Saturday, March 29, 2008

And We're Off!!!!

Hey everyone!!  Well I figured before I left, I would give everyone the over view of where and what exactly I will be doing in China.  

Well tomorrow (Sunday, March 30) we will be leaving Atlanta at 7:15 EST to fly to Los Angeles arriving at around 12:15 AM EST.  We will then leave Los Angeles at roughly 4:30AM EST and arrive in Beijing at 5:20 PM EST on Monday the 31st.  From Beijing we will fly to Chengdu arriving there at 10:40 PM EST.  In China time we will arrive at 10:40 AM on April 1.  Now isn't that fun?

It's pretty easy to figure out what time it is where I'll be in China.  It is exactly 12 hours apart.  So if its ten AM here then it would be 10 PM there.  So I will be in Chengdu until April 29 teaching English classes to Elementary and Middle School students at Sichuan Normal University.  Once we finish there, some fellow friends and I are going site seeing for an extra week.  We will fly from Chengdu to Shanghai for 3 days. Then take a train from Shanghai to Beijing. Stay in Beijing for 3 nights and then will start our trek home on May 5 and will arrive back in Atlanta on May 6 at 6:10 AM EST!!  Any volunteers for picking me up at the airport????

So keep my group and me in your prayers for safe flight, great health and great attitudes as we start this extremely long trip across the world.  I will update again when arrive as soon as I get some internet access!!!! Thanks everyone and comments are enjoyed!!!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Haven't started packing....


So the most common questions I have been asked lately are: Are you nervous and Are you excited?  So far, I really aren't any of these.  I was a bit nervous about getting sick but got that all taken care of at the doctor (she was so kind and gave me a prescription for a z-pack) so I'm all set in that area.  But right now...I am attempting to finish this wonderful final project I have for one of my classes.  I have discovered that it is extremely hard to care about school when you already have gotten a job.  Anyways, I'm trying out the picture feature on this thing so this is a picture of what my room looks like now.  The suit cases you see are full of clean clothes from my trip home last weekend and need to be unpacked before I can pack.  Hmm...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

T-5 Days!!!

So some one gave me the idea today to create a blog to keep everyone updated about my goings on in China.  Sounds a like a splendid idea!  So I will be attempting to keep this updated while I am in China. Feel free to comment and keep me updated about what is going on in your neck of the woods!