Hello from Beijing! We arrived at the Beijing Hotel and have already had two nice meals. These pictures (link will be attached soon) should show that there is nothing much to report yet but for a long, safe journey. Our guides' names are Mary and Jack (they promise they are authentic locals) - the second picture is Mary telling us interesting tidbits on the bus about development for the 2008 Olympics, that Beijing means, literally, "northern capital", and that we should drink only bottled water. If this email update is taking you by surprise, it's because our blog plan was thwarted early. Despite every effort to blame Mr. Martinez for some tech issues, we have deduced that China's ban/limit on social media is impeding our access. Back to email updates after all. We're heading out now for the real first day of the trip - we promise more exciting updates soon.
The time change is easy to remember - just switch am/pm as we're 12 hours ahead (a couple students asked to send this reminder!!).
Love,
All of us in China.
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