \u201cWe told her anytime she was to come to the US, she has a home here,\u201d Doolin said."}