Fortunately, the sun was up, although it was fairly cold until we started walking. For about two hours, we weaved our way along the wall with our local guides. The walk was amazing and covered some difficult conditions - crumbling walls and more steep steps up and down. Some parts were 90 degree angles and we had to practically crawl up - not for the faint hearted. There are 20 people participating, ranging in age from 23 to 64, and of several different professions.
Some people are directly involved in adoption and fostering in both England and China.
The rest of us just wanted to raise awareness and money for this issue. I am a student at City University, in London, studying psychology. I worked for nine years in an American bank but two years ago decided on a career change. My aim is to become a child psychologist and become more involved in adoption and fostering issues. Today, I have had some great conversations with people about their experiences.