Just woke up. Must shove last things into suitcases and then drag those away. Will tour the Forbidden City with the large group today, then jump into a provided shower and then tango with the Beijing Train Station. They say it’s a pretty crazy place. Will be on the train from [...]
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The internet goes on and off here – the wireless connection that my roommate and I had been jacking into has been missing since noontime. Posting could be infrequent; I’ll try to continue writing on an offline blog and update in the sporadic chances I can. I was reading something today about culture shock and culture [...] For the first time today I spoke in Chinese to a local and received the response that I had sought (as opposed to getting a beer instead of the green tea I asked for…that’ll dog me for a while). I didn’t understand what the hell the lady was saying, but it seemed vaguely about [...] I’ve been awake since 3:00 AM on August 2nd, and considering that it’s 8:30 PM August 3rd right now that makes me pretty tired. Most of the time was spent sitting on my ass in a plane, though, with ample time to think and ruminate on the implications of travel. The reality of leaving America finally [...] packing really sucks (I leave tomorrow morning. Flight itinerary: 7am fly out from Seatac, 10am connect in San Francisco. Should be in Beijing for training on Monday.) (Holy shit.) Where I outline the justifications for venting a fifth blog to the world and provide a written run towards the start of my journey. |
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