Pre-departure thoughts...

Tomorrow I leave for China!! Unfortunately, I wake up at three in the morning to catch my early morning flight. When is the ideal time to begin a 24 hour flight? It feels kind of crazy that I am spending my summer on the other side of the world again, but it's definitely a good kind of crazy.

Itinerary for tomorrow: Wake up at three. Depart Raleigh to arrive in Washington D.C. Catch a flight to San Fran and then another to Pudong National Airport in Shanghai. All this without a shower.

But I do like to travel, it feels good to be able to pack up and go to a completely foreign place. It's always an adventure, even if by some strange stroke of bad luck I end up sleeping in the ATL airport again. I will miss everyone back home, but I know will be back soon enough, hopefully with some great stories.

Things I will miss:
Family and Friends
The Fourth of July
Google

Things I look forward to:
Jogging on the Great Wall
Meeting my roommate (with whom I can only speak Chinese)
Decent green tea

I'll be back August 16.

Best, Kelsey