Blastoff!

Well, today's the day, I can hardly believe it; I am leaving for China in a short 10 hours.  I have had a whirlwind last few days in the States, starting with a major medical licensing exam all day on Saturday, followed by a day of organizing, packing, and re-packing the luggage.  I was only slightly overweight the first time ;).  But now everything fits and as long as the airport people don't realize just exactly how heavy my carry-on duffel is, I should be good to go!  Despite grand plans to stay awake all the way to China in order to conquer the jet-lag straight-away, I didn't sleep as much as I should have for the last few nights; instead I laid awake practicing Chinese phrases, thinking about the airplane trip, hoping that our ride will in fact be at the airport at 11 pm, and generally just having racing thoughts.  I suppose nothing can cure that except arriving there!  So, I will next update you all from China!  Zijian!