Monday, May 21, 2012

My Birthday Abroad

"So it is just now 8:30 PM here and I am in bed ready to fall asleep.  As the rush of experiencing an entirely different world fades away, I find myself utterly exhausted from not only jet-lag, but also a day of classes."

This was all that I typed out before I fell asleep last night.  The process of adjusting to an entirely opposite sleep schedule is quite tricky, as my friends and I have discovered!  So I did myself a birthday favor and crawled into bed early.

Classes went smoothly yesterday; there isn't much exciting news to report on that end.  However, what is exciting is the weekends that my friends and I have in store while we were over here this summer!!

June 1 - June 3:  Hiking along and in the shadow of the Great Wall
June 7- June 10:  Long weekend exploring Beijing
June 28-July 1: Long weekend in Hong Kong and Macau

Other, slightly smaller journeys include:
- Traveling to Xi'an to see the Terracotta Army
- Seeing the Three Gorges Dam and the Yellow Mountains
- (perhaps) traveling to Yangshuo County, a famous destination for backpackers

So yeah, I have quite a summer ahead of me! Thanks for reading you guys!!

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