China: T-minus 56 days

It is amazing that in less than two months I will be in China. I will be in Beijing sleeping hopefully because we are 12 hours behind. 

 I can't believe that the trip is actually happening. I don't know why but I didn't actually see myself going. I knew I was going to apply back in March and that I had a good shot of getting accepted but I never thought I'd send in my deposit and you know actually make an effort into going. 

Now that there are less than two months away I'm beginning to freak out a lot. I'm terrified of a lot things that have to do with the trip. The following is just a short list:

- running out of money (i tend to buy stupid things)

- getting lost (I don't speak Chinese)

- not being able to speak Chinese

- being wicked homesick (this ruined my trip to Spain)

- getting sick (I tend to get sick at the worse possible moments)

- forgetting something I really need and not being able to find it in China

- the shots I'm getting on Tuesday (TERRIFIED of needles)

- adapter not working

- embarrassing not only myself but the people I'm going with

I'm sure there are others that I can't think of at the moment, those are just the things that are on my mind right now. I tend to over worry about everything really. So this trip has me in a tizzy

As part of the grade for our trip we have to document our experiences there either in a blog or through journal entries. I'm planning (if allowed that is) to use this to document everything.  I will try to not only post as often as possible but to also post pictures so you can see what I'm seeing. 

Random note: If you'd like to receive a postcard from China and/or Hong Kong leave a comment and I will contact you either via facebook or twitter or in person asking for your address.

So question to my readers: what should I make sure to bring with me? As classes end tomorrow and finals finish the end of this week I will have more time to worry and make multiple lists in preparation for my trip. I’m curious to see if I’m bringing what you think is important or if I totally forgot it and need to run out and get it!