I've been back at work since Tuesday and will be working through noon Monday. I still have a lot of little things to do... I have to pack...store my car...call my banks make sure they know i'm going to China for two months... make sure I have all my ducks in a row... Those are just a few of the many...trust me, this could go on for pages!
I leave on Monday from downtown Columbia. I have an 8 hour bus ride to Union Station in Chicago. I'm going to spend the night with one of my friends who just graduated from the J-school. I've got to be at the airport by 10 am, my flight leave at 12:45 on Tuesday.
FOURTEEN HOURS LATER, after flying over the mother country, the North Pole and most of Russia...I'll be in China! I picked up my Visa the other day, but I can't understand most of it cause it's in Chinese.
On that note, I translated my name into Chinese. It's "威尔士马克," which stands for Wales Mark. (Wales was the closest I could get to "Welsh.") I translated my business card, just waiting for my Chinese cell phone number before sending it to the printers!
I hope you all enjoy reading my blog. It's going to be very tough communicating (because of 12 timezones and working/studying/touring/learning the whole time) with family and friends other than blogging, so I figured I can keep you all updated (with the most details and pictures!) through blogger.
I will be on AIM (mizzoumark09) and Skype (mizzoumark09) as much as possible. I will try blogging one a day, or at least every other day. Not only is this a great way to inform you all about my travels, but I can also use this to reflect upon my trip years from now.
Last, but not least, I will be blogging for KOMU, the NBC affiliate I work for in Missouri. The blog should go "live" in a few days, but you can keep track of me there too!
http://beijingexperience2008.blogspot.com.
Thanks for all your kind words of a safe trip!
Mark (威尔士马克)
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