I was under the misconception that the most difficult step was the first one you take - the decision to make this trip - so not true. Today I purchased my one way ticket to Beijing, China. Pushing that button to finalize my ticket was probably one of the most difficult things I've done recently. It made my decision so final and added the weight of fiscal responsibility... man I'm getting old ^_^ I have a feeling that walking alone onto an airplane for the first time is going to be even more difficult... But lets jump that hurtle when we reach it.
Tuesday 19-Aug-08
Air Canada. Flight: AC8090.
Aircraft: De Havilland Dash 8 Turboprop
Depart: Seattle-Tacoma Intl Apt at 9:00AM
Arrive: Vancouver International Apt 9:50AM
Tuesday 19-Aug-08
Air Canada. Flight: AC29.
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300
Depart: Vancouver International Apt at 12:30PM
Arrive: Beijing Capital Apt 20-Aug-08 at 2:50PM
2008年4月27日星期日
2008年4月21日星期一
On the road again...
“When you’re wandering, you bump into experiences and people. Nothing is routine. Nothing is taken for granted. Everything is standing out on its own, because everything is a possibility, everything is a clue, everything is talking to you.” – Joseph Campbell
2008年4月18日星期五
When it is just one of those days...
An important snippet of wisdom to brighten the most dreary day;
Just smile and there is nothing you can't overcome!
Just smile and there is nothing you can't overcome!
2008年4月15日星期二
2008年4月12日星期六
The Numbers...
10 weeks of class preparation
4 ish draft research proposals
1 summer of anticipation
$6,000 in UW tuition
1 People’s Republic of China Visa
1 one-way economy class plane ticket
16+ hours of international flights later
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China will be the new home of 14 of the University of Washington’s brightest, and perhaps most foolish, for the next 10 months. Will we triumph over the Sichuan chili pepper and successfully manage our way through China’s 5th largest city? Or will we end up in precarious and embarrassing situations? I’m betting on the later but I guess we will just have to find out.
The travel begins in August but the journey and awkwardness begin now.
2008年4月11日星期五
Beginnings...
It is those beginning steps that are the hardest. You have a dream, maybe a plan but it is taking those first steps to start you on your way that are like moving through water. For a while I’ve been dreaming and hoping to be able to do more traveling. I thought it would come sooner than it did but also later than it has. I’ve had dreams, plans and ideas for years now. Always wanting but never doing. Often imagining but never creating.
Finally, I have taken that next step on life’s road. I have an inkling that it is bound to feel like getting into a cold swimming pool and tentatively walking down each step only to find that the next step is not where you thought and you slip hard and fast into the chill. It is surprising but also refreshing. Plus, after your whole body is immersed, you stop noticing how cold one part of you is and, instead, begin to focus on moving to warm up.
In less than five months I won’t be here, I’ll be there. Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Finally, I have taken that next step on life’s road. I have an inkling that it is bound to feel like getting into a cold swimming pool and tentatively walking down each step only to find that the next step is not where you thought and you slip hard and fast into the chill. It is surprising but also refreshing. Plus, after your whole body is immersed, you stop noticing how cold one part of you is and, instead, begin to focus on moving to warm up.
In less than five months I won’t be here, I’ll be there. Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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