In approximately 104 hours from today, I will be boarding a plane to China with the CUNY-BC in China Summer Program, hosted by none other than Brooklyn College. Exciting!!! With no more finals to take, as of yesterday May 22 at 3 PM, I have a good four days left to pack and get my travel affairs in order. As long as nothing goes wrong (knock on wood *knock* *knock*), I will be out of this house by 9 PM on the night of May 27th, and on a plane at 1:45 AM (YES, I’M NOT KIDDING! 1:45 AM!!!!!) to China on May 28th.
Over the course of 29 days, I along with 64 other students and faculty will be making stops in Beijing, Xi-an, Nanjing, Yellow Mountain, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, with optional side trips to Hong Kong/Shenzhen, Guilin/Yangshuo, and possibly Sanya. I myself have already paid to go to Guilin/Yangshuo because Google.com tells me that it should be beautiful there this time of the year =D. I’m not quite sure how internet is going to work in China yet, so I’m crossing my fingers for being able to keep this blog going while abroad. I’ve also been told by several people that I am your stereotypical tourist, so there will definitely tons and tons of pictures and possibly video to come later on. Given that I took about 800 or so pictures in my week and a half in New Orleans this past spring break, one can only think about what’s going to happen in three and a half weeks. (Yikes!)
That’s it for now. I have got to start packing and face off in the One Suitcase Challenge! Dun Dun Dun… Kudos to myself if I win. See below for links to learn more about Macaulay Service Experiences like Alternative Spring Break and the CUNY-BC in China Study Abroad program. Adios for now, or should I say 再 見! (“Zàijiàn” means goodbye, or see you next time). [On a sidenote, I’ve just finished a Chinese 1.1 course, so my knowledge of the Chinese language is limited beyond belief. Luckily for me, I have my Instant Chinese phrasebook (love the name, lol) for the trip. Haha… I am so dead…]
To learn more about Macaulay Service Learning Experiences such as Alternative Spring Break, you can visit the Macaulay Scholars in Service page on the Macaulay Honors College website.
To learn more about the CUNY-BC in China Program, you can visit the CUNY-BC in China Study Abroad website.
