I believe it is time for me to begin a new adventure. In about an hour, I will be leaving for the Newark Airport and taking a 12:10pm flight to Beijing, where I will be staying for the next 9 weeks. I am doing an intensive language program through Columbia University. Classes till be from 8am to 12pm, Monday through Friday. We have mandatory “lunches” where we chat and practice our Chinese (Mandarin) with our peer tutors or our professors 3x a week.
I can’t believe a month has already passed by and I’m leaving already, but I suppose it is time! I have been quite unproductive as I am job-less so I have had time to merely relax. (God forbid!) Nonetheless, I managed to hang out with friends, family and of course, Malcolm. (Minus a few like Eunice, who I never got to see :[ ) I will miss all of you very much. I will have Skype so hopefully I can keep in touch. (ask me for my username if you need it) I will be traveling a lot when not in class so please forgive me if I have difficulty keeping in touch. However, if you want to know what I'm doing, please keep reading this blog as I will be updating weekly, if not daily!
The next time I blog, it will be halfway across the world from you guys. (What a thought!) Also, please leave me your addresses as I will be sending postcards when I have the time! Have a wonderful and safe summer. I will keep you all in my prayers and in my thoughts. I hope you do the same for me as I will be on a plane for the next 14 hou
I'm on a plane!
rs. Let’s hope no one has H1N1 because I’m already being quarantined for a week. (a.k.a. eating in the dorms, getting my temperature taken everyday for a week, not leaving campus, etc.) I’ll let you guys know how THAT goes.
With love,
Bea
