Adventures in Jetting

Two flights and 13+ hours of traveling later, and I’m in Beijing! The leg to China started out much like a typical day on the couch with Anthony would—with a full line-up of Discovery Channel favorites from “Deadliest Catch” to “Everything You Need to Know: Fireworks.” On top of that, I heard a couple of French pilots chatting over the “From the Flight Deck” radio station about landing in Montreal. I picked up on this with my extensive knowledge of the French language, having remembered such vocabulary as “zero” and “Montreal” from high school language courses. It doesn’t get much more exciting.

But, an uneventful flight is a good flight. We arrived on schedule in Beijing and made our way through its massive new airport. Like a true tourist, I began snapping pictures almost immediately. In my defense, however, it is quite a cool building.

After settling in at the Communication University of China, where we are enjoying A/C and Western-style bathrooms (woo!) a group of us sat down to a feast of rice, dumplings, fish (with all the bones), chicken (with a few of the bones) and tea (with no bones, but many twigs). The whole shebang only cost the equivalent of about $2 USD per person. I could get used to that (but would need more time with the bone thing.)

Highlight of the day: A friend discovered and purchased Bruce Lee shampoo. If you have ever heard me say, “My hair is kickin’ like Bruce Lee, it’s a banner day for us, my friend.

UPDATE: Sorry, folks. That is actually Jackie Chan.

July 8th, 2008
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