Little tasks are falling into place that is making this countdown slowly but surely melt away.
-Mandarin lessons have started up and I am really glad. Now that I have had the time to be introduced to the basics, I have realized that I really enjoy it and I want to pursue learning this more even after I get back in July. Isn't it odd how its the things that we really care about are the things that make us want to learn?
-My Chinese visa came in the mail and its just another reminder of how grateful I am for the experiences I have had so far in life. To have to get another visa because my other one has expired is a nice burden to have.
-For one of the classes I will earn credit for in China we have to do a group presentation on one of the four cities we will be visiting during the trip (Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou or Hong Kong). I got put on the Beijing team and it will definitely be an interesting city to research with more than enough options of extra things to do while we are there.
-I'm really just anxious to go. To be able to spend a week in each city will be really nice because it will allow us to get comfortable with each place. To hopefully not get lost too much, to become familiar with the surroundings and to not have to unpack all the darn time. I'm also excited to fly with airlines that I have never experienced before. I know we are flying Air Canada but I do not know what airlines we are using between each of the cities. It's always so neat to experience the differences between service, style, etc.
Well that's enough for now...I'm not out of the woods that is Spring Quarter...yet.
