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Did I mention?

Anne will be in Beijing at the same time as I am, isn’t that amazing? For those of you just joining, Anne was the only person back home who did not have the “You are insane,” reaction when I told them that I was going to Yemen. What was her response? “I’ve always wanted to go to Yemen…” So she came and had a good time. I showed her around a bit and she showed herself around a lot as well. It turns out that her work will have her in Beijing the same time I’ll be there! It’ll be nice to hang out with someone. I’m getting more and more excited…

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Got the tickets!

Picked up my tickets for China today. Round trip was $795, not bad eh? This is the first time I have gotten an electronic ticket with an airline, they just aren’t as satisfying as a real paper ticket is. Oh well, as long as it works:-) China here I come!

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Ok, it’s official

I got my Chinese visa today and my brain has immediately checked out on vacation. That’s not good because I still have a couple of weeks to go. No problems at the embassy today, they were even open early(!?), there was no line, things went very smoothly. I guess practice makes perfect:-).

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Finished my China trip bookings

I reserved a hotel room for my time in China. I’ll be with Mom and Rick for the first four days and on my own for the next 6. I also signed up for a cooking class. It’s a 9 hour event! It includes lunch, shopping, and of course cooking. I love Chinese food to no end and I will be overjoyed if I can prepare some of it on my own… I also signed up for a hike around part of the great wall area. It’s supposed to be really scenic and whatnot. The main attraction with this is a trip to a Chinese military shooting range. They give you instruction and then you get to use a variety of weapons they have there. I haven’t shot since my days in the boy scouts, so that should be an interesting time. I really, really, really can’t wait to go, this should be an amazing trip!

Tonight we are going to an Indian place, I am beyond excited to find a (what sounds like) a decent Indian restaurant. I’ve been craving Indian food since before I got here. I hope it lives up to what people have told me….

Isaac