Cheng doesn't want to guest blog, so I will describe everything. Also he just left to go play his video game because he won't be able to play it on the plane tomorrow. Loser.
The suitcases are all packed, my Chinese is sooo soo rusty, and I got me some traveler's checks so I am ready to go. I think. It sort of hasn't dawned on me that this is actually happening. I mean, I've said goodbye to everyone, and I've been obsessing over China all summer, but tomorrow I am actually going there. Crazy.
Being home this past week time went by very fast. (Wow, is that proper English? Sounds super strange. Anyway...). I sat by the pool, I ate a lot of food, I hung out with the peeps, I drank some wines, etc etc. And drove around, of course. The typical Ohio things. I could probably do a week more of this, and then I would start seriously questioning my life. But thankfully I have no choice but to return to my studies now. Did I mention that when I arrive, during Orientation, I have to take another placement exam?? Damn. Not prepared at all. Somehow I have to convince these people that even though I can barely hold a basic conversation in Chinese, I'm really supposed to be enrolled in Advanced II. Right.
I hope that I meet some of the kids from my program at Newark tomorrow. According to wall comments on our FB group (which I stalk, cuz I'm cool like that) a lot of us are going out on the same flight to Beijing. It'd be nice to have an excuse to get up and walk around the plane to break up the 14 hours, as long as I could go talk to somebody. Also I'm a little worried that I have no good plane reading material. But plane rides are boring, so I'll stop discussing that now. Although I will probably take some pictures of the gross plane food and talk about how disgusting it was... at some point when I have nothing else to complain about.
I'm gonna go watch the last of the Olympics that I can now. I'm sad I'll be missing the closing ceremony because if it's anything like the opening one, it would be sure to blow my mind. Hopefully I can catch it online or something after I get settled in Beijing. Ah! Settled in Beijing!
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have you read the china card yet? i stole it just for you, lynds. also the title of this post is just a bit dramatic, i can't handle it. i hope you bought a good mask for beijing (hard j). j!
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have a good trip lyndz :]
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