2 more days... - Blogabond

So I leave in 2 days and I'm pretty sure I'm ready to go. I've packed most of my stuff and unlocked my phone.. all I need to do is call my bank and maybe my health insurance company about logistical things. I'm kind of dreading the weather over in Beijing as it'll be extremely hot, humid, and super smoggy.. mmm fumes. I guess it'll prepare me before I go to the real motherland someday, Vietnam. Which I'm hoping will be my graduation present from my parents.

The next time I blog will probably be from Beijing. I don't know how the internet situation is over there in the international dorms but I'm sure it'll be fairly easy to gain access to the internets. I'm also bringing my DSLR (which I had difficulty deciding whether I should bring this $700 camera to a land of pickpockets), but since my cheap 2.0 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities died on me, I have no choice. I'm refraining from bringing expensive items I'll regret losing, so I'm keeping them to a minimum. The camera is probably the most expensive item I'm bringing--besides my laptop. But that's a piece of crap anyway.

Here's an unrelated moment you might enjoy...
(watches some soccer/futbol sport on tv)
me: (looks at scoreboard) isn't it funny how all the teams are European? they must like their futbol there.
phil: um, it's the Euro Cup?

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jlu on June 23, 2008 from Los Angeles, United States

from the travel blog: Study Abroad in China

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