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I'm home from China! It's really an indescribable experience,
except for a novel's worth...so that'll come later.
I say it's--present tense--becasue it's an ongoing process of thoughts and emotions.
As for now, I've got a Math final TONIGHT to study for...so I'm going to do that instead. Bazerk, I know.
Of course, while studying, I'm sipping Chinese tea (that Autumn thinks tastes like Bacon, and I think smells so much like China it hurts) and listening to Michael Buble, which is the next best thing to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy or the like, which I'm in the mood for, as China's always on my mind...
I'm basically leading a double-life this week.
The Schoenwald's are here, which is so much fun--Disneyland, Beach, Hinrichs Compound, Swimming Hole, Horseback Riding, Sea World, hiking to the Hollywood sign, walks on the Plateau...so much fun.
and then there's all the thought about China: memories flood their way into my thoughts quite often, prayers for so many, contemplations on next summer, jetlag, joys, sorrows, hard things, wonderful things, hard, wonderful things, a twice-broken broken toe from swing dancing
(or lifts, flips, and drops....yes, drops. Thanks, Greg ;), thoughts of the kiddos now in their orphanages...so many memories.

Expectancy

It's 2 days until I leave for China!

I can hardly contain my excitement :). I leave Friday morning at about 1:40 AM, but we'll leave for LAX Thursday night. I've been preparing for it, bit by bit, all week. I've been to Target twice, and Walmart last week for clothes, gifts, and craft/activity supplies for the orphans. I've bought little foam visors for the kiddos to decorate and keep, and cute "stained plastic windows' for them to paint, as well. I got a monkey and two palm trees--because I love palms--aka, the beach, and that's a fun thing for them to remember me by. No doubt we'll talk about things we like--and, that will come to mind, because I've been there 3 times in the last week--technically, the last 6 days.
I'm off to sleep. Goodnight, world, and sweet dreams!