Good Bye America

We are currently at the Tom Brady International Terminal in Los Angeles waiting for our flight to Seoul, Korea and will connect there to Beijing. It still doesn't feel real to any of us. I keep speculating on when its really going to hit me that I will be living in China but it has yet to happen. I asked Wayne when it hit him last time he was there and surprisingly it wasn't until he had been there a couple days and stood on the Great Wall. I can't wait for all those amazing moments. But for now Hannah and I are going on two hours of sleep and can't wait to board so we can get some much needed sleep.

T-Minus 16 hours until the Olsons (and Christensons) are actually in the orient! It's hard to say when we will have internet once arriving. We may have to make a trip to a cafe but I will post as soon as possible.

"China is about to get four times as cool." -Wayne Christenson

Good Bye America.

Ni Hao China.

Beijing Arrival Tour

We will be spending our first week in Beijing with the entire group of 60+ people going over with the China Horizons program before making the trip down to Zhanjiagang. I thought it would be fun for you to have a heads up on some of the things you have to look forward to seeing & hearing about from our Beijing trip. I'm getting really excited to be there but not so excited about the flight over. Tuesday is fast approaching and I'm already having dreams about being there. I obviously can't wait for the experience!

August 22

     Arrive in Beijing and check into hostel for the night

August 23

     Tiananmen Square

     Forbidden City

     Kung Fu Show

Tiananmen Square

 August 24

     Great Wall

     Ming Tombs

     Jade Factory

Ming Tombs

August 25

     Summer Palace

     Pearl and Silk Markets for shopping

Summer Palace

August 26
     Church
August 27 & 28
     ESL training with the China Horizons program
August 29
     Depart for Zhangjiagang (Our home for the next ten months)

Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China

In addition to all of these planned events we have quite a bit of free time to catch up on our jet lag and explore the city.

We want to check out this really popular night market with tons of crazy food to eat...

as well as the water cube from the 2008 Olympics....

 and the Temple of Heaven....

Who knows what else we will do but stay tuned for the details on all of it. It's sure to be an adventure!

I'm currently enjoying the perks of America while I still can. Next stop the airport....time to go double check my bags for plenty of deodorant, razors, sunscreen, makeup that doesn't bleach your skin, and other luxuries not found in the orient.
Your eager friend,
Bonny

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