Before heading off to China, I didn't know what to expect. There were so many things going on in my head about things I heard; some positive, some negative. But I did not let that discourage me. I've always been an extremely adventurous person, so overall I was more excited than anything. The 14 hour flight may have been the thing I stressed out about the most, but it turned … [Read more...] about 1 in 6 Million!
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Two weeks ago I boarded an airplane and flew fourteen hours away from everything I have ever known: my family, my friends, even my language. The moment that we started descending into Beijing and I saw the Great Wall from the sky is the moment that I knew I made the right decision. During our stay in Beijing, we visited the Great Wall at Mutianyu, the Summer Palace, the Olympic … [Read more...] about Just a Small Town Girl, Living in… China
I'll begin by informing you that when they say it will be a fourteen-hour flight, it will feel like a fourteen-hour flight. I must admit, I had spent plenty of time getting ready for this flight in the weeks before I left. I wanted to be ready, but even with all the time I spent getting ready, I was still not, and never would have been prepared. As every minute passed I was … [Read more...] about Because It’s China