Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Today is the day!

I have been waiting for this moment since last September. I am FINALLY going to China! I leave at 2:25 today (February 19th) from the SLC airport. Here is my Itinerary: 19 Feb 2013 Southwest 206 Salt Lake to Phoenix 2:25 PM to 4:05 PM 19 Feb 2013 Southwest 263 Phoenix to Los Angeles 6:05 PM to 6:30 PM 19 Feb 2013 | duration 13:10 Dep: 11:50 PM Los Angeles, USA .Arr: 06:00 AM (+2 days) Seoul, Korea 21 Feb 2013 | duration 2:05 Dep: 08:40 AM Seoul, Korea .Arr: 09:45 AM Shanghai, China-- I have been saying my goodbyes to everyone this past week and it has been extremely hard. The airport will be the worst, but I woke up this morning with a positive attitude and for the first time this week I am excited.  photo 644445_10200752179034649_1231869184_n.jpg  photo 563009_10200725485927338_863258580_n-1.jpg  photo 538304_10200752182594738_2018614068_n-1.jpg  photo 382230_10200752181154702_468097724_n.jpg  photo 64561_10200752180034674_1368934353_n.jpg  photo 179656_10200745110777947_1424335523_n.jpg  photo 32607_10200733854016535_472620554_n.jpg  photo 10973_10200757376964594_228726410_n.jpg Packing was torture!! It was so hard to get my suitcases under 50 lbs with all the school supplies I had to take. (I may have also packed a comforter, 2 pillows, and a mattress pad...sleep is very important to me and I'm not about to sleep a on wooden bed)  photo 734692_10200698359329190_984353925_n.jpg I'm going to miss Pam so much. She's with me every second I'm at home so I'm pretty attached.  photo 267673_10150224395925793_7210705_n.jpg This is Cadee Chatterton. She's going to be my roommate! I've played soccer with Cadee for years and she's definitely one of my very best friends! When I got an e-mail on black friday saying I could have a friend go with me for free I immediately called her and was thrilled when she decided to come! I don't know how I would be doing this without her. She is the cutest girl ever and adventurous just like me so I know we will have the time of our lives! That photo of us was taken on my senior cruise where we went to Mexico. It was me, Bayleigh, Cadee, and Katie sharing one tiny room so I'm sure our apartment in China with only two girls will be a major upgrade! I will try to post on the blog at least once a week, but there are no guarantees! I will miss you all but I hope you enjoy seeing what I'm up to!