In just 40 days I will be leaving the us for 10 months. That is just crazy to me but honestly it has yet to sink in. I know it's happening, I'm having a huge headache dealing with a few things needed to get ready but I don't think the reality of it all is going to hit me until I'm actually leaving. I think sitting in DIA (Denver International) I'm going to be so tempted to chicken out and just run back home (yes I'm a whimp XD) But once I get to San Fransisco I won't have that option. I am actually kind of glad that I only have a 2 hour layover because it won't give me time to sit and freak out like I did when I went to Japan (I was 16 and called my mom about 20 times during a 5 hour layover).
For someone who has traveled so much I am surprisingly nervous. I arrive in China on the 6th and take my placement exam on the 9th so arriving a day late would actually be really annoying to me. Not to mention I really don't want to have to stay in the airport for an entire day.
For now though I am working on getting everything together. I can get my visa soon and I am almost done collecting everything I need. I'm going to do a few trial packs and see if I'm overweight, I can only have 1 50lb bag, and see about adding anything or leaving anything behind.
And studying. Lots, and lots of studying...
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Welcome to My Blog!
Hello internet! Welcome to my blog!
In just over a month I will be heading off to Beijing China to spend 10 months studying abroad. I am going through a program called China Study Abroad (CSA) and will be attending Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). I will be staying in the dorms with another student from the program, that should be interesting if nothing else!
If I can get over my shyness there will also be videos to accompany many of these posts. I will be sure to link them.
For now I'm getting ready to go, buying all the things I need, working on my visa (Such a pain!!!) and studying like crazy! It's been over a year since I was last in a Chinese class and I've forgotten a lot! So I had better get back to it.
More exciting posts to come soon!
In just over a month I will be heading off to Beijing China to spend 10 months studying abroad. I am going through a program called China Study Abroad (CSA) and will be attending Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). I will be staying in the dorms with another student from the program, that should be interesting if nothing else!
If I can get over my shyness there will also be videos to accompany many of these posts. I will be sure to link them.
For now I'm getting ready to go, buying all the things I need, working on my visa (Such a pain!!!) and studying like crazy! It's been over a year since I was last in a Chinese class and I've forgotten a lot! So I had better get back to it.
More exciting posts to come soon!
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