May 28, 2005
Today was our last day in Beijing, and the students have loaded their suitcases (many needed new ones to haul away their purchases!) for the long ride home. They leave at 7 from the hotel (am) and will get to Chicago at 10 pm the same day. I told them it is the longest day of their life. JR and I will be leaving at 5:30 am for the airport, and then to the 12,000-foot Tibetan plateau. I have never been there, so this part of the trip will be new for me.
I hope my adventures will whet your appetite for coming here. A wise person once told me the more you know, the more you can enjoy things; I would add that the more you travel and observe, the more things you can enjoy. I will be wearing my vest as we go to a colder climate, (Beijing’s actually been very pleasant–warm, but not too hot, with cool nights), and my motto’s on it: Bring on the Adventure.