We have already done a lot of traveling today and we haven’t even left the country yet! If you plan on traveling abroad, you’ll more than likely take one or two connecting flights before you actually leave the United States. For us, we went from Birmingham to Dallas, then from Dallas to Chicago. We all had to be at the airport in Birmingham at 4:30 am, so a lot of us are already pretty tired. Now we just have one flight left. The long stretch. The flight from Chicago to Beijing, our first destination, will take thirteen hours. THIRTEEN! It sounds intimidating, but it really isn’t so bad. The challenge is trying to keep yourself entertained. Sleep, read, eat, watch a movie, talk to people, and repeat. It’s a great time to get to know who all is going on the trip if you haven’t gotten a chance to meet them yet. I’m also going to try and read up some more on China and practice Mandarin, the most common dialect spoken in the country. Currently our flight is delayed because of stormy weather, but after it passes we’ll be boarding. I’m anxious for the good food we’ll get to try, the magnificent places we’ll get to visit, and the interesting people we’ll get to meet. I’m ready to discern my preconceptions of China from what it truly is like. What things will surprise me? I barely have any idea of what is really in store for me, but whatever it is, I’ll let you know all about it soon.
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