Ni hao.
That mean “hello” in Mandarin, and pretty much sums up my total preparation for my 42 day trip to China. Bart Starr Packers Jerseys
I’m not a big fan of prepping out everything beforehand, preferring to tailor my trip along the way – staying longer or shorter in certain places as experiences warrant, stumbling upon new towns along the way, letting serendipity take its course – but even by my limited standards, this trip is woefully lacking in advance prep. adidas nmd uomo Cheap Fjallraven Kanken Big Air Jordan 14 Uomo Bo Jackson Auburn Jerseys It’s like I was planning a trip to Hayward instead of halfway around the world to a totally foreign culture. nike legging homme ray ban pas cher Why? No reason, particularly. Scarpe Nike Store Italia Just decided to go about three weeks in advance and had things I had to wrap up on the home front. Goedkoop Nike Air Max nike air force 1 low hombre Why China? Why now? “Now” because I’ve been spending the past several years in a house-sitting situation, and when Marsha, the owner, comes back, I gotta go somewhere, and when you’re not paying rent, traveling is not all that more expensive than renting a temporary space where you live. So I’ve tried to do that when I can. Fjallraven Kanken Infantil And China? Well, it’s on my “bucket list.” (When you’re over 60, your “Things I want to do” list somehow transmogrifies into a “bucket list.” And Spring is a good time to go.
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Finally, it’s about a 16 hour flight. I figure that gives me about eight of those hours to bone up on where’s good to go in China. New Balance 373 hombre Plus, I’ve already decided to spend my first 4 days in Shanghai, so that gives me time to figure out my next couple of moves.
IF I can get online, which I’m uncertain about. goedkoop nike air max 2017 adidas zx 700 damskie I have a couple of ideas where I’m going to stay my first night, but haven’t even gotten that far. Cleveland Cavaliers I only found out in the nick of time that I needed a visa, for God’s sake, and scrambled to get one. Forget about the recommended vaccinations for typhoid (typhoid?), hepatitis A & B(although apparently you don’t have to worry that much about “B”), malaria and a couple others.
Nike Air Max Thea damskie Didn’t get ‘em. College Football Jerseys Also, I lost my cellphone the week before I left, took it as an opportunity to switch to Boost Mobile, a lower-priced company, but found out, literally on my way to the airport, that their phones (or at least mine) don’t include sim cards, so I won’t be able to switch it out for a Chinese card, meaning I don’t have a phone in China. Soldes Nike Pas Cher The other thing that slipped through the cracks is I didn’t get a power adaptor for my laptop or tablet. nike air max pas cher pour homme
Can I Skype? Don’t know. AIR ZOOM STRUCTURE 20 Baylor Bears adidas alphabounce damskie E-mail? Don’t know. Canotte Indiana Pacers Goedkoop New Balance Travel freely? Don’t know. Chicago Bulls nike air max 90 premium uomo Nike Air Max 90 Heren I guess I’ll find out soon enough. So read along, and we’ll find out together.
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