I made it!

Hello from Beijing! I got here yesterday and I have to say I don't think I've ever gotten more sleep in one day in my life. I think the key to getting time change right is to get no sleep so all you want to do is sleep and eventually it'll work itself out. But I could be wrong... Well, I haven't done much outside of the youth hostel I'm staying at. I tried walking around last night, but could not get my bearings, so I just came back and read. Today hopefully I'll do some sightseeing, but if I can't navigate the subway system in Chinese, that might not happen until Kathryn comes in on Saturday. Well, I'll update again soon!

Here I go again on my own...

The time has finally come for my trip to Beijing. I will be taking a course in phonology at the Michigan-Peking University Joint Institute. That is PHONology, not PHRENology - that is, I will be studying sounds, not the bumps on people's skulls. (I've had to explain that more than once...) Anyway, I'm packed and ready to get on my over 13 hour flight direct from Chicago to Beijing. Hopefully I'll be able to make it to the youth hostel I'm staying at without any trouble before immediately passing out.
Anyway, I'll try to update this periodically in China, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to access the site there... If not, I will figure out some way of keeping in touch with everyone and telling you all about my month in Beijing. Talk to you all soon!

Lauren