COUNTDOWN: 10 Hours
Wow, it's been a while. Kudos to anybody still reading this Diary! I've been keeping myself busy with last-minute preparations and hangouts and the like.
So! With 10 hours to go, I am as prepared as I'm ever going to be. I've got a full suitcase, a well-stocked backpack (newly-repaired by the inestimable Cousin Grace!) and a pocket full of dreams. In the past few days I've crossed 3 state lines, spent 2 nights in Philadelphia, and bought 1 digital camera. I've done other stuff too, but I do so like a countdown. It's been somewhat hectic, but I'm ready to get on that plane.
But am I ready to get off it? Here's an interesting scenario: I arrive at the Beijing airport and end up spending the entire month there because I can't get a cab driver to take me to my hostel. Or I do find a cab driver, but he ends up fleecing me for everything I have and dumps me in some alleyway, penniless and confused. Or I arrive at my hostel, and they claim I haven't paid in full yet and turn me away. What I'm getting at is, I have no idea how well - if at all - I'm going to be able to function in this city. Am I going to find myself utterly out of my depth?
Well, only one way to find out! Stay tuned, because the daily updates begin tomorrow. GET EXCITED, GUYS!
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2 comments:
Totally still here.
I've got faith in you, mister. You've got a good head on your shoulders and you adapt to things well.
I think you'll get to the Beijing airport, completely bypass the cabs and toss a saddle on Godzilla, ride to the hostel in style and they'll be so amazed they'll give you your room for free for the next year. 'Cause you rode in on fucking Godzilla.
Long story short, you'll be fine.
I'M SO STOKED.
man, i was getting excited about hearing about the olympics, but all of the other scenarios you presented seem just as inviting.
ok, so i'm hoping you'll make it to your hostel and all is well.
but i'd settle for you getting fleeced for all your worth by a heartless cab driver, stumbling into a restricted area of beijing, and creating an international incident.
so yeah, i'm excited.
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