Well folks, here I am.  I landed here in Beijing about 2 1/2 hours ago, and with no trouble at the airport, headed into town.  I did end up getting overcharged by my fake taxi, but really that's my own fault.  I should've said no when we walked right past the huge line up of obviously marked taxi's and continued to the parking garage and down an elevator.   As I recall, I believe Rheanne and...

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Alright everybody, as we speak I am sitting at the Seattle-Tacoma airport waiting for the next leg of my journey to begin.  In 2 hours I'll be on my way to Beijing!  I don't really know what to say at this point.  It's a very strange feeling to know that in about 12 hours my life is going to be so drastically different.  On my flight out here from Detroit, I started reading a book...

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  Well, I’ve just purchased my travel insurance! That was the last major thing to do before Ihead off on this adventure! (Other than deciding what to pack of course.) I’m all ready to go.Logistically, that is. I don’t feel quite ready mentally or emotionally, but then, I don’t know if onewould ever really feel ready in that way. It’s one of those things, like having children, that if youwaited until you had every little...

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