Thoughts on China

Well, it appears that I will be going for six weeks, after all!

我很高兴 (Wǒ hěn gāoxìng, or, I’m very happy!)

But now I’m leaving in only 36 days…so much to do, but not really. All I really have to do has been done. I’m not going to put myself on any kind of rigorous schedule when I get there. If I like a place, I may stay there a couple of extra days. I have a schedule, but I’m not on a tour bus, so I’m sure there will be plenty of unexpected detours, just not to a “xxx” factory and associated store (as tours in China tend to do, from what I’ve read).

One thing I’ll be sad about is that I’ll be saying goodbye to my English student (and Chinese tutor), 雪飞 (Xuě Fēi, or Sophie), when I leave. Her husband got a job at Yale University, so they’ll be gone before I get back. We have learned a lot about each others’ cultures and have become best friends over the past few months. I’ll miss her.

I had been planning to do a few posts about different aspects of what I’ve done to prepare for this trip, but I’ve been too busy preparing for this trip! So, I’m not sure what I’ll be doing on this blog before I leave….

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